Long Line Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 s· SWINDON RAILWAY FESTIVAL - 2014 - STEAM MUSEUM SWINDON Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm The Swindon Railway Festival, now in its 13th year, brings together the country’s finest model railway layouts, demonstrators and traders. Last year's model rail layouts 'wowed' visitors with their astounding level of detail and sheer ingenuity. And this year, there will be a few surprises too, including many never-seen-before displays! There will be plenty to do for railway fans of all ages - from a Thomas the Tank Engine model railway to inspirational workshops and demonstrations by expert modellers, including Pete Waterman and model giant Hornby. The Festival will also showcase exclusive Steam limited edition items, including the new 00 Gauge Hornby model of GWR No. 4003 Lode Star. Refreshments will be aplenty, with STEAM's own Platform One Café serving delicious hot meals and snacks. We also have a GWR barbecue at the front of the Museum inside our Festival marquee, together with a real ale bar, courtesy of Box Steam Brewery. As the Festival takes place among Steam’s permanent exhibits, you can climb aboard No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle and GWR No. 4003 Lode Star. Here you can take a real trip down memory lane and have a chat with our friendly team of STEAM volunteers, including retired engine drivers and signalmen! Don't miss the chance to 'drive' our train simulator or test your skills as a signalman in our authentic Signal Box. There's a special certificate for children who successfully move the points with the original signal levers! So make sure you come and join us as we celebrate the wonderful world of railways, past and present. Please note: special admisson prices apply for the Swindon Railway Festival. LAYOUTS Dainton Bank 7mm GWR Ashwood Basin 7mm (industrial) Runswick Bay 7mm NER Bont Faen 7mm TVR Tilsdown 7mm LSWR Purgatory Peak 7mm NG American Logging Chesil Exchange 7mm Colonel Stephens Coldenrick Road 7mm BG GWR Bristol Goods shed 7mm GWR Lelant 7mm BG GWR Yeoton Wharf 3mm BG GWR Headingly Depot 4mm (Leeds Trams) The Gresley Beat 4mm LNER Horfield 4mm GWR/BR Fryupdale 4mm NER Penrhos 4mm GWR Dolgoch Diorama 4mm NG (Talyllyn RS) Awdry St Nicholas 4mm (hands on) Wenford Bridge Goods depot 2mm Wansbeck Road 2mm BR/NE Stanford East N Gauge BR/NE Headingly Station N Gauge NER Broadwater Junction N Gauge GWR OTHERS Test track Gauge 3 Test Track 7mm Brian Pole 7mm rolling stock Mark Price John Glaze display DEMONSTRATORS John Witts and friends Gauge 3 modelling Mark Henshaw SCALE148 modelling to 2.06mm/ft Bob Brown 3mm GWR Modelling Fred Lewis 7mm Loco construction Phill Abbot 7mm Welsh Railways John Taylor Pattern making Andy Duncan Soldering Dave Walker Gauge 1 & 3 construction Liz Marsden Painting and lining Barry Oliver Weathering Jerry and Kim Clifford 2mm Modelling David and Sylvia White NG & Buildings J Gardiner & R Bishop NER/GER Geoff Shepard Alan Garner and friends BG Modellling and research List of Traders to date: Hornby Magazine Just Like The Real Thing Squires Tools Kernow Model Centre Picture Pride Displays Ian Allan Publishing Cheltenham Model Centre Invicta Model Rail Oakwood Press Omen Miniatures Weston Railways Timber Tracks Rob Rowland Artist Lionheart Trains Train-Tech Andy Duncan Models Preserved Railways and Other Displays Traction Engine Display by Hatch Heritage and Steam EngineersFriends of Swindon Railway MuseumFfestinog & Welsh Highland Railway6024 Preservation SocietyDinmore Manor Locomotive LtdSwindon and Cricklade RailwayAvon Valley RailwayGloucestershire Warwickshire Steam RailwayGreat Western SocietyPendon Museum6880 Betton Grange SocietyRodbourne Community History GroupDennis Feltham Railway PhotographySwindon Model Railway ClubUTC Swindon Car ParkingCar parking is located at the nearby Swindon Designer Outlet North Car Park. Please note there is no free parking available for The Swindon Railway Festival. DETAILS Admission: Adults £10.00; Children £7.50 and Seniors £8.50; Family tickets £25.00 (two adults, one child) and £30.00 (two adults, two children). Under threes go free. 10% discount off admission for STEAM Season Ticket holders when purchased from the Museum. Fire Fly Avenue Swindon SN2 2EY 01793 466646 Email enquiries: steammuseum@swindon.gov.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2014 Alas this year it clashes with RMweb live (or rather vice versa as the Steam show came first of course). But Steam is a good show and well recommended for those who will be able to get there if it's half as good as past events. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2014 A friendly show in the STEAM Museum at Swindon - so combine a trip around the museum with the model railway exhibition. STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon SN2 2EY Saturday 13th September 2014 and Sunday 14th September 2014. Opening times both days: 10 am to 5 pmPrices: Adult ticket £10.00* Senior ticket £8.50* Child ticket £7.50* Family ticket(2 adults + 1 child) £25.00* Family ticket(2 adults + 2 children) £30.00* Under 3s go free * please check with the museum website for any updates. The price includes admission to the Steam Museum. Website:http://www.steam-museum.org.uk Disability access: YesCar parking: Unknown Layouts Gauge 3 Yeoton Wharf O Gauge Runswick Bay Ashwood Basin Tilsdown Lelant Coldrennick Road Bont Faen Chesil Exchange On30 Purgatory Peak 4mm Horfield Station 1955-61 Gresley Beat Fryupdale Awdry St Nicholas (Childrens layout) Penrhos Headingley Depot - Leeds Trams St Stephen's Road - Hornby Magazine N Gauge Stamford East Broadwater Junction Headingley Station 2mm Fine Scale Wansbeck Road Wenford Bridge Goods Depot List of Traders to date: Just Like The Real ThingSquires ToolsKernow Model CentrePicture Pride DisplaysIan Allan PublishingCheltenham Model CentreInvicta Model RailGolden Age ModelsOakwood PressPlus demonstrations from a number of well know modellers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 This is the same weekend as the Swindon and Cricklade Railway's Wartime weekend. So there is potentially a very good day out, as both could be fitted into a day Is there no O gauge test track this year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2014 KeV Will check as this is from the website. I added it as I am attending and noticed it wasn't on RMWeb. