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11 April 2026 09:00 12 April 2026 15:30
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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11 April 2026 09:00 12 April 2026 16:00
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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12 April 2026 09:30 14:30
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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Upcoming Events
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06 June 2026 Until 07 June 2026
0The Peak (Bakewell) Model Railway Exhibition is at its usual venue of the Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AH. The exhibition showcases layouts in various scales/gauges and the venue is suitable for disabled visitors with step free access and a flat floor.
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06 June 2026 09:00 Until 15:30
0The MKMRS Exhibition will take place on Saturday 6th June. It will feature a number of Network SouthEast layouts as the 40th Anniversary of the launch falls just four days after the exhibition. There will be some 25+ layouts in major scales. Please note new venue. Regular updates will appear in the Exhibition thread between now and the exhibition.
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06 June 2026 09:00 Until 15:30
0The MKMRS Exhibition will take place on Saturday 6th June. It will feature a number of Network SouthEast layouts as the 40th Anniversary of the launch falls just four days after the exhibition. There will be some 25+ layouts in major scales. Please note new venue. Regular updates will appear in the Exhibition thread between now and the exhibition.
New Venue.
Confirmed layouts:
Castleton Junction – N
Church Hill Road – OO
Daisy Lane TMD – OO
Dentdale – N
Elcot Road – P4
Furka Oberalp – HOm
Gracetown Bank – OO
Harefield West – OO
Hedges Hill Cutting – N
Hobbs Warren – O
Kliein Schmalitz – HO
Loch Syd – OO
Lydd On Sea – OO
Mynydd Y Ddraig – OO9
Parrot Hall – OO
Phoenix Road – OO
Rugby Central – N
Santa Barbara – N
Scarborough North Bay – OO9
Southgate Park – OO
St Genny’s – SM32
Stodden Hundred Light Railway – O
Tanners Hill – N
Tellindalloch – OO
Tetbury – OO
Tombridge Junction – N
Warmsley – N
Wharf End – OO
Whinnit Halt – N (Raffle Prize)
Whitehall – OO
Confirmed Traders:
AGR Model Railway Store
Buggleskelly Station
Checkrail
Cheltenham Model Centre
DCC Model Railway Signalling
Elaine’s Trains
Ian’s Trains
Keith’s Model Trains
Mawson Models
Old Time Workshop
P T Models
S-Kits
Saddletank Books
Thunderbolt Models
Trainsporters
Transport Treasury Publishing
Demonstrations/societies:
Battle Of Britain Preservation Society
Bedford and Bletchley Rail Users
Friends of Network SouthEast
Kit Building Demo – Stephen Walker
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership
MKMRS Club Stand & Club Sales
NSE Modelling Demo – Paul Wade
RCTS
Train Driver Demo – Stephen Taylor MKMRC
Tree Making Demo – Jacqui Perrat MKMRC
Admission Prices
Adults – £8
Children (5-16) – £2
Under 5s go FREE!
40 page show guide included in price
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07 June 2026 09:00 Until 15:00
1Our third event at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead, Surrey. As usual there will be French and other European layouts attending along with specialist trader Scograil and bookseller Reg Davies. O Gauge test track for you use. Italian, Swiss and Scandinavian Railway Societies. Large Bring & Buy. Refreshments. free parking.
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Recent Event Reviews
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Immingham Model Railway Show
By SealionSteve,
A great show, as always. Some excellent layouts. Thank you to all concerned.
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Weston-Super-Mare Model Railway Show 2026
By ianmianmianm,
Great mix of layouts and trade,
....but the floorplan created real bottlenecks around the entrance which was also the route between halls (via the changing rooms!) and so was already going to be busy anyway. But there were further trade stands and coffee stand put there.... creating groups of people lingering and blocking...... why oh why!
The catering van outside - ended up giving up because as we all stood queuing to buy food, nothing happening in the van, there was a lot of playing with kids and babies but the 4 people there couldn't manage to free up one to take orders.
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7mm NGA Trent Valley Group Modelling Day
By ngtrains.com,
An excellent day was had by all. Keep the 30th January 2027 free.
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SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 24TH/25TH 2026
By Robin Brasher,
Despite South West Trains' best efforts I managed to get to the exhibition on time. I had my doubts when they announced at Southampton Central Station that my train would be running non stop to Waterloo but I got on a Cross Country train that stopped at Southampton Airport. The pictures show:
1. My arrival at the exhibition on a heritage bus provided by the organisers.
2. There were a lot of people at the exhibition and a huge queue for the coffee machines. There seemed to be more people there than in previous years.
3. Essence of Ventnor in 0 gauge was one of the splendid layouts there. I saw it last year at the Brockenhurst exhibition.
4. Seaton Junction in 00 gauge was another interesting layout. There was an N gauge model of Seaton Junction at Pecorama that it donated to our model railway club so I found it interesting to see Seaton Junction in a larger scale.
I was not so lucky with my return journey as South West Trains was unable to run any trains from Southampton Central to Bournemouth and Weymouth so I ended up having to catch a taxi to Bournemouth.
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WMRA Annual Exhibition
By Robin Brasher,
Excellent show. plenty of free parking, over 30 layouts, lots of traders and full catering. I liked the scenery on the illustrated 009 gauge Feorag layout set in an imaginary island west of Cornwall. TT:120 seems to be well received with two small oval layouts on display.
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