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The National Festival of Railway Modelling 2025
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Get ready for the UK’s premier railway modelling exhibition! The National Festival of Railway Modelling 2025 returns to the NEC, Birmingham this November. For more information click here!
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Jul 05-Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society - Open Weekend
The Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society are having an open weekend on the Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th July between 10am and 4pm on both days. Entry is free, as are refreshments, though donations to support the club are very much appreciated. Club Layouts on display inside will include: Clarendon - P4 Kimble - O Duxbury - OO The Modules - OO
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Railway 200 Open Weekend at the Midland Railway Study Centre
The first of two events this year at which the Midland Railway Study Centre opens its doors to the public as part of the Railway 200 celebrations. Come and find out how the railway came to Derby! The Derby Museum model railway, Kirtley Junction, will be running all weekend and various railway heritage organisations and line societies will be represented. Bookin
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Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE1 3AF
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Jul 05-Romsey and District Railway Modellers' Society Open Day
Romsey Railway Modellers have an Open day at Scout Headquarters, Braishfield Road, Romsey SO51 0PB. This event is also shown in the 'Exhibitions' thread.
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Scout Headquarters, Braishfield Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0PB
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Farnham & District MRC - OO9 Narrow Gauge Open Day
Farnham and District Model Railway Club is holding its third bi-annual OO9 Open Day on Sunday 6th July at the club premises (Wrecclesham Community Centre, Farnham, GU9 8TJ) Opening hours are 10am to 4pm. Ten layouts will be on show and the OO9 Society’s Sales Stand will be in attendance. Entry is £5 for adults and £1 for children. There is free (on-street) parking and the
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Jul 12Happening NowDPS MODEL SHOW 2025
The DPS Model Show returns on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2025. There will be a minimum of 12 quality layouts with trade support, book stalls, tombola, Deltic cab visits, Deltic photo opportunities (subject to availability), Barrow Hill Roundhouse/Museum with signal box and turntable displays. Layouts: Gauge 1 Carding Road- A layout with live steam locos primarily post
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 2PR
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Jul 12Happening NowRailEx North East 2025
Including over 40 quality model railway layouts including Thomas & Friends and LEGO Railways, trade stands and modeling demonstrations. List of Layouts Attending : Alston - N Gauge Billingham - N Gauge Brotton Mill - OO Gauge Callaton - N Gauge Castle Caereinion - 4mm Scale OO9 Coppers Quay - O Gauge Corrieshalloch - 2mm Finescale Craster - O Gauge Donegal - O Gaug
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Parks Sports Centre, Howdon Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 6TL
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Jul 12Happening TodayRISBOROUGH & DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB OPEN DAY 2025
In support of the Risborough Festival on Saturday 12th July 2025, the Risborough & District Model Railway Club will be holding an Open Day at the Princes Risborough St. Mary's Hall (Church Street) from 13:00 to 16:30. We plan to part exhibit our new O gauge layout project, as well as our Test Track for members of the public to test their rolling stock on. There will be second hand sales, refre
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St. Mary's Hall, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9AW
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Jul 19-CUPAR MODEL RAIL 2025
Cupar Model Rail 2025 is scheduled for the 19th and 20th of July at The Corn Exchange in Cupar, Fife. This annual exhibition, organised by the Cupar & District Model Railway Club, has become a must-visit event in East Scotland for railway enthusiasts. The show will feature over 15 model railway layouts across various scales, quality trade stands, modelling demonstrations, and a cafe.