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2014 Always a good show in my experience but one of the demonstrators seems to like making a mess of your new rolling stock Presumably there will be - as normal - a beer tent which usually sells quite a good cider as well as beers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2014 Mike oh yes.. beer from Box brewery and yes a mess will be available....its your turn this year as Dr Station Cat did all the work last year.. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2014 Mike oh yes.. beer from Box brewery and yes a mess will be available....its your turn this year as Dr Station Cat did all the work last year.. Baz My current plan is Ricoh on Saturday and Steam on Sunday (even if the latter does sound like the title of a programme on the telly) - and that probably means the good Doctor might not accompany me, unless she can get a day off work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted August 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2014 My current plan is Ricoh on Saturday and Steam on Sunday (even if the latter does sound like the title of a programme on the telly) - and that probably means the good Doctor might not accompany me, unless she can get a day off work. Will see you there Mike. We will be there in our usual 2mm corner on the Sunday, I'm at my daughters wedding on the Saturday. Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2014 Will see you there Mike. We will be there in our usual 2mm corner on the Sunday, I'm at my daughters wedding on the Saturday. Jerry I did have my reasons for choosing Sunday for Swindon Look forward to seeing you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 14, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2014 Looking forward to seeing both of you on Sunday... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2014 This will be the last time you can see the Headingley Depot Tram layout.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Line Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Always an excellent weekend this one, a well established date in any GWR modellers calender,and once again there is a great line up of layouts and demonstrators + the museum itself and the Outlet shopping centre opposite if other distractions are sought by your partners? cheers Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2014 Among the 'other distractions' is the bar - usually very good (I'm told) for decent beers for those who like that sort of thing and they usually manage a decent cider as well, hic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted September 3, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2014 Kim and I will only be on the 2mm demo on the Sunday as our daughter Holly is getting married on the Saturday. 2mm demonstrators for Saturday will be the brilliant Julia Adams (Missy) and Rich Brummitt. As others have said, a great show in a fabulous museum. Not to be missed. Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Line Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Opening page now updated with latest exhibits, traders and other attractions, Looking to be another bumper line up with several new layouts cheers Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thinking of going.. Drop the wife and daughter to go shopping.. Should give me a couple of hours in the exhibition, even if I don't get into the museum properly.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thinking of going.. Drop the wife and daughter to go shopping.. Should give me a couple of hours in the exhibition, even if I don't get into the museum properly.. The exhibition is in the museum so you won`t miss it ---- the museum that is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2014 Cool! Well, won't have time to experience the museum properly then! I assume there is no need to buy advanced tickets or anything silly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2014 No you can just turn up and pay .. and you will experience the Museum as the exhibits are arranged around the Museum with a large and a smaller hall with a lot of exhibits/traders/ demonstrators (including me) in them.. which leads to .. tthe beer tent and traction engines!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2014 This is the same weekend as the Swindon and Cricklade Railway's Wartime weekend. So there is potentially a very good day out, as both could be fitted into a day Is there no O gauge test track this year? Test track will be there - no live steam on it but it covers most other O gauge forms of electrical pick up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2014 No you can just turn up and pay .. and you will experience the Museum as the exhibits are arranged around the Museum with a large and a smaller hall with a lot of exhibits/traders/ demonstrators (including me) in them.. which leads to .. tthe beer tent and traction engines!! Yes, it is a rather nice way of arranging an exhibition I think and it seems to work very well in the setting at Steam. One can of course ignore it all and proceed direct to beer tent, which also usually includes a purveyor of food as well. Must think about what I can buy to give young Baz a chance of demonstrating explaining how to do his weathering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Shame it clashes with both TINGS and RMWeb Live. We need better co-ordination between these big events, there is only one of me and I even I can't be in 3 places at once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2014 Shame it clashes with both TINGS and RMWeb Live. We need better co-ordination between these big events, there is only one of me and I even I can't be in 3 places at once. I think it's just an accident of venue availability as far as RMweb live is concerned from something which Andy posted a long time back. The Swindon date has been fairly static in the calendar for quite a few years now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted September 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2014 Shame it clashes with both TINGS and RMWeb Live. We need better co-ordination between these big events, there is only one of me and I even I can't be in 3 places at once. I think Mike is correct as the Show at STEAM has run for a number of years - so it doesn't "clash" with RMWeb - the biggest problem is that whatever weekend you choose you will always have multiple shows... As an example the Leeds Show is on the last weekend in October and has been for over 50 years.. it used to be the only show that weekend - and now.... we have shows all over including in West Yorkshire.. Its going to happen in december where everyone seems to be aiming at the same weekend as this was fairly "show free". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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