Watford Model railway Exhibition 9th May 2015

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Over 20 top quality layouts have been invited from across the country covering a range of timescales from 19^th century Germany to the UK in the present day. Many scales and locations will be represented from the tiny Z gauge to G scale garden railways with radio control.  There will be something for the whole family including the opportunity to drive model trains and purchase those essential items for your own collection. See www.southwesthertsmrs.org.uk for list of layouts

 

[Nile]

Looks good. I'll be there helping with Yoredale Tramway.

[George Woodcock]

Hello

 

   Richard Coleman and I will be there with Georgemas Junction. Please say hello as we don't bite, well not very hard anyway.

 

                                          

                                                                                             Cheers

 

                                                                                                  George

[ColinW]

I will be there, helping on GrahamB's Southbridge layout.

 

Colin

[PeterH]

By Car
The B462 Aldenham Rd. Is just off the A41 south east of its junction with Junction 5 of the M1.

By Train

First Capital Connect Train service to Radlett. Then Uno bus 602 (destination Watford High St.) (bus stop in Aldenham Rd beside Red Lion Hotel) to Queens School.

London Midland or London Overground service to Bushey. Then Uno bus 602 (destination Hatfield) to Queens School or Sullivan bus 306 (destination Borehamwood) to the Avenue then about ½ mile walk. Both buses depart from Bushey Arches stop G Lower High Street.

It is about 1.4 miles to walk from Bushey Station to Queens School.

LAYOUTS

Kidmore Creek (N) North American grain processing depot.

Lyndon 1870 (OO9) The layout shows a fictitious part of Dickensian London in 1870.

Welmitch an Rhein (N) A setting in the Rhein valley in the late 1990’s.

Silbeeke (Z)

Earls Court (OO) London suburban line (1960’s).

Trumpers Halt (G) Depicting a layout in an English garden. Trains include Thomas & friends.

Empingham (OO) A fictional terminus of an ex Midland railway branch line (1957).

Ruhestand Weg (HO) A fictional branch terminus in present day Austria.

Bryn Y Felin (OO9) A scene on the WHR in Wales near Beddgelert (late 1920’s)

Snape Maltings (EM) A layout based on the station at Snape Maltings, Suffolk (1960).

Sylvester Road (OO) A shunting puzzle on a small layout.

Salz (HO) Austrian freight line now running passenger heritage stock.

Reddingham (OO) East Anglian branch line terminus (1990’s).

Roso Road (O) A Scottish branch line set in the 1860’s.

Georgemas Jct (OO) Depicting the most northerly railway junction in the UK (1990’s - 2000’s).

Southbridge (N) A GWR country station with a single track branch line (1934 - 1948)

Easthorpe Road (OO) Eastern Region BR (1950’s/60’s).

Yoredale Tramway (OO9) A fictional roadside tramway in the Yorkshire Dales (1920’s)

Aldermouth (O) Imaginary GWR branch terminus with some Southern imput (1930 -1940).

Tolzdorf (N) Royal Bavarian State Railway and the Bavarian State Railway. (1830-1920).

Orestone Quay (OO) A scene where trains run through town streets to get to the harbour.

Thomas Town (OO) See old friends from the Island of Sodor. You can also drive the train.

DEMONSTRATIONS
Paul Stapleton The art of creating buildings.
John Jones How to lay track including use of the Templot computer programme.
Nigel Spate Working on rolling stock and items for the North London DC Lines layout ‘Croxley Wiggenhall Road Depot’

TRADERS

3 Counties Models (Tel: 01929-480103): We offer a good selection of OO gauge, ready to run, model railways. All locomotives are guaranteed to be in good working order.

Keith's Model Railways (Tel: 0116-2778634): New/second hand. Sold/bought/part exchanged most gauges plus accessories, die cast transport. All locos guaranteed, been serviced and oiled etc. DCC chips sorted out repairs done.

Ron Atkins (Tel: 01923-720686): Ron buys and sells Hornby Dublo 3-rail train sets and locomotives, also 'O' gauge rolling stock as well as Dinky and Matchbox toys, give me a call on 01923-720686.

