Unfortunately with our annual exhibition having to be cancelled, we will be holding a open day. If you've wondered about being a member of a club, come and meet our members and our see our layouts. Solihull Model Railway Circle was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest model railway clubs in the Midlands, and it is still active today. The main objectives of the club are to share and improve knowledge and skills between the members, to produce scenic model railway layouts in different scales and formats and to exhibit them to the general public.
Saturday 9th November 2024
Opening Times
10:00am - 16:30pm
FREE Entry
LOCATION
St Marys Church Hall
Hobs Meadow
Solihull
B92 8PN
Motorway: M42 Junction 5
Railway: Olton Railway Station
Airport: BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Buses to Hobs Moat road that stop in front of the nearby ice rink: 72. Buses that stop at Wheatsheaf, A45, Coventry Road: 60, X1, X2. Bus Information: Available from Network West Midlands: 0871 200 22 33. or www.travelinemidlands.co.uk
FREE car park next to exhibition.
List of Layouts Attending:
1. Grange Aggregates
2mm Scale, N Gauge
Solihull Model Railway Circle
Grange Aggregates started up many years ago. The canal was cut in order to transport the stone out instead of using horses and wagons. The narrow gauge railway was then laid to take stone to the crushing plant. Steam engines were introduced on the narrow gauge in the 1800s. When the main line railway was built, the loops and sidings to the quarry were also put in. All these forms of taking the stone out are still very much in evidence, with stone going out by canal, road or by rail.
2. A Scottish Branch
4mm Scale, OO Gauge
Solihull Model Railway Circle
A end to end branch line club layout based on Scottish practice, displayed here partly built to give an insight into layout construction. It is 16 feet long and just over 2 feet wide and we are using SMP code 75 bullhead plain track and handmade Marcway points. It has been constructed to run with either DCC or traditional control. There is a terminus station at one end and a hidden 'fiddle' yard with a traverser at the other, with a scenic section in between. A major part of the concept is the use of very deep baseboards, with the railway running through the middle, allowing greater depths and heights of scenery for a more interesting appearance. The major architectural feature is the curved viaduct based on Killiecrankie.
3. Not Much Room
7mm Scale, O Gauge
Ken Jones
A small industrial loco shed yard, with a factory and coal traffic passing through. All buildings are scratch built from card and embossed Plasticard.
4. Bricks in Motion
1:40 Scale
John Butler
A brick built (Lego) town with an accompanying freight rail yard, with several passenger and freight trains.
