THE Christmas Model Railway Show, Manchester 3&4 December 2016!

[Allegheny1600]

It’s back, it’s bigger, it’s better!
More space! More layouts!
Following the success of Manchester Model Railway Society’s relaunched city centre exhibition in 2015, the Society has today
released details of the attractions at this year’s show. The
exhibition will be on

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2016,

and will again be held in the Barnes Wallis building of the
University of Manchester’s northern campus, a mere 250m from Piccadilly Station.
More exhibition space has been hired this year and, in addition, the catering area has been almost doubled in size and will

open for longer, serving a much wider variety of food throughout the day. Exhibition coordinator, Philip Sweet, said:
“We have listened carefully to the feedback from last year’s visitors
and are acting on it to make the exhibition bigger and better than
ever. In line with their wishes we have increased the exhibition
space, improved the catering and have invited more layouts – there
should be twenty this year, two more than in 2015. One thing which
has not changed is the quality of the layouts; most of them have
been featured in one or more of the national railway modelling
magazines in the last 18 months. The variety of traders this year will
be even greater and we are arranging a number of activities designed
for families and children.
With Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas street markets nearby, our
show is the perfect destination for your Christmas shopping”
The Society website contains details and pictures of all the layouts, and much
more information about the exhibition. http://mmrs.co.uk/exhibition/
To be kept informed of developments as the Exhibition takes shape, join
our mailing list by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk
 

Layouts are as follows;

Layout Name Scale/ Gauge Location Era Format

Arigna Town Ob36.75 Ireland 1950s Fiddle-terminus
Crimson Road OO Midlands 21st cent
Dewsbury Midland OO Yorkshire continuous run
Elcot Road P4 Croydon area 1988 fiddle-terminus
Forthtal 3.5mm Hoe (9mm) Germany/Austria Modern Fiddle to terminus
Grime Street 4mm tram Leeds 1948-54
Heatherly N England 2000-2016 Continuous run.
Kepier Colliery OO Durham 1960S Fiddle-works
Llantwyn OO9 Wales 1930s Continuos
Melton Mowbray (North) N Midlands 48-53 & 57-62 continuous run
Murfitt TT East Scotland
Museum of Transport OO/others England Present continuous
Northern Vale OO England 2015 Fiddle terminus
Portchllin P4 West Scotland 1974 fiddle-throughfiddle
Salmon Pastures OO Sheffield 1930s Fiddle to MPD
Seabury Town O (FS) England 1960s Fiddle -terminus
Shasta Z USA 1990s continuous
Sodor North Western OO Sodorish Continuous
The End of the Line O/On14 Forest of Dean 1960s Fiddle-terminus
The World's End OO Yorkshire Present day continuous run
Water Street Sidings O NE England 1910 Fiddle -terminus
 

Trade, Societies and more details to follow.

[sawyermodels]

We asked to come along last year as trade support but sadly you were fully booked. Wonder if we will get an invite this year?

[Red Devil]

Point of order....

 

Grime Street hasn't relocated 35 miles south, it's set in Leeds rather than Sheffield, looking forward to seeing a few there, particularly Salmon pastures which so far has escaped me.

[westerner]

Point of order....

 

Grime Street hasn't relocated 35 miles south, it's set in Leeds rather than Sheffield, looking forward to seeing a few there, particularly Salmon pastures which so far has escaped me.

Which is set in Sheffield

[salmonpastures]

Point of order....

 

Grime Street hasn't relocated 35 miles south, it's set in Leeds rather than Sheffield, looking forward to seeing a few there, particularly Salmon pastures which so far has escaped me.

ReDevil,

Not intentional,,,, and please be careful what you wish for!!!

I hope you like our "Solar" powered tram!!!

Do you have any portable overheads we can borrow for the 2 days!!!!

We normally get away with it,,,,BUT,,, not on this occasion I fear.

My usual line is, " I can't do the overheads until all the buildings are in place"

Hopefully we will be in same hotel and can then exchange notes!!!!

I look forward to actually meeting you after our various "pm" exchanges.

For obvious reasons we are really looking forward to this show.

 

SAD  & everyone at Salmon Pastures

[Allegheny1600]

Countdown to Manchester
Exhibition
With just 60 days left before the start of the Manchester Model
Railway Society’s exhibition, preparations are well in hand and
advance tickets have now gone on sale. The event, which is the
only model railway exhibition to be staged in the centre of a
major UKcity, is expected to attract large visitor numbers.
The organisers have listened carefully to the feedback from visitors at last
year’s exhibition, which attracted record-breaking crowds. As well as extra
exhibition space and improved catering, there will be more layouts, a film
theatre, and a special competition for children - with a very special prize.
The Society has a long tradition of high quality modelling and technical
innovation and this is reflected in the content of the exhibition. Most of the
layouts which will be present have been featured in the railway modelling press
and demonstrate a very high level of craftsmanship. There will also be a wide
range of demonstrations, including radio controlled trains, 3-D printing and
advanced electronic control, as well as the more traditional craft skills.
Located just 3 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, with a
wide variety of trade stands and with Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas
street markets nearby, THE Christmas Model Railway Show is the
perfect destination for your Christmas shopping.
The Society website contains details and pictures of all the layouts, and much
more information about the exhibition. www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition
To be kept informed of developments as the Exhibition takes shape, join
our mailing list by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk
 

[salmonpastures]

Countdown to Manchester

Exhibition

With just 60 days left before the start of the Manchester Model

Railway Society’s exhibition,,,,,,

 

Crikey Allegheny1600,,,

 

Having just looked at the line up can I congratulate you on the very strong Yorkshire offering!!!

