Macclesfield Model Railway Group are very pleased to announce that their Annual Exhibition will be on:
 
Saturday 11th April 2026   ( Opening 10am until 5pm )
Sunday 12th April 2026 ) Opening 10am until 5pm )
 
Venue:
 
PLEASE NOTE!!!! WE HAVE A BRAND NEW VENUE FOR 2026. AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS AT TYTHERINGTON, WE ARE NOW HOLDING OUR EXHIBITION AT:
 
                                                                                                 THE KING'S SCHOOL SPORTS HALL,
                                                                                                  KING'S SCHOOL, ALDERLEY ROAD,
                                                                                                  MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE
                                                                                                  SK10 4RH
 
ADMISSION PRICES ARE HELD FROM LAST YEAR, AT:  10 Pounds for Adults with children under 16 going free.  *one child per paying Adult. ALL ON ONE LEVEL.
 
This is an exciting and bold step by the Macclesfield Group. The new venue is a very recently built, large Private School, in immaculate grounds and with a square footage in the Exhibition Hall roughly doubled from the previous Exhibition location, so now the show will be all under One roof.
 
There will be the usual Vintage Bus service and great News for Car Drivers - over 250 FREE parking spaces plus Overflow within the School Grounds.
 
Over 25 Layouts in all the major scales and eras, plus some new Trade to compliment our usual array of trusted Traders who come back year after year.
 
FULL details will be found on here when all Layouts have officially confirmed their attendance.
 
THIS SHOW IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!! As usual, the Exhibition team have scoured the country for the best layouts ( Including several exhibiting for the first time ) and are proud of their line up to bring the visitor, the best experience possible.
 
Also available upstairs, is the Sixth Form Restaurant which will be serving Hoit and Cold food/drinks on both days. There is also an easy access lift for users of mobility chairs/scooters from the ground floor up to the Restaurant, where there are also floor to ceiling windows giving a great view of the Exhibition below.
 
Many thanks
 
Andy Clayton
Exhibition Manager
 
 
 
LIST OF LAYOUTS FOR MACCLESFIELD 2026
 
 
1/  Aldgate Hill and Norton Folgate    -    3mm Scale, 12mm Gauge. 1960’s London
                                                                   Termini by Jim Barry and Dave Wheelton
 
2/ Blandings Parva                               -     7mm Scale, 32mm O Gauge by Keith
                                                                     Hayward.  1930’s GWR Steam
 
3/ Bred Albin                                        -     4mm Scale 16.5mm Gauge by Alasdair
                                                                     MacDonald.  1950’s Steam
 
4/ Brettell Road                                     -     4mm Scale 18,83 Gauge P4 by Jim
                                                                      Smith-Wright. 1960’s Steam/Diesel
 
5/ Bluish Moor                                       -     3mm Scale, 12mm Gauge by Phil Mason.
                                                                      1970’s/80’s Blue Diesels. Newly extended
                                                                       Version of ‘Bluish’, now with a wagon
                                                                      Works.
 
6/ Eaton Arches                                     -    4mm Finescale, 16.5mm Gauge by Peter
                                                                     Thomas. Brand new Exhibition layout
                                                                     making its long awaited debit at a very
                                                                     impressive 42ft in length.
                                                                     1910 LNWR Steam.
 
7/ Exchange Sidings                              -    2mm Finescale, 9.42mm Gauge by
                                                                    Alan York. Late 1960’s Woodhead Depot.
 
8/ Gillow Heath Exchange                    -    4mm Scale, 18.83 P4 Gauge by Jeremy
                                                                    Suter and John Sherratt. Another much
                                                                    anticipated layout making its exhibition
                                                                    debut. This layout has been rescued and
                                                                    completed following the sad passing of
                                                                    MMRG club member, Peter Heald.
 
9/ Gunthorpe Junction                         -     4mm Scale, OO Finescale by Simon
                                                                   Stewart and the Lincoln MRG. Continuous
                                                                   run, early 1980’s Diesel era and another
                                                                   layout making it’s exhibition debut at
                                                                   the Macclesfield show this year.
 
10/ Kerrinhead                                    -     4mm Scale, P4 Gauge by Gavin and Helen
                                                                  Clarke. Absolutely beautiful depiction of
                                                                   Lancashire and Yorkshire practice, circa
                                                                   1920.
 
11/ Modbury                                   -   2mm Finescale, 9.42mm Gauge by Ian Smith.
                                                             Circa 1906 GWR practice at it’s finest.
 
12/ Noware in Particular                 -   2mm scale N gauge, 9mm Gauge. Fun layout
                                                             For children and big children alike to have a
                                                             play with.
 
13/ Nicola Landing                         -    7mm Scale, On2+On3 Gauge by Bob Harpur.
                                                             The latest example of superb narrow gauge
                                                             Modelling from Bob, based on American
                                                             Logging practice.
 
14/ Nine Spires East                       -    4mm Scale, OO Finescale by Paul Spencer.
                                                              1990’s Network SouthEast practice.
 
