Lydney Model Railway Show 26th & 27th September

[tarifa]

The Forest of Dean Model Railway Club is putting on their annual show.  The program is listed below.  My layout Alkerton Road is having its first outing ever.  In fact its the first layout I will have exhibited.

 

Welcome to Forest of Dean Model Railway Club

We are a friendly group of individuals who enjoy a diverse range of model train related activities in various gauges. Membership is open to Railway Modellers (or those wanting to become one). Current membership includes beginners to modellers with many years of experience.

Individuals of any sex, ethnic origin or age group are welcome. We currently have members ranging from teenagers to pensioners from various walks of life.

The Club owns several layouts which are permanently available to members at our premises at the United Reform Church Hall in Drybrook, where meetings take place on Monday evenings and Friday evenings

 Come along and see what we are all about!

 

Find out even more by visiting our website www.fodmrc.co.uk

 

 

 

LYDNEY MODEL RAILWAY SHOW

Sat. 26th  &  Sun. 27th September 2015

DEAN ACADEMY, LYDNEY

Catering By The Baguette Stop Coleford

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Combe Bishop(OO9) by Adrian Coombs
Always a favourite – narrow gauge in an urban setting.

 

Slip’n Switch [H0] from Barry and Penarth MRC

Computer generated switching puzzles.

 

The Old Brickworks [OO9] by Nic Wheatley

Minimum space : maximum detail

                                 

Winterdan [00] by Daniel Winter

A lively layout set in a cold snap and with lots of snow.

 

Sixties Funfair [00] from Martin Nash

Detailed model of a typical funfair from around 1960.

 

Brimscombe[N] by Shirehampton MRC

Superb N gauge model of the Cotswold Line station in its heyday.

 

Waterfield Hall [1:12 NG] from Jez Kjrkwood

Further additions this year to this ever popular large scale layout.

 

Abergavenny Brecon Road  [00] from Richard Cox

A wonderful model of the LMS Abergavenny – Merthyr route

 

Hollow Fosse [TT] by John Thomas

Great Western Railway branch set during the 1950's and in 3mm scale.

 

FoDMRC Live Steam [sM32]

Large scale steam railway action with some familiar scenic cameos!

 

Snake Bend [N] from the Worcester ‘N’ Gauge Group

A modular combination of layout set in North America.

 

Hilton TMD and MOD(OO) from Barnhill MRC

Modern image from Barnhill including an MOD factory facility

 

Southdown Model Bus Rally (OO) from Vincent Tweed

Returning to the Lydney Show, the model buses add a different dimension.

 

Tennessee Extraction Company (O16.5) by Slim Gauge Circle

         Superb modelling, plenty of operating features and always some humour.

 

Budemoor Junction [00]  Barrie Blackmore representing the Thornbury Model Railway Club.

A busy Southern Railway junction in the far west.

 

N Gauge by Trevor and Thomas Howley

 

Grovebury Sand and Gravel[O-14] from Paul and Richard Eason

Narrow Gauge Industrial

 

Castle Wharf Kendall [OO9] Ian Kirkwood

Exquisite Narrow gauge set in the Lake District.

 

Alkerton (OO) by Mike Browne

British Railways DCC layout

 

The Factory (OO) by Colin Pope

Artistry and operation in minimum space

 

Wartime (OO) by John Hopkins

WW2 rail transport re-created.

 

USA Switching (O) by David Cross

Large Scale American Trains

Plus

The Model Bus Federation and Gloucestershire Road Haulage in Miniature

 Military Dioramas by Michael Pilkington

DCC Demonstration by Barry and Penarth MRC

Pre Grouping  O Gauge Locos by Peter Boyle

Painting by Dave Woolnough

Modelling Demos by Derek Bidwell and FoD MRC

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Lydney 2015 Programme.docx

[Fenway Park]

Hope to be there tomorrow. 

[Fenway Park]

Spent a very enjoyable afternoon at this exhibition. Overall much improved than my last visit some years ago. 

[TimC]

I enjoyed my visit to Lydney today.  There was a good mix of layouts and the bacon rolls were excellent!

 

Here are a few piccies.

 

Castle Wharf Kendal (OO9)

 

Budemoor Junction (OO)

 

Brimscombe (N)

 

Frampton (P4) 

 

I particularly liked the buses running around this OO layout (using the Faller Road System).  I didn't record the name and I can't work it out from the listing - was it Hilton TMD?

 

The Dean Academy is a nice venue.  However I don't think any of the teaching staff pay much attention to the cashless vending machines......

 

I'll certainly go again next year.  An afternoon out on the Dean Forest Railway topped off a great day out.

[tarifa]

I took a couple of pictures of Alkerton Road, no time to do any others.  I did not realise that so much effort was put in the shows by the exhibitors, I am exhausted.

 

It was a nice friendly show, the venue was a little scattered but plenty of room for everyone.

 

 

Mike