Rail Ex TAUNTON 27th & 28th October 2018

[peterw]

Rail Ex TAUNTON is organised by Somerset Railway Modellers Club and returns to Taunton on the weekend of 27th & 28th October 2018 and will be held at Taunton School,

 

Taunton School
Staplegrove Road
Taunton
TA2 6AD

 

 

All details can be found on the website http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/

or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RAILEXTAUNTON/

or Twitter  https://twitter.com/RailEx25

 

Free parking (blue badge spaces).

Fully accessible level venue.

Fantastic catering in the historic main school restaurant

First aid cover

 

We believe we have gathered together a wide variety of high quality layouts and comprehensive trade support,

 

2018 Layout List
Amiens 1918 - Tracks and Trenches (OO9)
Ashdan Junction (OO)
Avyn-a-Llyin (OO9)
Banbury (N)

Boscawen Junction (N)
Bridport Town (O16.5)
Dorehill St Stevens (OO)
Dubmill Sidings (O)
Filisur Station (HOm)

Gas Works (O)
Gold Corner (O)
Knuddelstein (N)
Little Aller Junction (N)

Lydford Road (OO)
Marsh Chipping (N)
Midford (N)
Oak Road (OO)

Parkstone Goods (OO)
Pottendorf (HO)

Seven Ash (OO)
Sidmouth (P4)
Stapleforth St. Stephens (N)

St Martin's Wharf (O)
Tiverton (EM)

C.E.G.B Tregelion Quay Power Station
Villefranche Le Chapelle (HO)

Waveybridge (OO)

 

2018 Trade Stands
ABC Model Railways       
Attwood Aggregates
Book Law Publications     
Cheltenham Model Centre

C&L Finescale NEW FOR 2018

DCC Trainautomation   
Dirty Boy Weathering by Lord and Butler
Don Bishop Photography
Green Scene
H & A Models 

Just in Case  NEW FOR 2018   

Kato N Gauge
Keith’s Bits and Pieces     LARGER STAND IN 2018
Kytes Lights
Megapoints Controllers  LARGER STAND IN 2018  
Modelu       NEW FOR 2018
Platform 3 Models    
Railroom Electronics    
Somerset Railway Modellers Sales
Ray Heard Model Railways   
Severn Models
Tools 2000
Wessex Wagons
Weston Models
247 Developments 2016    NEW FOR 2018

 

2018 Demonstrations

Scenic modelling by Greenscene

Modern Modelling by CLAPHAM (CLevedon And PortisHead Armchair Modellers)

 

2018 Societies/Associations

009 Society

Great Western Society

EM Gauge Society

Edited October 20, 2018 by peterw

[Chris M]

I’m looking forward to being at this show. I will almost certainly will run Little Aller Junction as summer of ‘63 one day and summer of ‘68 the other.

[peterw]

There have been a few additions/changes to the layouts and trade in the original post (now amended). These include,

 

New Layouts

Seven Ash (OO) - Pictured

Parkstone Goods (OO)

Boscawen Junction (N) - Pictured

Waveybridge (OO)

 

New Trade

Just In Case

DCC Trainautomation

 

All up to date details can be found on the website http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/index.html

Edited August 31, 2018 by peterw

[Chris M]

It will be good to see Seven Ash "in the flesh" at this exhibition. The list of layouts suggest it will be an excellent exhibition. I'm sure I would visit if I wasn't exhibiting.

[DLT]

Looking forward to the show, Bridport Town hasn't been out for quite a while.

Cheers, Dave.

[mozzer models]

Looking forward to the show, Bridport Town hasn't been out for quite a while.

Cheers, Dave.

looking forward to seeing the layout again thats if i can get off the trade stand

[peterw]

Only 20 days until Rail Ex Taunton is upon us!! The original post has been updated to reflect some additions and alterations, 

 

Two layouts added http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/layouts.html

Lydford Road (OO)

C.E.G.B Tregelion Quay Power Station (N)

 

Two trade stands added and one removed - http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/traders.html

Alan Ward will not be attending

C&L Finescale will be making their first appearance at the show

Kato N Gauge were missing from the original list.

 

Two Demonstrations added - http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/demos.html

Scenic Modelling

Modern Modelling

 

Two Societies added - http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/demos.html

009 Society

Great Western Society

 

In total we have 26 layouts, 24 trade stands, 2 Societies, 2 Demonstrations spread across 3 exhibition spaces. Full details can be found on the website (http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/index.html) and additional information will be posted on the show Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RAILEXTAUNTON

 

We hope you enjoy the show.

[Donw]

Looking forward to the show, Bridport Town hasn't been out for quite a while.

Cheers, Dave.