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The Corn Exchange, St Catherine Street, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4BT
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Jul 20-The Chatham Show
The Chatham & District Model Railway club are excited and proud to announce the return of The Chatham Show and its coming back home to the Chatham Historic dockyard and slip 5 on the 20/21st of july The show is coming back even bigger now. It will have 100+ exhibitors 50 layouts booked in Half price entry to Chatham dockyard with show tickets. Adults £10 (£9 in
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The Historic Dockyard Chatham , Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ
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Bridport & District Model Railway Club
Model Railway Exhibition Sir John Colfox School, Ridgeway, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3DT Open at 10am and close at 4pm Admission prices: Adults (over 16 years) £8 , Child (under 16 years) Free, Card payment accepted Amenities: Full disabled access, free parking and light refreshments all day Features: 40 layouts, demonstrations and trade stands Contact: K
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Jul 26Barnstaple Model railway club Exhibition 26th July 2025
Annual club Exhibition Christ Church Bear St , EX32 &BU Barnstaple Model railway club welcomes you to our friendly 2025 Annual Exhibition We present many quality layouts, a great selection of trade, specialist societies, vote for best layout, Shunting Puzzle, railway book stall etc offering a great day out for modellers. Covering 3 rooms on a single floor with full disabled access. Barnst
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Jul 26Twickenham & District MRC's Annual Open Day
Date: JULY 26th Times : 10am to 4pm Location : KERSWELL HALL 125, WILLS CRES, HOUNSLOW, TW3 2JF There is FREE entry, but donations welcome. FREE parking on site There will be at least SEVEN working layouts in TT120, OO, O and G plus two S/H stalls and one demo stand This is our club's only fund-raising e
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Jul 27-SEVENOAKS MODEL RAIL SHOW
10am - 4pm (Early bird entry at 09:45 for pre booked discounted ticket holders) Sevenoaks Primary School, Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3LB Free parking on site and surrounding area, wheelchair access, cafe, 800 yards from Sevenoaks BR Discounted pre booked tickets https://www.modelrailwayquest.com/copy-of-sevenoaks-2024 Discounts also for T
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Sevenoaks Primary School, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LB
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Jul 27-Telford Steam Railway Model and Collectables Exhibition
Please note the entrance ticket included access to all of the Steam Railways attractions. Please ask for exhibition only option. Featuring at least 18 layouts, displays plus trade support. Standard gauge steam, narrow gauge tram and miniature train rides. Cafe, souvenir and second hand book stall. Event Sponsor - Dave Angell Trains Working scale model railways and collectable displays. Feat
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Upcoming Events
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12 July 2025 09:00 Until 13 July 2025 15:00
0Including over 40 quality model railway layouts including Thomas & Friends and LEGO Railways, trade stands and modeling demonstrations.
List of Layouts Attending :
Alston - N Gauge
Billingham - N Gauge
Brotton Mill - OO Gauge
Callaton - N Gauge
Castle Caereinion - 4mm Scale OO9
Coppers Quay - O Gauge
Corrieshalloch - 2mm Finescale
Craster - O Gauge
Donegal - O Gauge
Farnby - O Gauge
Fence Houses - 2mm Finescale
Fiddle Street Yard - OO Gauge
Fiddlers Wharf - EM Gauge
Fleetwood - N Gauge
Foxton Town - O Gauge
Gbrf Port of Tyne - OO Gauge
Gresham
Halesworth South - OO Scale
Havantacloo Junction - O Gauge
Hazleburn - OO Scale
Iron Flatts - N Gauge
Kiyomi - N Gauge
Langholm - N Gauge
Laterem Valley Railway - Lego
Londonderry Sidings - O Gauge
Malthouse Halt - O Gauge
Manninghurst - OO Gauge
Pegsmoor - OO Gauge
Port Solway - P4 gauge
Shasta - Z Gauge
South Pelaw Junction - EM Gauge
Teinmouth - T Gauge
The Playout - Lego
West End Drift - EM Gauge
West Pinfold - P4 Gauge
Wytsend - N Gauge
List of Traders Attending :
1825 Models
Anoraks Anonymous
Bbk
Cm3 Modelling
Dc Kits
Durham Loco Preservation Group
Durham Trains of Stanley
Gm Transport Books
Mtfg Hobbies
Pennine Models
Squires
Sunderland Models
Thunderbolt Models
Trainsporters
Tri-ang Man
Ttc Diecast
List of Demonstrations :
Andrew Proctor
Paul Moore
Peter Stanger
Phil Carss
Lees Locos
Train Sim Live
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12 July 2025 09:00 Until 13 July 2025 15:00
0The DPS Model Show returns on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2025. There will be a minimum of 12 quality layouts with trade support, book stalls, tombola, Deltic cab visits, Deltic photo opportunities (subject to availability), Barrow Hill Roundhouse/Museum with signal box and turntable displays.
