The 36th annual model railway exhibition organised by the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, is being held at the John Hampden Grammar School on Saturday 7th November. This year also sees the introduction of a Grand Draw, with an exciting first prize of a cab ride on a Chiltern Railways train. Visitors to the show will also be able to benefit from a number of informative lectures about the hobby; the headline lecture is being given by Hornby Hobbies about the development of the production of one of their models from concept to hitting the shops.
Layouts attending:
British Outline
Hinton Parva - OO
Lower Peak Wharf - OO9
Aldeburgh - Z
Bagborough West - 3mm
Bachdale & Dibley Level - OO9
Dartley - OO
Priory Hill - N
Bedlem Heath - OO
Wells Green TDM - OO
Fursenhal - EM
The Brewery - EM
Cement Quay - extended - OO
Dairy Lane - N
Gorpeton Blymee - OO
Llangenydd - OO
Whitburn Corp. Trams - OO
Happisburgh Goods Yard - O
Two Sisters Farm - Gn
Continental Outline:
Barental - HO
Mino-Douro - N
North American Outline:
Idaho Springs - On
St Marks Yard - HO
Mill Falls - HO
Full trade support:
Hornby Trains
G & W Second-hand
Railroad Trading
Geoff Gamble Books
Model Junction (N Scale)
JB's Model World
Sunningwell Command Controls
Page Components - Tool suppliers
Cheltenham Models
Sist Trees
H&A Models
Radley Models
3 Counties Models
NGauging
Rail Room Electronics
Brilliant Baseboards
As well the lecture by Simon Kohler the Sales and Marketing Director of Hornby, one of the most influential people in our hobby today we are also proud to present lectures by Jon Jewett, of Sunningwell Command Controls and Steven Bird of SiSt Trees. John will be providing two lectures on Digital Command control (DCC). The first showing the novice the whys and wherefores of starting with DCC and his second will be on the advancements in DCC and its potentials in the furtherance of our hobby. Steven Bird will be heading the fourth lecture on "What a difference a Tree makes" about how to add one the finishing touch to a layout with the addition of effective trees.
The Grand Draw, with its amazing first prize, kindly donated by Chiltern Railways, of a cab ride on the Chiltern line is a new venture this year and other prizes, including train sets, models, kits and books kindly donated by the likes of Hornby, Peco, Parkside, Blacksmith Models, the History Press and Model Rail magazine.
A free vintage bus service is once again being operated from the Railway Station and Town Centre to John Hampden Grammar School. The bus service will depart from Wycombe Railway Station on the hour between 10:00 and 16:00. Return journeys will depart John Hampden Grammar School every hour between 10:30 and 15:30 with the final two journeys departing at 16:25 and 17:05 immediately after the show closes.