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09 May 2026
The South-West Herts Model Railway Society is pleased to announce its 44th Annual Model Railway exhibition which will take place in Watford on 9th May 2026.
Venue: Queens School, Aldenham Road,Bushey,Herts WD23 2TY
Open: 10.00 – 16.30
Admission: Adults £8.00,
Accompanied children under 16 – up to two free with each adult.
Amenities: Close to M1 Junction 5 (with A41)
Refreshments, wheelchair access throughout. On-site parking.
Features: Over twenty quality layouts have been invited from across the country covering a range of timescales from the early 20th century to the present day Including- Willowbrook Marsh (0);Fire Creek(0n30); Erleigh Quay (00); Swakeleys (00); Providence Colliery (00); Thomas Town (00);Shirebeck in Emswell (EM); Tamzynowo Wlk (H0); Garreg Wen (009); Quarry Lane End (009); Selborne (009); Tan-y-Coed (009); Whipsnade Central (009); Catesby sidings (N);Fordon Hill Railway (N); North Lin (N); Staffordshire Potteries (N); Nakato (N). Other layouts to be announced shortly.
Traders and preservation societies and MERG are also invited.
More information on www.southwesthertsmrs.org.uk or contact the exhibition manager.
Mr Phil Chown [email protected] or our Publicity officer Michael Roualle 07377188329 -regular updates also on our club Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SouthWestHertsMRS/
Plus we normally film our exhibitions and layouts -have a look at our u-tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmCalaby
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09 May 2026 09:00 15:00
The annual Lutterworth Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition will be taking place on 9th May 2026 between 10am and 4pm.
Watch this space for further information as it becomes available - updated 17/04/26
11 layouts already planned so far:
Brinklow 'N' gauge Milton Keynes MRS
Kelvin Grove to Thompson Street 'OO' Corby & District MRS
Rugby Central 'N' Lutterworth RS
Sidsend 'OO' Peter Sidley
Shau Kei Wan tramway 'OO' Francis Rossi
Bettws Road 'N' Anthony Hubbard
Morton Yard/Hill Farm 'SM32@ Heart of England narrow gauge modellers
Kingsworth 'OO' Lutterworth RS Junior modellers
Greenwood Garden Railway 'N' Philip Hunt
Spion Kop 'N' Derek Goldsthorpe
Display of 5" Loco and trucks - Stuart Laidler
Hornby Dublo 'OO' Phillip Baildon
Traders include:
Keiths Model Railways - Pre-loved railway items
Tony's Trains - New railway items
Daves Treasure Trove - Preloved railway items
The bookman - Books (there's a surprise)
Mark Simpson-Wedge - Railway related - photos, key rings, postcards, greetings cards etc
Lutterworth Railway Society - Pre loved railway items
ED3D printing for charity (Eddy King) - models in N and OO
Refreshments availableLRS 2026 Exhibition Flyer v1.pdf
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09 May 2026 09:00 15:30
Sussex Vintage Model Railway Collectors annual toy train show. Usually features the likes of Tinplate O Gauge from Hornby, Bing, ACE, etc... Hornby Dublo, Trix, Triang as well as others.
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09 May 2026 09:00 15:00
Stockport & District Railway Modellers Annual Open Day
When: 9th May 2026
Where: The Scout Hut, Cartwright Street, Newton, Hyde, Sk14 4FH
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Features:
Several layouts both club and visiting, covering N, TT, OO and O Gauges, Trade and club sales Stand, Demos and Light Refreshments available.
Further info see the club fb page
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09 May 2026 09:00 15:00
Saturday 9th May
Stafford Spring Model Railway Show
Organiser: Stafford Railway Circle
Venue: Berkswich Methodist Church Hall, The Rise, Stafford, ST17 0LH
Open: 10am - 6pm
Admission: Adults £6, Children under 16 free.
Features: 11 layouts plus trade.
Amenities: free parking, light refreshments
Contact: [email protected]
Website: https://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/exhibition-2026/spring-show-2026/
SPRING SHOW 2026B.pdf
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09 May 2026 09:00 10 May 2026 15:00
Another of our highly commended Model Railway Shows, with 19 layouts, trade stands and societies.
Civic Centre & Immingham Museum, Pelham Road, Immingham, Lincolnshire DN40 1QF, Free parking. No5 bus from Grimsby station
Saturday 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00
Entry £7 with accompanied children FREE. Refreshments available. Disabled access to exhibition area, but not museum layouts upstairs.
Vising Layouts;
Bawdsey – East Suffolk branch line set in the 1030’s - EM
Colinton – Caledonian Railway’s Balerno branch in the 1960’s - P4
BSC Orgreave – Orgreave Coking Plant in the 1970’s to 90’s – 00
Helenington – Yorkshire country terminus station in 1960/70’s – 0
Weedram Distillery – based upon typical distilleries in Speyside in 1960’s/1970’s – 0
Millicent Street – Freight only railway in the back streets of Hull in 1967/8 – 0 fine scale
Five Mile house – the Lincoln to Boston line from 1930’s on – 00
Buxthorpe – Terminus station based upon Buxton - N
T’Inglenook – Industrial 1960’s layout combining inglenook shunting puzzle – 00
Lego trains – modern image trains made with specialist lego – LG
Cherry Tree Halt – Greensand narrow gauge railway imagined in 1948 – 009
Red Wharf Bay – Anglesey Central Railway in the 1920’s – N
B.A.Cookes Engineering – small narrow gauge industrial layout – 7mm NG
Seagull Street Station– modern image terminus station – 00
Effingham Street – run down Midland freight yard north of Manchester – 00 + 009
Rymer’s Siding - fictional layout set on the imagined Thirsk & Sowerby Light Railway - 0
Museum Layouts
Immingham Shed - Scale 1950's Shed Scene in OO
Barnetby to Wrawby - Modern Image in N,
Traders
Caistor Loco, Elaine's Trains, CM3 Models, Mike Fish, Historical Railway Maps, Paul King
Societies
Great Central Railway, Lincolnshire Wolds railway, Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
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09 May 2026 09:30 10 May 2026 15:30
This is the Society's annual flagship event held in the south of England. After being held at the same venue for many years, this year sees a change but we are remaining in Bracknell. Much closer to the centre of town, our new home is:
Garth Hill College
Bull Lane,
Bracknell.
RG42 2AD
Opening times on the Saturday are 10.30 to 17.30 and 10.00 to 16.30 on the Sunday.
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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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