Layouts:
Gauge 1
Carding Road- A layout with live steam locos primarily post grouping onwards
0-Gauge
Napier Road-Early 1960's Diesel Depot With Diesels Taking Over from Steam
00 Gauge Layouts
Passage Lane TMD- Modern Depot Scene With DB and DRS Class 60,66,68 Locos
Wardwood- 1968-1975 West Riding Scene With A Wide Variety of Diesel Locos
Hind-Leigh Yard- 1970's Green Diesel Set in an Industrial/warehouse Scene
Southgate Park- Network South East 1986 to 1991 in the Southern Region
HO Gauge Layouts
River Kwai-Bridge Over the River Kwai and Death Railway
EM Gauge Layouts
Roundtrees Sidinngs- 1980's on Tyneside With Trains Running Over What is Now the Tyne and Wear Metro
N-Gauge Layouts
Witts End- No Set Period This Layout is Built in 3 Office Boxfiles Using A Grain Silo As Its Focal Point
Martini Junction- A Layout That Started As A Learning Project With Green Diesels/steam on Saturday and Blue Diesels on Sunday
Bryncrug Sidings- This is a what if layout based on what might have been had the Talyllyn Railway had reached Bryncrug
37.5mm Lego
Legomas- A Variety of Scenes in Lego
Traders confirmed selling a wide range of new and preowned models and accessories for your modelling needs.
Deltic Preservation Society
Sawyers Models
50 Fund
North Western Models
GDMK Images
Zoe Hunter Railway Maps
Book Stall
Tombola
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19 July 2025 Until 20 July 2025
0Cupar Model Rail 2025 is scheduled for the 19th and 20th of July at The Corn Exchange in Cupar, Fife.
This annual exhibition, organised by the Cupar & District Model Railway Club, has become a must-visit event in East Scotland for railway enthusiasts. The show will feature over 15 model railway layouts across various scales, quality trade stands, modelling demonstrations, and a cafe.
Each adult admission includes a free colour show guide (while stocks last), and accompanied children (ages 0-15) can attend for free, making it an ideal family outing.
The exhibition runs from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM on both days.
The venue is fully accessible, with both free and paid parking options available nearby, and is within comfortable walking distance from the Cupar railway station and the town has excellent bus connections.
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20 July 2025 09:00 Until 21 July 2025 15:00
1The Chatham & District Model Railway club are excited and proud to announce the return of The Chatham Show and its coming back home to the Chatham Historic dockyard and slip 5 on the 20/21st of july
The show is coming back even bigger now.
It will have 100+ exhibitors
50 layouts booked in
Half price entry to Chatham dockyard with show tickets.
Adults £10 (£9 in advance)
Under 16s free
Advanced tickets are available on our website www.chatham.show
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26 July 2025
0Model Railway Exhibition
Sir John Colfox School, Ridgeway, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3DT
Open at 10am and close at 4pm
Admission prices: Adults (over 16 years) £8 , Child (under 16 years) Free, Card payment accepted
Amenities: Full disabled access, free parking and light refreshments all day
Features: 40 layouts, demonstrations and trade stands
Contact: Ken Banks 07484-213267 [email protected]
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Recent Event Reviews
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Leamington & Warwick Model Railway Society - Open Weekend
By Phil Parker,
Excellent day. With delicious cake!
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Robertsbridge Model Railway Show 24-25 May 2025
By clogger,
Good little show. Bit biased though as I’m exhibiting at the show and have done so for a couple of years now.
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Gauge O Guild Winter Show
By LAWLOGG Editor,
A few words about the show, some pictures of us setting up our stands (and, more significantly, a comprehensive video of the attendees) are available at this link.
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The National Festival of Railway Modelling @ NEC
By 7013,
Considering this is the first show by BRM I thought they did a reall good job.
Quibbles: I know you have to rent the floorspace by the square metere, but it got a bit crowded at times between stalls/layouts.
Positives: Lots of good trade support, some superb layouts, and very helpful friendly staff.
Warley was always going to be a hard act to follow, and the organisers did well.
I can see this growing in the future
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Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition
By jacko,
Drove down from Lanark early on Saturday morning (6 hour round trip!) to arrive shortly after 10am. The first surprise was seeing my cousin showing his O gauge layout in the foyer (shown as east Glasson port authority on the programme but it wasn't that). Nice to have a chat with him as we've not met for a couple of years. Moving on to the main halls, there seemed to be plenty of space for viewing, helped no doubt by my being there so early. I'd driven down especially to see Grantham, Pelaw and Fencehouses having seen them in the mags and I wasn't disappointed so spent at least an hour swapping between the three. All three layouts exceeded expectations but it was also great to see Richmond in the flesh, it having only just appeared in print last month. I saw Alston in Glasgow in February and there's been no drop in quality. However, my favourite (and I'm probably biased as I'm modelling the s&c) was Kirtley Bridge - what a superb layout, the quality of modelling and the atmosphere was outstanding. I think I spent around 3 hours at the show and was absolutely wrecked by the time I got home but it was well worth it. I'll be watching out for next year's dates to make sure they're kept clear.
Graeme
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