Workington Model Railway Exhibition

Event Name: Workington Model Railway Exhibition

Classification: Exhibition

Address: Energus Bld, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria. CA14 4JW

Day 1: Saturday 19 Novemebr 2016

Opening times Day 1: 10.00 - 5.00

Day 2: Sunday 20 November 2016

Opening times Day 2: 10.00 - 4.00pm

Prices: £5.00 children free if accompanied

Disability access: Yes

Car parking: Yes

Website: www.solrail.co.uk

Organising body: Solrail Ltd

Organiser: P T Tuer [email protected]

Z gauge - NEW - Zzzzz - a new layout from Chris Wright.

N gauge – NEW - Tigpit (BR) – 4’ x 1’ – Millom Railway & Scale Modellers – Tiny layout showing how much this small scale can be used to good effect

HO gauge – NEW - Squamish East – 11’ 6” x 2’ – Peter Jarvis – a small passenger and goods depot set in British Columbia, Canada

HO gauge – NEW – End of the Spur – 12’ x 1’6” – Ray O’Neill – A switching layout from our local exponent of all things American

OO gauge – NEW – Bridge of Kyle – 5’ x 1’4” – Peter Mills – Brand new and still under development

OO gauge – NEW – Annan Road (BR) – 19’ x 11’ – East Kilbride MRC – Dumfries engine shed in all its glory towards the end of steam

OO gauge – NEW – Billingborough (BR) – 8’ x 2’ – Graham Morfoot – 1960’s rural South Lincolnshire and the Fens.

OO gauge – NEW – Marine Park Yard – 7’ x 1’ – Les Paul – a small layout based on the North East Electric goods lines.

EM gauge – NEW – Keilder Forrest – 15’ x 4’ – EM Gauge North East Group – running BR steam in the wilds of rural Northumbria

On gauge – NEW – Donegal – 12’ x 12’ – Alan Gray – Irish 3’ Narrow gauge1950’s. An eclectic mix of trains can be seen representing the area

O gauge – Lowick – 22’ x 2’ - Marc Dobson - from the owners of the Furness Wagon Co Ltd is a layout making its return appearance in an extended and relocated version!

OO gauge - Thomas the Tank – 8’ x 4’ - WTHT - back in all his glory for the younger visitor to operate

HO gauge – Hornby Doublo – 12’ x 6’ – Rod Moore – vintage models which members of the public are invited to operate

Live Steam 7 1/4” gauge for visitors to ride on provided by Lancaster and Morecambe Model Engineers. Saturday only.

Supported by: -

Trade stands selling everything you need for your modelling including: -

C&M Models – Carlisle - New RTR British and Continental

Crafty Hobbies - Barrow-in Furness - New RTR and second-hand

D&E Kits & Videos - Leeds - Digital supplier, DVD's, books and lots more

L&S Models – Lancaster - large range of second-hand models

MTFG - Reeth, North Yorks – new and reconditioned, hard to find spares and plastic kits etc.

Squires Tools - Bognor Regis - any tool you need you'll find here

Stevenson's Carriages & Millhome Models - Chesterfield - Brass Kits and bits to help you build what you want

Demonstrations

Trainsimulator 2016 - Computer simulation for you to try

N – Les Nehrlich – weathering models

HO – John H Wright – Modelling American prototypes using DCC

EM/General – Jean King – building model trees

EM - Chris King - track building

EM - Andrew Wright – working on his new layout

P4 – Bob Hetherington – Modelling the Stockton & Darlington locomotives

O – Carlisle and District O Gauge Group, various construction methods

Societies and Groups

Cumbrian Railways Association

Derby Lightweight Preservation Group

Derwent Railway Society

Eden Valley Railway Trust

Northern Rail

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Sian Project Group

West Cumbria Guild of Model Engineers

Workington Transport Heritage Trust