ELTEL

May be worth popping along to your local model railway club and chat through your ideas. If you Google UK Model Shops you will be able find Model Railway Clubs in your area. Eltel

Sorry I don’t agree, having been to the IPMS convention many times over the years and regular owner and operator of both my own club layouts the two types of shows are totally different. I agree the standard of Modeling at IPMS events are first class and many model railway layouts don’t reach the same standards. The major difference is with model railways we operate the layout for the whole time of exhibition, we’re as at the IPMS they all sit around and chat to each other. The IPMS organisers must be making a fortune out of all the traders attending. I like all railway modeller are not looking to make a profit out of attending exhibitions, but equally not costing themselves money to attend especially if the exhibition is being run by a commercial organisation to make a profit for the shareholders. Eltel

I have had for well over 20+ years the Optivisor which was/is expensive but has lasted all these years. Terry

Andy and all the BRM Team After being at the club tonight I think it’s fair to say that all Stafford Railway Circle members are fully behind you, as we were for Warley Club right from the outset. Good on you BRM Terry

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Is it just a rumour that Bachmann will be introducing a Flying Scotsman to there range.

If we wish to attract new railway modellers to the hobby perhaps Bachmann are taking the opportunity to look at the railways in the UK in the 1960s and onwards and those people now will perhaps be the modellers of the future. They will want to model the railway scene as it was in the 60s, 70s, 80s and onwards when they were trainspotters. Just a thought……

And to add to that you will not be able claim back the vat on your Hotel bill as Key Publishing will be able to do.

Great exhibition with some very inspirational smaller layouts, well worth the admission price and a 186mile round trip from Stafford Well done to all the club team, layout owners and operators, demonstrators and traders. Great atmosphere. oh and the sausage bap was first class, Phil Parker can have is cakes, sausage bap for me See you next year. Terry Stafford Railway Circle

Hi Andy, Nick said he had spoken to you recently. Great pity we have lost another model shop, but if wasn’t for you and Nick, plus a few others it would closed along time ago. Terry

Tutbury Models shop has now closed for good and all the stock has been sold. Terry

Tutbury Models shop has now closed for good and all the stock has been sold. Terry

Well said that man Terry

Well we got there in the end….. Let us all enjoy our modelling at whatever standard we set ourselves, from tracks around the attic or laying some set track on the carpet to 2mm Finescale or P4 or any finescale modelling. Lets all do what we want to do and enjoy our model railways, join a club if you want too, or don’t Support your local exhibition and model shop, or as they say USE IT OR LOSE IT So as my mum use to say “All play Nicely” Then everyone is a happy bunny.

My concern is that are we losing visitors to exhibitions because they wait for a YouTube video to be uploaded I guess some of the YouTubers may be actually taking revenue away from visitors who would have paid admission to the exhibition. Any thoughts

I don’t think the 20 to 30 that attend our clubroom on Tuesday & Thursdays evenings would be very happy if the club closed.. I reckon about 70% of our membership are not actively involved in any modelling activities at home at all, for all sorts of reasons. I totally accept that many modellers don’t want to join a club and that’s fine. “The hobby does not need clubs or their shows in order to survive “ What a load of rubbish ! Terry

***The only shows I can think of which are stepping up a gear are Manchester, Chatham, and Thornbury. Not much, 2 years into "recovery"*** May I please correct you as Stafford has expanded and now has almost twice the floor spaced, more layouts, quality traders and demonstrators than prior to COVID We are last weekend in September, Free car parking for 2500 vehicles, Free bus service from Stafford Station on both Saturday & Sunday. Please have look at the comments placed on RMWEB after last year’s exhibition Full details of the exhibition will be here on RMEB first in the next few weeks. Terry