And why not,,,, this is the first time we have been over t'wrong side but I'm sure we will all be fine.

Actually my missus comes from Stockport and I've never had any trouble getting visa's before. [anybody seen me passport!!]

 

That really is one serious list of exhibitors for a show.

For me the real attraction of this one is all that airborne undiluted Gortonaura,, what an inspiration.

Situation normal from our perspective we are rapidly approaching 6 weeks to set up and we only have about 14 weeks to catch up on the bar chart.

Ha Ha,,, don't you just love it when a plan comes together.

 

Sincere regards to all.

 

SAD and everyone at Salmon Pastures. 

[Allegheny1600]

Poignant Tribute at Manchester Exhibition

Among the many attractions at Manchester Model Railway Society’s exhibition in December will be a poignant tribute to a member who died in tragic circumstances last year. Colin Robinson was a well respected member of the MMRS and also an awardwinning amateur film maker. At the time of his death he was finishing a biographical film on the life of Richard Trevithick entitled “A Cornish Giant”.

The film has now been completed and will receive its première on Saturday 3rd December at the Society’s annual exhibition in central Manchester. The Society have arranged extra exhibition space in 2016, part of which has been allocated to a film theatre which will screen a selection of Colin’s films, including his documentary on the Beyer-Peacock locomotive works and his affectionate look at Chee Tor, one of the Society’s former layouts.

Exhibition coordinator, Philip Sweet, said: “It is entirely appropriate that we honour Colin’s memory in this way. The innovative and informative videos that he filmed and edited last year, which explained to visitors the routes to our exhibition venue, played a significant part in the success of last year’s show. He was a keen member of the Society, a fine model engineer and a talented film-maker.”

As well as the film screenings and a selection of 20 high class layouts, the Society has also organised a number of hands-on activities for both children and adults. Located just 3 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, with a wide variety of trade stands and with Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas street markets nearby, THE Christmas Model Railway Show is the perfect destination for a Christmas shopping trip.

 

The Society website contains details and pictures of all the layouts, and much more information about the exhibition. www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition To be kept informed of developments as the Exhibition takes shape, join our mailing list by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk

[Red Devil]

Sad to say Grime Street's attendance is currently in doubt, we will do our best to be there however today whilst at work my van (which Grime Street travels in) and a considerable amount of tools were stolen from Rochdale. 

 

Obviously this impinges hugely on my workload and ability to carry it out so at the moment 'very up in the air' MMRS have been fantastic about it and I will try to be there, some tram mechanisms were also in the van....so that has put the top hat on it even more.

 

I really daren't say what I'm currently thinking......

[Allegheny1600]

Oh no!

Really sorry to hear that buddy, never mind the show - what a blow to you and your business.

I hope things improve for you, fingers crossed for the recovery of your property and the offenders prosecuted severely.

Best regards,

John.

[Allegheny1600]

STOP PRESS!

 

Dewsbury Midland* will be featured on ITV on Thursday evening (10th November) at 7:30 - The Tonight programme and it's nationwide! It was filmed to provide background for a programme about HS2.  There will be a credit at the end of the programme and hopefully a link to the website through the ITV social media. Obviously we don't know how many seconds of actual exposure we'll get, but this has to be of interest to all.

 

*As featured at the Manchester show!

[Allegheny1600]

Hi All,

Just a few photos that I am officially allowed to use, to whet your appetites!

 

[/url]Crimson Road

 

[/url]Forthtal © Thistle Modelmakers

 

[/url]Dewsbury Midland

 

[/url]Elcot Road

 

[/url]Portchullin.

 

[/url]Salmon Pastures © Alan "westerner" Davies

 

Many thanks to the copyright owners for the rights to this lovely pictures.

[Allegheny1600]

A few more pictures for your perusal;

 

[/url]The End of the Line. © Tim Crockford.

 

[/url]The Museum of Transport © Robin Brogden.

 

[/url]The World's End © Pete Goss.

 

[/url]The World's End 2 © Pete Goss.

 

[/url]Water Street Sidings

 

Thanks again to the copyright owners for allowing the use of these images.

John.

[Allegheny1600]

Finally, I have got my scanner working so can now upload the floor-plan for your information.

 

 

The main hall (Room 2) and associated adjacent rooms.

 

 

Room 5.

 

 

Room 7.

 

Hope it's useful to any and all potential visitors, you can now plan your route to your favourite layout or trader, etc!

Cheers,

John.

[Allegheny1600]

Countdown to Exhibition

With less than a fortnight to go, the organising team at

Manchester’s ground breaking Model Railway Society, the third

oldest in the world, are completing their final preparations for

“THE Christmas Model Railway Show – Manchester 2016!”