15/ Old Parrock                              -    4mm Scale, OO Finescale by Paul Rhodes.
                                                             Beautiful portrayal of East Sussex
                                                             Pre-Grouping practice.
 
16/ Penmaenpool                            -    4mm Scale, OO Finescale by The Wirral
                                                             Finescale Modellers.
                                                             Large continuous run Cambrian in the 1950’s.
                                                             Yet again, another layout making its Exhibition
                                                             bow after the group purchased the layout from
                                                             the very well known professional modeller,
                                                             Geoff Taylor. The group have extended the
                                                             Layout and have done much work to turn it into
                                                             a large, continuous run layout.
 
17/ Rolvenden                               -     4mm Scale, 18.83 P4 Gauge by Robin Gay.
                                                             Another superb study by Robin of a Col.
                                                             Stephens Tramway on the Kent and East
                                                             Sussex Railway, depicting 1920’s practice.
 
18/ Smalldale Quary                    -      2mm scale, N Gauge 9mm by Andy Small.
                                                             Continuous run Diesel era layout, depicting a
                                                             Through station and privately run stone quarry,
                                                              Circa late 1970’s/ Early 1980’s.
 
19/ Staroleko Wielkopolski          -     3.5mm Scale, HO Gauge by Bill Roberts. Yes,
                                                            Another layout making its exhibition debut from
                                                             well known ‘Belgian Bill’ Continuous run
                                                             depicting 1990’s Polish main line practices.
 
20/ Swiss Pass                              -      3.5mm, HO Gauge by the Barrow-in-Furness
                                                             Club. Very large, all action Swiss main line,
                                                             continuous run layout boasting both standard
                                                             gauge and Metre Gauge lines.
 
21/ Tamerton Foliot                     -      4mm scale, 009 Gauge by Jules Attard.
                                                             From the man who brought you ‘ Macclesfield Hibel Road’ Jules has modelled
                                                             In a different direction this time, with his very neat depiction and using the village of Tamerton Foliot in Devon as the                                                                           inspiration. Fictional period.
 
22/ Thorne Yard                                -    4mm Scale, OO Finescale by Simon Howard.
                                                                1980’s Diesel Era layout drawing inspiration
                                                                From Midlands and Scottish practice of the
                                                                time.
 
23/ Winter Overcoats                        -    4mm Scale 009 Gauge by Charles Insley.
 
24/ Wedmore                                    -     7mm Scale, 32mm Standard Gauge and 16.5
                                                                 mm Narrow Gauge by Mathew Thompson
                                                                Another layout making its Exhibition debut.
                                                                This layout depicts a small preserved standard
                                                                 Gauge line, running any motive power that
                                                                 can be seen on a Pres Line, but with the
                                                                 added attraction of a large Steam Narrow 
                                                                 Gauge to more than compliment it.
 
25/ Woodside Depot                         -    4mm Scale, OO Gauge by Simon Cullen.
                                                                The layout is essentially a set of exchange and storage sidings with a small MPD for exchanging
                                                                 locos and is not region specific. Initially, the intention was to run BR Blue however, Simon now has
                                                                 accumulated sufficient stock to run BR Green Diesels.
 
                                                                   
                                                                                

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Swanage Railway Website - Model Railway Weekend
 
The Swanage Railway will be hosting its first Model Railway Weekend on the 11th and 12th of April 2026 with layouts, displays and trade stands spread all over the railway.
 
There will be something to see at Swanage Station, Harmans Cross Station and Village Hall as well as Corfe Castle and Norden Station. The railway will also be running a Class 08 Driver Experience from Platform One at Swanage Station up to the sidings and back which will last roughly 10 minutes. 
 
Full details of the event can be found at their website, a link can be found at the top of this post.

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We will be opening the doors of our clubhouse for the first of this year's Open Days, an informal session open to the public. This is your opportunity to come and see what we do, ask seasoned modellers how we do things, or simply pop in for a chat about railway modelling in general. Our members range from those who've just begun to railway modellers with over 50 years’ experience.
 
All the club layouts will be there in various stages of progress, and also some of our members' own layouts in 2mm, N, 00, 009 and 0 covering a number of eras, so about 10 in total and a trader too, more than you get at some exhibitions but with free entry!
 
Club layouts
Beggarwood Lane, 00 DCC, late 1960s to early 1980s Southern 3rd Rail
Camford Junction, 2mmFS and N Gauge
Lulworth and Winfrith Road 00 DC, 1950s/60s Southern Steam (with maybe the occasional diesel)
Lynton 009 DC and DCC, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
The Royal Albert Bridge in N Gauge, WR mid-1950s to early 1970s
The Club's New 0 Gauge Layout
Modules from Junior Section Layout Stratton Park
 
Members' layouts
North Quay 2mmFS IOW 1940s/50s
Scruffs Junction Scale 7 Forest of Dean, set around 1910
Another TBC
 
Trader
Neil Cresswell - Pre-loved rolling stock
 

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