Having my morning coffee this morning at just before 8.00 am BBC Breakfast Time ran a five minute news clip about the recent news about Hattons & Warley NEC Exhibition The item was filmed at Stamford Model Railway Club and was in my opinion a much more accurate news clip that models railways was in good shape both from a manufactures and the model railway club scene. Stamford Club reported a increase in its membership recently in the news item I can report the same at Stafford Railway Circle in that we have seen an increase in new modellers joining the club over the last 12 months with about seven new faces regularly at the clubroom. We currently have a group of six new members new to the hobby building a small layout with the help and guidance of one of our members on a Saturday morning. Our to local model shop Topp Trains is also always busy supplying the local model railway enthusiasts needs, and is seeing a lot of new faces getting involved with model railways as a hobby. So let’s all move on and enjoy our hobby. Terry

A very fitting tribute to the late Howard Martin who was always so supportive in anything NG Like Howard Clarke (Nobby) a great influence on my modelling. The Small and Delightful exhibition was like Warley in that I never missed it and had the pleasure in Exhibiting there on a number of times. As I remember once with Ecclestone Manor a micro Gn15 layout and also Alstone Quay a 0.16.15 layout which when I retired the layout Howard purchased it from me. Martin also gave a lot of support to Steve Bennett who was one of the pioneers of resin models especially in 09 and Gn15 We must no forget also all the work he did with 7mm NG Association being the chairman for many years. Gone but definitely not forgotten. I hope the exhibition goes well and weather permitting etc I will try and come along. Terry Robinson Stafford Railway Circle

Yes likewise when I have been in Devon,I have popped in for a browse normally finding something of interest. Terry

It is no coincidence that the Guild Show and the Stafford Railway Circle exhibition are at the same venue, as a club we offered our assistance to the O Gauge Guild with the move to Stafford and assisting where we could and some Stewards were SRC members for 2022 Guild. Exhibition At that time the Stafford Railway Exhibition was held annually on the first weekend In February each year so the two exhibitions were six months apart, However with Covid still a major issue in the winter months 2021/2022 both the Showground management and Stafford Railway Circle agreed the larger space would be a wiser decision for all concerned. Layouts, Traders and of course the general public The hall hire is double the cost of the three smaller halls. So please do make the effort too attend the Stafford Railway Circle exhibition as well as the Guild event as both events need your support. Terry Robinson SRC Exhibition Team

I believe so far we have 45 confirmed layouts for our 2024 Exhibition on the last weekend in September Parking for 2500 cars is still free, free travel on preserved bus service from Stafford Railway Station to the showground on both days. I can also confirm there will be no snow. ☃️☃️☃️☃️ Put the dates in your diary NOW

Looking forward to the exhibition in a couple of weeks time. Terry Stafford Railway Circle

Hi Chris Yes please, we will certainly welcome the support of the Warley members over the Stafford Exhibition weekend as in previous years. Terry