The event, staged over the weekend of December 3rd & 4th at the Barnes Wallis

building in Altrincham Street, promises to be very popular, with model railway

layouts on display from as far away as Kent, Sussex, Norfolk and Edinburgh.

But in addition to 20 visiting model railway layouts, there are also attractions

aimed at children, a wide range of trade stands and the film première of “A

Cornish Giant”, a documentary on the life of Richard Trevithick.

Exhibition coordinator, Philip Sweet said:

“We have listened carefully to the comments made by visitors to last

year’s show, and have acted on them to put together a really high class

exhibition with some of the best model railway layouts in the UK. We

intend not only to please the serious modeller, but also to provide a

great day out for the whole family. One lucky child will go home with an

early Christmas present – the complete model railway set which is the

prize in our free to enter competition.”

Advance tickets for the exhibition (at a reduced price) are on sale through the

Society’s website until the end of November. The exhibition is being staged in

the Barnes Wallis Building in Altrincham Street, just 3 minutes walk from

Manchester Piccadilly station, and has its own multi-storey car park. It is

ideally located to combine a visit to the exhibition with a trip to Manchester’s

acclaimed Christmas Street Markets.

The organisers warn that the exhibition is likely to be crowded on Saturday

morning and advise families with small children to come on Saturday afternoon

or Sunday.

Further details, with pictures of all the layouts appearing at THE Christmas

Model Railway Show, are on the Society’s website www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition

Or, for other enquiries, by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk

[5050]

Hope to come over by train Saturday morning.  Last year the train was a bit full to say the least, standing room only from Dewsbury (9.00 am'ish) with more trying to get on further down the line.  Anyone know if later trains are less full?

[long island jack]

Hope to be there Saturday, long time since I did a exhibition in Manchester(as punter or exhibiting),i'll do the tram!

[Allegheny1600]

Hope to come over by train Saturday morning.  Last year the train was a bit full to say the least, standing room only from Dewsbury (9.00 am'ish) with more trying to get on further down the line.  Anyone know if later trains are less full?

Thanks buddy,

Glad to hear you intend to visit.

Unfortunately, I am not a regular user of local rail services in this area so I can't say for sure. I'll ask around for you though.

JE.

[Red Devil]

If nothing else untoward happens (with my luck at the moment!) Grime Street will be there.

 

Big thank you too MMRS for their help and understanding.....

[salmonpastures]

If nothing else untoward happens (with my luck at the moment!) Grime Street will be there.

 

Big thank you too MMRS for their help and understanding.....

That is GOOD news Grime Street,,,, for some time I thought our tram may be on it's own.

We look forward to actually meeting you after several useful tram exchanges here on RMweb.

 

A quick update from "The Pastures" before next weeks extravaganza,,,,, our token gesture to working signals are still driving me barmy,,,but I have a full week yet before I actually through in the oily towel!!!!! [it would have been a lot simpler if I had built them into the original design rather than token "add ons"

 

The D9 is now painted and weathered and looking very workmanlike sitting alongside Valour who has recently returned from "micklner's paintshop" & a lovely job he has done too.

For obvious reasons I really wanted to push the level of "Gortonaura" for this exhibition and all being well we should have  a B3, D11, D9, A5, J10, C13, O5, F2, 3x J11's & 2 x 04's plus various other companies types.

 

A trio of maroon LMS "beauties" are now coaled/dirtied and looking more like working machines than RTR toys,,, they will be joined by a strong contingent of LYR motive power which also seems appropriate considering where we are.

 

 If any RMwebbers do attend please come and say hello,,, "westerner" will be in attendance as will Roger and Neville complete with his hat,,,,, and that is not to be missed,,,,,,[ you should be so lucky!!!] 

 

SAD 

[westerner]

I'm pleased read that Grime Street will be coming. Red Devil I hope your problems have been well sorted.

Like SAD I'm really looking forward the show. Thinking about it hopefully this time next week we should almost have finished setting up.

[37038]

Thanks buddy,

Glad to hear you intend to visit.

Unfortunately, I am not a regular user of local rail services in this area so I can't say for sure. I'll ask around for you though.

JE.

Unfortunately, because of the Manchester Christmas Markets, pretty much every train into the city is packed during December. However, outbound trains aren't as bad as the flow of passengers is spread over a longer period.

[RBAGE]

Unfortunately, because of the Manchester Christmas Markets, pretty much every train into the city is packed during December. However, outbound trains aren't as bad as the flow of passengers is spread over a longer period.

I suppose the Christmas market means that parking will be a problem?

[johnd]

Have a look at the Metrolink website for Park and Ride. Usually ok depending which football team are at home on a Saturday / Sunday.

[Allegheny1600]

I suppose the Christmas market means that parking will be a problem?

Well, without my crystal ball of course, but last year - parking in the multi story that the supplied postcode directs you to, was fine. That's where I parked but I was reasonably early.

Busy, of course but you could get parked.

Now, I can't say more than that and because I have said this, watch the bloomin parking turn out to be chronic!!! Oh well!

Cheers,

John.