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The National Festival of Railway Modelling @ NEC
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National Exhibition Centre 23/24 November 2024 For full layout, trade and visitor information please see nfrm.co.uk
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Feb 01Gauge O Guild 2025 Virtual Show
Virtual Show 2025 Date: 1st February 2025 (LIVE) then recordings of everything will be available until 28th February 2025 Location: Online from the comfort of your own home from 09:30 - 17:00 Price: Free to members and non members Like other virtual shows that the Gauge O Guild has organised, we will have layouts that have never been seen befo
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Jan 04-WAMRC Frome Exhibition 2025
Our annual Frome exhibition returns this year to the Cheese & Grain. Doors open both days at 10:00am. Adults are £6 with accompanied children £FREE. The venue has paid parking, a great cafe and good disabled access to the site and show. Layouts for this year are: Thiswaye - Finescale O Gauge Clement Street Yard - O Gauge Ellison Yard - HO Gauge Buckleig
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The Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BE
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Model Railway Exhibition
The Bridport & District Model Railway Club will be holding an exhibition on Saturday 11th January 2025. At the Beaminster Public Hall, Fleet Street, BEAMINSTER, Dorset DT8 3EF. From 10 am until 4 pm. Layouts, Trade Stands and Demonstrations. Public car park nearby. Entry prices Adults £5 Accompanied children Free Children under 16 years £3 Refres
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Jan 11-Bognor Regis Model Railway Club’s 2025 Exhibition
Sat 11th - Sun 12th January 2025 SAT 10am to 5pm, SUN 10am to 4.00pm ADMISSION: Adults £6.00 Children £3.00 Tickets can be brought online at : http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/brmrc Layouts: Aldingbourne Central OO Brailes End GWR OO Brief Encounter Consall Forge N Fareford Depot OO Fursdale OO9 Heathcote Lane N Kinlochlaggen N Mini N Gauge Mod
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Felpham community college, Bognor Regis , West sussex, PO228EL
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Marlow, Maidenhead & District MRC. Winter Exhibition
Ten Layouts, six traders, two society stands and figure painting demo. Refreshments. Admission: Adults £6 Children 5-14 £3 (under 5s free), Family 2 adults + 2 or more children £15. Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead SL6 3AX
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Syston Model Railway Society Winter Exhibition at Birstall Leicester
SYSTON MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY 2025 MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION 18th & 19th January, 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm (4pm on Sunday) BIRSTALL SOCIAL CLUB 16-18 WANLIP LANE BIRSTALL LEICESTER LE4 4JS WHAT3WORDS /// CAKED.BOUGHT.LANCE ADMISSION Adults - £5:00 (16+) Unaccompanied children - £4.00 Accompanied children go FREE!!! (Under 16s)
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Birstall Social Club, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4JS
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Jan 25-SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 25TH/26TH 2025
SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 25TH/26TH 2025 More than 20 top quality layouts in various scales and gauges , with well-known traders from around the country. Skilled demonstrators to advise and show you how! Traders confirmed Aspire Gifts & Models Bill Hudson Transport Books Blacksmith Models C & L Finescale Cheltenham Model
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BARTON PEVERIL COLLEGE, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5ZA
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Jan 25-Erith MRS Annual January Exhibition 2025 - Thamesmead
The Erith Model Railway Society's January Exhibition, one of South East England's largest shows, will be returning to the Harris Garrard Academy (formerly the Business Academy, Bexley) for our first show there since 2015. The show will continue to encompass almost 30 layouts, extensive trade and society support, demonstrators, static exhibits and charity raffle (in aid of the Association of Bexley
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25 January 2025 10:00 Until 26 January 2025 16:00
0The Erith Model Railway Society's January Exhibition, one of South East England's largest shows, will be returning to the Harris Garrard Academy (formerly the Business Academy, Bexley) for our first show there since 2015. The show will continue to encompass almost 30 layouts, extensive trade and society support, demonstrators, static exhibits and charity raffle (in aid of the Association of Bexley Charities '78), making almost 90 stands in total. Please bear with us while we re-familiarise ourselves with the venue.
Venue Address: Harris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, NR Erith, Kent, DA18 4DW.
Opening Times: Saturday 25th January 2025 - 10:00am to 5:00pm & Sunday 26th January 2025 - 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Entry Prices: Adults - £9.00. Accompanied Children - £1.00.
Entry price includes free exhibition guide.
We can accept cash and card payments on the entry desk.
The venue can be reached by Abbey Wood railway station (10-15 minute walk away), which is served by regular Southeastern, Thameslink and Elizabeth Line services.
TfL bus services 180, 401 and B11 stop in front of the venue, with 177, 229, 244, 301, 469 and 472 services stopping nearby on the A2041 road, and Super Loop service SL3 stopping at Abbey Wood station.