STAFFORD MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION The largest established independent model railway exhibition in the country NEWS UPDATE 8th April Layout Scale & Gauges to be added Layouts attending the Stafford Exhibition 28th & 29th September 2024 Further information on the layouts attending can be found on our website www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/exhibitions Atherley Narrows. 3.5mm/HO Bell End. 7mm/0 Birmingham Moor St. 4mm/P4 Bishops Castle. 4mm/OO Bottom of the Barrel. 4mm/OO Bregstadt. 2mm/N Burlish Road. 7mm/oO Callaton. 2mm/FS Calstock Halton Quay. 7mm/16.5 Campbells Quarry. 16mm/32mm Gauge Cathwaer. 009 Con Yard. 4mm/00 Cox Lumber. 1/48 16.5 Crimson Rd. 4mm/00 Edenbridge Town. 4mm/00 The Pipe Works. 4mm/00 Fredstone Lane. 2mm/N Grange Lane. 0/32mm Habbaniya. 35th Scale Hogsmead. 4mm/00 Industriewej. 4mm/HO Kaninchenbau. HOe Kinlochewe. 4mm/00 Lisworth Bay. 2mm/N Little Aire. 4mm/00 Llanfair Caereinion. 4mm/009 Loft City Central. G Scale Lottenbirge. HO/HOe Marsh Green. 4mm/00 Meyrick Rd. 4mm/00 New Dalby. 1/144 / N Newchapel Jctl. 7mm/0 Norman Colliery. 7mm/0 Oil Drum Lane. 4mm/00 Plas Brondanw. 009 Portsea. 3mm/12mm Gauge Redbridge Wharf. 4mm/00 Redwick Halt. 4mm/00 San Clemente. 3.5mm/HO Scarlington. 2mm/N Sheperdswell. 4mm/00 Spilsby. 4mm/00 Splott. 4mm/P4 18.83 St John’s. 4mm/00 St Seeb. 4mm/00 Swiss Pass. 3.5mm/Ho, Hom Tan Y Coed. 009 Tregurra Dries. 4mm/00 Westmoor Jct. 4mm/00 Willowbrook Marsh. 7mm/ Traders Absolute Signals (new) Along Classic Lines, Anoraks Anonymous Artmaster Brushes, Aspire Gifts & Models, Baz’s Model Rail, Booklaw Buggleskelly Station (new) Chrisinden Models, C&L Finescale (new) CM3 Models (new) Craft Lighting (new) Culcheth Model Railways Dave Angel Trains, Legoman-Biffo-DC Kit & Models, Digitrains Ltd DMG Techinical Ltd Electech, EBMA Hobby & Craft, Footplate Grainge & Hodder, H&A Models, JSModels, John Sutton Models KMS Railtech Ltd, Layouts4U & Hobby Tools4U, Langley Models LCUT Creative, LMS Patriot Co D, MMR Model Kits Nick Tozer Railway Books, PECO, Petite Properties Ltd Picture Pride & RB Model Railways, Powerbond, Primo Models Rail Image Collections, RAIL STUFF, Richard Panes Spares Road Transport Images, Skytrex, Sweets of Yesteryear Ten Commandments, Telford Steam Railway, Thunderbolt Models Topp Trains, TTC Diecast, West Hill Wagon Works W M Collectables, WWScenics, Videoscene Exhibition opening times. Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 10am - 4:30pm All major credit cards accepted Adults £17.00 (accompanied under 16 year olds free). Family Ticket £25.00 (2 adults and 2 children) SUNDAY ONLY NEW Due to the extra costs incurred providing the facility of purchasing advance tickets we have decided for our 2024 exhibition that we will not be offering this facility, we will however review the situation for later exhibitions, apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause. The Stafford Exhibition in 2024 will be a week later than previous years and will no longer clash with the 2024 Scaleforum Exhibition The new facilities of Bingley Hall have been huge success in the last two years with its much improved facilities and almost twice as much floor space as in the three adjacent halls we used prior to 2022 We presently have over 50 layouts booked to attend and around 60 traders, to supply all your modelling requirements. Further information is posted on our website www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/exhibition The demonstration area returns to the balcony area as in 2022 NEW for 2024 will be a dedicated area to encourage families and children to enjoy this wonderful hobby. NEW On the subject of younger members we last year teamed up with a local scout group who over the two days of the exhibition provided much support in many areas of the exhibition, including stewarding, cash desk area and helping out in the tea & coffee area used by the traders, members and layout. NEW Stafford Railway Circle in return have paid for scout camp weekend as a thank you. NEW We are also organising a modelling event at our clubrooms to enable the scouts to obtain there Modeling Scout badge. NEW We will also be having a very large Playmobil layout built by father & son on the balcony area as well our legendary Hogsmead on Sodor (Thomas Layout) in our continued effect to attract families with children and introduce them to the wonderful hobby of model railways. Disabled access to the first floor together with full facilities whether a cuppa, snack or light meal will be available. As in previous years there will free parking for well 2500 vehicles and a courtesy bus operating from Stafford Station on both days. BOOK A DATE IN YOUR DIARY Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th September