Eaton

2019 LAYOUT LIST ABHAIN AN SCAIL / ANNASCAUL Onn3 Tralee & Dingle Railway 1938 by Paul Titmus ALDERFORD OO BR North West WCML in the late 1980's by Carl Bowen ARNSIDE OO Northern Rail 2000 to 2010 by Greg Mackenzie ASHDAN JUNCTION OO BR Cheltenham area summer of 1976 by Barry Platt BEAR CREEK JUNCTION HO USA Colorado early 1900's by Adrian Hall BRIDGWATER O S&DJR 1904 by Trevor Gibson BROADFORD HO Victorian Railways (Australia) 1990's by Iain Hunter CALDERWOOD OO L & Y Pre-Grouping Railways 1875 to 1922 by D. Kirby & J. Dilnot CHEDDAR P4 S&DJR in the 1920's by Simon Challis CRUMMACK VALLEY OO9 Freelance Narrow Gauge by Alan Mountfield DEADMANS LANE OO Privatisation in the East Midlands 1995 to Present by Mick Bryan EDGE HILL EM BR/LMS Liverpool 1957 to 1966 by Paul Segar FENCHURCH ST PETER OO BR 1967 by John Norton, Richard Coleman and George Woodcock FEN MARCH DEPOT OO BR (E) 1974 to 1982 by Graeme Marriott HALLAND OO BR in the North Midlands 1948 to 1970 by John Gay and the High Wycombe & D.M.R.C. HEWISBRIDGE OO North British Section of BR Scottish Region 1957 to 1966 by Ian Porteous a Member of the 57 Study Group KITEDALE S4 Ex L&Y in the 1960's by Ray Hodson KIRTLEY BRIDGE O LMS Yorkshire Dales in the late 1930's by Bob Hordern MELTON MOWBRAY NORTH OO GN & LNWR Joint Line through Melton Mowbray by John Spence & Steve Weston MIDHURST ROAD JUNCTION OO Layout and Signalling Demonstration by Tony Bates MONKCHESTER N Br Late steam early diesel by Newcastle & District MRS NENE WHARF OO BR !957 to 1966 by David O'Rourke NEWHAVEN HARBOUR OO Sothern Region of British Railways in the mid 1970's by Mike Turner, Stephen Roberts & Tim Rogers OIL DRUM LANE OO DRS Depot by Terry Robinson and the Stafford Railway Circle RENSVILLE CSX HO Ficticious short line somewhere in North Carolina U.S.A. by Kieth Renshaw TALYWAIN LOCO SHED OO National Coal Board !951 to 1971 by Alastair Oldfield & Rainhill MRC UPPER CWNTWYCH N Small Depot for emergency servicing and refuelling of diesel locos by Les Nehrlich & Preston & District MRS VALE OF OXBURY N BR (W) Oxfordshire in the 1960's by Carl Woodward WADDON MARCH By Simon Barrett WHITHORN EM South West Scotland in the 1960's & 70's by Alisdair Macdonald SOME DETAILS YET TO BE ADDED

The WIGAN EXHIBITION will again be held at Robin Park Leisure Centre on the 5th & 6th October, the first weekend in October. Please visit our Website www.wiganfrm.co.uk for regular updates.

After getting back from assisting setting up the Exhibition on Friday evening I managed to watch 'The Great Model Railway Challenge'. As a consequence I quickly checked all the layouts on Saturday morning and none of them seemed aware of the scratchbuilding potential of a high heeled shoe. Suitably enlightened I wonder if we are not taking advantage of this new trend and therefore missing an opportunity to demonstrate our collective 'creativity'. Your thoughts would be most welcome before I tune into episode two and get to carried away.

Whilst we always try to have a high proportion of D&E layouts, usually at least 50%, this year we where unable to meet this target. We are always at the mercy of what layouts are available and what layouts are financially viable. I had an interesting conversation with the husband of our Lady Mayor as I was escorting them around the show. He was interested in how the Exhibition was financed. He reasoned that we charged traders a stand rental and that as few of the layouts that were on display could be set up in a family home he presumed that we also charged the layouts a rent for the space they occupied. When I corrected him and explained that as our guests we paid all out of pocket expenses including van hire, petrol, hotel accommodation and we also feed them at the exhibition, he was slightly taken aback. His retort was " I'm surprised you make any money as it must cost you thousands". Interestingly, this is not the first time I have had this conversation and some people see exhibitions such as ours as a goose that lays a golden egg. Our Sports Centre Manager was talking to a colleague who runs a similar centre in the midlands who wonders if our team would like to come and organise a similar exhibition at his venue. We have only just stopped laughing.

There are usually portable machines or an attendant around.

That is the Car Park. Please check that they are not charging before you leave your car as they are a bit unpredictable with their charging policy.

In 2015 I retired my layout 'Eaton Gomery' from the exhibition circuit and since then have been salvaging everything that I could reuse for the replacement layout. The result of this lengthy operation is that I have large number of surplus scratchbuilt building that will be for sale on the Club Sales Stand over the duration of the Exhibition. There include two Station Buildings, a Goods Shed, a Cattle Market with Pens, a couple of Signal Boxes and several industrial buildings. If you are interested they will be on the Sales Stand.

Regarding PARKING it is easier to confirm where there is NO free parking and that is directly outside the Sports Centre, across the road at the Arena and around the DW Stadium. This is apparently Wigan Council Policy to charge wherever possible. However if you stand with your back to the Sports Centre and turn to your left along Loire Drive you will come to a small mini roundabout, turn left and on your right is a large car park. On match days they charge but as Wigan Athletic are away there should be no charge. We will try and update the situation as the Exhibition draws nearer.

The following have been added to the 2018 List of Traders CAMBRIAN MODELS GFB DESIGNS LCUT CREATIVE LEIGH MODELS & HOBBIES MILLHOLME MODELS PARKSIDE KITS H & A MODELS has withdrawn

WIGAN 2018 TRADE STANDS A1 MODELS ASPIRE GIFTS& MODELS AXMINSTER TOOLS BILL HUDSON TRANSPORT BOOKS BOOKLAW PUBLICATIONS LTD CAROLE'S EMPORIUM CHELTENHAM MODEL CENTRE CULCHETH MODEL RAILWAYS DC KITS DCC CONCEPTS DIGITRAINS DURHAM TRAINS OF STANLEY EILEENS EMPORIUM EMBA HOBBY & CRAFT GFB DESIGNS GOING LOCO GREEN SCENE ITTDIECAST.COM LCUT CREATIVE LEGOMANBIFFO DIGITAL SOUNDS LEIGH MODELS & HOBBIES LOCO FLEET SHOP LOCOMAN & WHEELTAPPERS STEAM SOUNDS MADE IN MANCHESTER MEGAPOINTS CONTROLLERS N BRASS LOCOS PENNINE MODELS REPLICA RAILWAYS ROGER CARPENTER PHOTOGRAPHS SAWYER MODELS SHAWPLAN MODEL PRODUCTS STEVENSON CARRIAGES SWEETS OF YESTERYEAR TEN COMMANDMENTS THE BESPOKE SIGNS SHOP THE INTERNATIONAL MODEL RAILWAY INDEX THE JUNCTION BOX TODMORDEN MODEL SUPPLIES VINTAGE PRINTS WIGANFRM SALES WIZARD MODELS