There is a sizeable free on-site car park, full disabled access (including toilets), a large refreshment area with plenty of seating and an extensive range of hot and cold food and drinks at reasonable prices.
Please check our website for further details (directions etc.):
https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/erithmrs/exhibit_january.html
Or the RMweb thread for the exhibition:
Thank You.
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25 January 2025 10:00 Until 26 January 2025 16:30
0SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SHOW -JANUARY 25TH/26TH 2025
More than 20 top quality layouts in various scales and gauges , with well-known traders from around the country.
Skilled demonstrators to advise and show you how!
Traders confirmed
Aspire Gifts & Models
Bill Hudson Transport Books
Blacksmith Models
C & L Finescale
Cheltenham Model Centre
Dart Castings
Dingo Servo Mounts
GLR Bespoke Services Ltd
H & A Models
K&M Trees
Langley Models
Model Railway Developments
Model Railway Solutions
Modelstock
Ron-Lines Model Railways
Roxey Mouldings
Severn Models
Squires Model & Craft Tools
Sunningwell Command Control
Transport Treasury Publishing
wheels of Southsea
Societies
EM Gauge Society
Great Western Study Group
RCTS Eastleigh Branch
Scalefour Society
South Western Circle
Southern Railways Group
Gauge O Guild
2mm Association Roadshow
Heritage Bus Group
lynston & Barnstaple Railway trust
Demonstrators
3D Printing-Duncan Redford
Weathering-Elliott Cowton
Etched kit construction -Mark Lancaster
Weathering as you wait -Emperors Path Sam
Travelling via Car
Barton Peveril College is about 1½ miles from M3 Junction 13 or M27 Junction 5 and will be AA signed from shortly after the junctions.
Please use SO50 5BX for SatNav. (The college post code will take you to the back entrance of the campus)
Travelling via Train
Both Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway stations (London Waterloo line) are about a 25 minute walk, or by bus as below.
Free Heritage Bus
Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust (www.sadtht.co.uk) will be providing a free bus service between Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway stations and Barton Peveril College. The service is expected to run approximately half hourly from about 9.30am
Travelling via Bus
Bluestar Route 2, (Southampton – Eastleigh – Fair Oak) from Eastleigh station, stops in Derby Road near Tennyson Road. It is a short walk along Tennyson Road to the back entrance to the college. Every 15 minutes on Saturday, half-hourly on Sunday.
Bluestar Route 5, (Eastleigh to Romsey, Saturday only) from Eastleigh station, stops outside the college, infrequent service (every 2 hours).
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01 February 2025
0Virtual Show 2025
Date: 1st February 2025 (LIVE) then recordings of everything will be available until 28th February 2025
Location: Online from the comfort of your own home from 09:30 - 17:00
Price: Free to members and non members
Like other virtual shows that the Gauge O Guild has organised, we will have layouts that have never been seen before as well as some which may be familiar.
Demonstrations will include both recorded sessions and live sessions provided by members and our technical committee.
Traders will be advertising and new product announcements are expected.
Use a comfortable chair and make sure you have plenty of refreshments beside you in the passenger seat.
Layouts:
The California Southern Railroad, American Outline - Alan Hammond
Bowaters Paper Mill Railway, 7mm NG 1960s Industrial Narrow Gauge - St Neots MRC
Basford North, BR(E) 1950s - Tony Geary
Over Peover, BR(E) 1950s to 1980s - David Whitmore
Lynley Dock Dock Railway, 1946 - 1950 - Trevor Wade
William Street Test Track - Fawley Hill
Wallingford, GWR - Bob Hatfield
Uley Road and Uley Junction, GWR located in Australia - Charles Rudder
Murray Street, NSWGR located in Australia - John Parker
Popens Swing Bridge, German Metre Gauge located in Germany - Andreas Manthey
Modelling the LNER, LNER located in Australia - Mike Sant
North Cotes, Set in Lincolnshire located in the USA - Ian Holmes
Demonstrations & Live Q & As
Modular layout project teams - discussing their progress
Your opportunity to chat to the Guild Management Committee
Nick Dunhill - Inside valve gear
Nick Baines - CAD for loco building
Nigel Paine - Topic TBC
Demonstrations by recorded Videos
Chris Walsh - How 3D printing changed my layout
Paul Bambrick - Making trees
Paul Bambrick - Making a diorama
Peter Reynolds - Back to basics - Building a Parkside sand wagon
Chris Free - Using Blender for 3D design
Phil Reid - Basic layout design and potential pitfalls
Traders
TBC
Meantime, all videos from the virtual show in 2022 and 2023 can be viewed on our YouTube Channel
You do not need to subscribe to YouTube to view the channel but if you do subscribe to our channel (which is totally free) you will get updates about new content.