 

I look forward to seeing you and the layout Dave.

 

Don

[Chris M]

Starting to get Little Aller Junction ready for the trip to Taunton.....I just hope the weather on the layout improves.

[guzzler17]

Apparently one of the O gauge layouts in the list above has been withdrawn but two O gauge replacements, Gas Works and St Martin's Wharf, are being provided by the Yeovil Model Railway Group.

[247 Developments]

Were going though are plates to check we have all of them tant we can are in the draws for the show

 

see you all there

[Donw]

Apparently one of the O gauge layouts in the list above has been withdrawn but two O gauge replacements, Gas Works and St Martin's Wharf, are being provided by the Yeovil Model Railway Group.

 

We are very grateful to the Yeovil group for helping out at short notice.

 

Don

[peterw]

Only 6 days to go until we open the doors to Rail Ex Taunton 2018. There have been some minor last minute changes due to the withdrawal of the O gauge layout Norwich Central. We have managed to source two other O gauge layouts as replacements - St Martin's Wharf and Gas Works (both pictured). We also have the EM Gauge Society in attendance to complement the superb EM gauge layout Tiverton. 

 

The final line up will be 27 layouts, 24 trade stands (new trade stands in 2018 are C&L Finescale, 247 Developments 2016, Modelu and Just in Case), 3 society stands and 2 demonstrations spread over three exhibition spaces.

 

We hope the line up will appeal to the public. If you have visited before you might remember that Saturday morning/early afternoon can be extremely busy whereas the Sunday is a little quieter with the added bonus of a Sunday roast dinner with a choice of three meats!

 

All details can be found the following,

Website: http://www.somersetrmc.org.uk/Rail-EX/index.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RAILEXTAUNTON

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RailEx25?lang=en-gb

[devonseasider]

Starting to get Little Aller Junction ready for the trip to Taunton.....

 

Don't forget to take some Warley tickets with you.  I'm relying on you  .  .  .  .

[dasatcopthorne]

We're on the road again and this time at Taunton.

 

See you there.

 

The Carshalton & Sutton MRC Crew.

 

 

 

 

 

[Chris M]

Don't forget to take some Warley tickets with you.  I'm relying on you  .  .  .  .

I have some tickets, just got to remember to put them in the car.

Just look for the N guage layout running mostly hydraulics.

[peterw]

Soon be heading off to start marking out the exhibition halls. One final change to the line up this week. Unfortunately the trade stand by Modelu withdrew on Monday. If you had booked a scan you should have already been contacted.

 

Failing last minute disasters we should have an excellent weekend with some quality exhibits.

[SDJR7F88]

Amiens 1918 is ready for action! 

See you tomorrow! 

[DLT]

Bridport is all set up and ready, better set the alarm clock.

Dave.

[Donw]

Bridport is all set up and ready, better set the alarm clock.

Dave.

 

I look orward to seeing you Dave

 

Don

[Donw]

Please remember there are roadworks at Cross Keys roundabout which can hold you up for as much as 15 minuets so if coming of M5 junction 26 allow extra time. 

 

The lights were off and turned aside this evening. Not sure wether they will be working on SAT am may not be as its the start of the school half term. Mind you if coming off Jcn 26 it may be better to aviod going up to the silk mills and instead go on towards the town and go over the river there and come up staplegrove road from the town, missing the Cross Keys roundabout area.

 

Don

[Markwalker67]

Went to the show today some nice layouts and good trade stands had a good day.

[Platform 1]

This was a brilliant show - good range of scales and styles - too much to see!  Had to skip round a few stands in the large hall towards the end of today.  Well done chaps, it just gets better!

 

One comment: the huge Midlands layout with 8+ operators was very, very impressive, but whenever I passed it, there was nothing moving!  Huh?

 

A few snaps where I could actually find a gap in the crowd...

 

Sidmouth:

 

Little Aller Junction:

 

Midford:

 

[BRIAN T]

What a fantastic show , not one bad layout,.....one or two operators not realising the viewing public want to see trains running... Dorehill St Stevens for one ....we counted nearly 8 operators and not a train running for long periods. this was the second time we have seen this layout before and the same situation happened , almost too big to control ..a real shame...all the same a very enjoyable show.

[Godfrey Glyn]

Visited this morning and I totally agree with the comments above, a really excellent show. Always good to see Sidmouth and I expect I will spend quite a bit of time looking at it again at Warley. Its a bit of a drive for me but well worth it and I have already noted the dates for next year  - 26th and 27th October 2019. Congratulations to the team who put it on and to the site staff at the School for their welcome too.

 

all the best

 

Godfrey

Edited October 28, 2018 by Godfrey Glyn