Peter Cowan Books (Tel: 0208-866-8153): Second hand railway books.

abc model railways (Tel: 0781-3031152): abc Model railways offer a range of new and pre-owned models, track accessories and tools, specialising in HO, 009 and narrow gauge.

Country Park Models (Tel: 01443-685163): Model railway spares for most leading manufacturers. But, sell, part exchange, working, non-working or complete collections and layout. Any gauge, small or large collection.

Model Railway Doctor (Tel: 0208-9077662 or 07860-136848): Repairs to model railways and good secondhand bought and sold. OFFICIAL Hornby SERVICE DEALER


Engine Shed Toys (Tel: 07712 896381): We sell a full range of Thomas the Tank Engine toys, puzzles and books, top trumps, RoboFish, wooden toys, replica memorabilia packs and more.

www.engineshedtoys.co.uk

Elite Baseboards (Tel: 01452-720599) We build exhibition quality layouts on superior quality furniture grade plywood baseboards. The 'elite baseboard' range is fully flexible with either modular or bespoke options.

www.elitebaseboards.co.uk

Rail-Books.co.uk (Tel: 01293-406137): Bookseller offering a wide selection of quality books on British, Irish & Overseas models & prototypes from major and minor publishers.

Unfortunately Bruce will not be able to attend this year due to ill health. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Radley Models (Tel: 01425-479377 or 07956 320140): London Transport and Southern model Kits in’N’, ‘OO’, & ‘O’ gauges.

www.radleymodels.co.uk

B H Enterprises (Tel: 01923 672809) B H Enterprises are specialist suppliers of N gauge kits and bits.

Roneo Models (Tel: 07917-875747) East Londons' Premier Model Railway Shop, specialising in the best of british outline Model Railway Products.

W M Collectables (Tel: 01444-413723 or 07710-878284) Quality pre-owned and collectable model railway items in most gauges, lots of Triang 00/TT, Wrenn, Hornby, Hornby Dublo, we welcome your wants lists.


SOCIETIES

Loco Club of Great Britain (St Albans) (Tel: 01442-251540): The St Albans LCGB is a railway study group, meeting 9 occasions per year at Chiswell Green United Reformed Church. Further details either phone 01442-251540 or our website www.lcgb.org.uk

Friends of the National Railway Museum (Tel: 01767-448921): The FNRM will be able to give details of museum events and have exclusive products for sale.
 

[TEAMYAKIMA]

I'll be there kitbashing plastic building kits

 

[PeterH]

One last plug. WATFORD MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION TOMORROW!

[TEAMYAKIMA]

That's TODAY now!

[hayfield]

Lovely family show, nice organisers, good selection of layouts and great time enjoyed by all.

 

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[stonesboy]

A really nice and friendly show. Spent some time talking to Paul Stapleton who was demonstrating building a block of flats for his Chinese railway. It has made me rethink what I was going to do with my railway now. Will certainly be back next year.

[alchemy]

Good evening all,

 

I went today and I really had a great time. I have been attending for a few years now and I thought this year was great again. Lovely layouts, lots of friendly people and a general feeling of a relaxed and fun day. At the time I was there, I didn't think it was too busy and it was great to get up close to the layouts. Below are a few pictures I took. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Alchemy (Mark)

[tug60069]

Good evening all,

 

I went today and I really had a great time. I have been attending for a few years now and I thought this year was great again. Lovely layouts, lots of friendly people and a general feeling of a relaxed and fun day. At the time I was there, I didn't think it was too busy and it was great to get up close to the layouts. Below are a few pictures I took. 

 

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Cheers

 

Alchemy (Mark)

Thanks to all those who posted kind words on this exhibition.  As one of the group who organised it, I must give a big thanks ( in no particular order) to the exhibitors and traders, club members and committee, visiting stewards and demonstrators, wives, girlfriends and family who helped and last but all importantly , the public who I hope had a great day.