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01 February 2025 10:00 Until 16:00
07mmNGA Trent Valley Area Group Modelling Day – 32nd January 2025
Our annual January Modelling Day in 2025 will take place on the 1st February 2025 (or the 32nd January as we are calling it). As always it's a chance to speak to like minded modellers and demonstrators whilst consuming tea, coffee, bacon butties and copious amounts of cake.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
If you are travelling by train, the suggested station (Peartree) is not advisable as this is miles away from the venue. Please get the train to Derby station, and then walk across to the bus station in the city centre. Here you will be able to catch one of the 'Mickleover' buses which will drop you right outside the venue (They are bright pink so you can't miss them!) or catch the yellow 'The Villager' buses, we have a new fleet on the Villager route and each bus is adorned with a different animal.
10am to 4pm on Saturday 1st February 2025.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, 36 Uttoxeter Road Mickleoever, Derby, DE3 9GE.
Admission: Adults £5.00.
Contact Details: group.trent@7mmnga.org.uk. www.henmoredale.org.uk 01283 733914
Nearest Railway Station: Derby and catch either ‘The Mickleover’ or ‘The Villager’ buses from the bus station.
The Trent Valley Area Group are once again organising their annual bacon butty and cake fuelled January ‘Do’ to beat the post-Christmas blues. This year, we are holding the event on the 32nd of January just to be different…
Currently booked to attend as we closed for press are:
For layouts we have in NG7-16.5:
Ashbourne Creamery, Phil Traxson has turned part of our old modular layout into a standalone layout of its own.
Rhiw Goch, Peter & James Hoyle bring their slice of the Festiniog Railway.
Wheal Ponder, Andrew Young’s Cornish Cameo
Halfway, the West Midlands Group bringing one of their collection of layouts.
Of the other TVAG members, Alex Bingley will be bringing a hybrid display of his layout and trade stand. Simon Jones will be bringing his SM32 inglenook shunting layout and a recently moved Jim English will be bringing whichever of his layouts he can retrieve from storage. To see what these are you will have to come and join us on the 1st February.
Local modeller Lez Stephenson will be bringing an 009 layout in a large trunk. Kevin Hughes makes a return to bring us up to date with the progress of his NG7-24.5 Kinver Light Railway modelling
Association Chairman Adrian Gray will be demonstrating his finescale waggonry and other Festiniog Models.
Trade wise, we have:
TVAG Second Hand Stall to grab yourself a bargain or two.
Association Modelling Goods Sales.
EDM Models.
422 Modelmaking.
Iconic Rail.
Corris Railway Society.
This event is a late winter staple diary filler for many members of the Association and we hope to see many old and new faces again this year.
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Recent Event Reviews
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Gauge O Guild Winter Show
By LAWLOGG Editor,
A few words about the show, some pictures of us setting up our stands (and, more significantly, a comprehensive video of the attendees) are available at this link.
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The National Festival of Railway Modelling @ NEC
By 7013,
Considering this is the first show by BRM I thought they did a reall good job.
Quibbles: I know you have to rent the floorspace by the square metere, but it got a bit crowded at times between stalls/layouts.
Positives: Lots of good trade support, some superb layouts, and very helpful friendly staff.
Warley was always going to be a hard act to follow, and the organisers did well.
I can see this growing in the future
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Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition
By jacko,
Drove down from Lanark early on Saturday morning (6 hour round trip!) to arrive shortly after 10am. The first surprise was seeing my cousin showing his O gauge layout in the foyer (shown as east Glasson port authority on the programme but it wasn't that). Nice to have a chat with him as we've not met for a couple of years. Moving on to the main halls, there seemed to be plenty of space for viewing, helped no doubt by my being there so early. I'd driven down especially to see Grantham, Pelaw and Fencehouses having seen them in the mags and I wasn't disappointed so spent at least an hour swapping between the three. All three layouts exceeded expectations but it was also great to see Richmond in the flesh, it having only just appeared in print last month. I saw Alston in Glasgow in February and there's been no drop in quality. However, my favourite (and I'm probably biased as I'm modelling the s&c) was Kirtley Bridge - what a superb layout, the quality of modelling and the atmosphere was outstanding. I think I spent around 3 hours at the show and was absolutely wrecked by the time I got home but it was well worth it. I'll be watching out for next year's dates to make sure they're kept clear.
Graeme
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Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition
By chris p bacon,
Having moved to the Borders in recent years this was my first time at the Tyneside show today and a very good show it was. Plenty of good quality layouts meant I arrived about 10.30 and finally left at 3.45 with only time for a cuppa away from the halls. Managed to find a book I was after at a very reasonable price and a few other bits and bobs.
Will have this in the diary for next year as a 'must see'
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Aberystwyth Small Model Railway Exhibition 2024
By Cymru Rails,
The Aberystwyth Model Railway Exhibition was an amazing and truly unique show held within the museum, with the Vale of Rheidol Railway organizing a standout event for their very first exhibition! I really hope this becomes a regular show. For those who couldn't make it, I’ve put together a video of all the layouts
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