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The hall plan for this weekends show. 

Cupar & District Model Railway Club are proud to present “Cupar Model Rail 2023”, the 30th exhibition organised by the club. With 15+ fantastic layouts in various scales booked to attend, there is something for everyone.  We have a number of layouts with a Scottish theme including - Guard Bridge & St Andrews, Eaglesham, Tulloch Bridge and Fountainhall TMD. Cupar & District Model Railway Club will also present two new North American inspired layouts “Parsons Creek” in N and “Williamson River” in HO. 

The club commissioned an exclusive OO 10 ton 5 plank “Guard Bridge Paper Coy” wagon from Dapol to mark the 30th show. These have proven so popular, we sold out in December and have now commissioned a second run which will be available to buy at the exhibition. 

Our show cafe will be run by volunteers of MacMillan Cancer Support with all profits made from the cafe going to the charity. 

In addition to the layouts, we will have displays from Dundee Model Boat Club, The N Gauge Society, RailFuture and MERG. Full trade support for those essential purchases.

Admission £6 includes a free colour show guide, We know times are tough so Kids up to 15 years old will go free with a paying adult. 
 

Layouts Confirmed

Parsons Creek (N) - USA

St Andrews & Guard Bridge (N) - British

Calla Fountain Crossing (N) - USA/Canada

Eaglesham (OO) - British

Lewis Lake (On30) - USA

Fountain Hall TMD (OO) - British

Gresty Bridge (OO) - British

Tulloch Bridge (OO) - British

Cartom East (OO) - British

Dains Yard (OO) - British

Calder Rogg (O) - British

Match Day (OO) - British

Shelph (N) - USA

Woodside Central (OO) - British

Hawklaw (N) - British

LEGO Railway

Glen Tay (OO) - British 

Traders planned

Scoonie Hobbies

North Road Trains

Billy Thomson Models

GM Transport Books

Leven Valley Trains

Shedring Hobbies

Rainbow Railways

Vission Design Innovation

CM3 Models

Groups & Demos planned

Dundee Model Boat Club

MERG Tayside

The N Gauge Society (Forth & Clyde)

Union of South Africa Support Crew

The Carmyllie Pilot Company Ltd - Ivatt 46464

Details of layouts etc attending the show. 
 

Layouts Confirmed so far

Loch Nagar (OO) - Cupar MRC

Glen Tay (OO) - Cupar MRC

Thomas & Percy (OO) - Cupar MRC

Wadelea (N)- Renfrewshire MRC

Bathburn (O) - Pentland MRG

Handegg (HOm) - Alyth MRG

Whyte Hills Pass (N)- Perth MRG

Roundy-Roundy (OO) - A Barclay

Lego Railway - D Graham

Sales Stands planned

Scoonie Hobbies

Billy Thomson Models

North Road Trains

The Union of South Africa Support Crew

Club Sales Stand

Displays planned

Cupar Station Model

The Carmyllie Pilot - 46464

Anstruther Model Boat Club

We will also have our exclusive limited edition Dapol 5 Plank Wagon “Guard Bridge Paper Coy” available for purchase at the Christmas Show. 

Cupar’s Christmas Model Railway Show 

7+ working layouts

Trade Support

Book Sales

Demos and more 

Refreshments sold in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. 
 

Adults £3

Kids (0-15 years) go free when accompanied by a paying adult.

www.cuparmrc.co.uk for more 

Cupar Christmas 2.pdf

Cupar & District Model Railway Club

presents

Cupar Model Rail 2022

the 28th Show held in the town by the club.

15+ Working Layouts, LEGO Railway, Other Exhibits, Trade Support & Refreshments

Layouts booked to attend. 

British Outline

Glen Tay (OO), Wenstead (OO), United Mills (P4), Loch Doune (OO), Jack Hills Loading Point 3 (OO) , Canal Way (N), Dalby Road (OO), Ashton Steel (OO), Crianlarich (N), Balbirnie Mills (OO), Inverbervie (N), Hill Park TMD (O)

Overseas Outline

Old Blarney (Irish OO), St Adrian (Z), Shelph (N)

Lego Railway , N Gauge Society (Forth & Clyde), Rail Future Scotland, MERG Tayside, Demo Tables, Special exhibit to commemorate 175 years of the railway in Cupar. 

TRADE SUPPORT

North Road Trains, Macs Model Railroading, GM Transport Books, Scoonie Hobbies, Billy  Thomson Models, Shedring Hobbies, Leven Valley Trains. 

Light refreshments sold in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. 

Admission: Adults £5, Children (5-15) £1*, 4 and below are free. 

Cash or Card Payments accepted for admission and refreshments. 

Free Parking Available nearby, Excellent public transport links by rail or bus.

Free show guide provided to all paying adults. 
 

*when accompanied by a paying adult. 

More info www.cuparmrc.co.uk

Cupar 2022 Flyer Low Res .pdf

Lovely layout, shame you are so far away from Cupar as would have been nice to have the layout at our exhibition. Cupar is twinned with Sainte Menehould in Argonne Forest. 

All set up for the show Saturday. 
 

Doors open 10am to 4pm. 

 

Thrift Drift - O Gauge British 

Thrift Drift mine.

For the impression of a working colliery as at Earlseat Fife, several drift mines feed into central buildings. The “Pug” shed is based on that at Frances colliery which was also located in Fife.

A loco propels a pair of empty wagons in for loading and through some clever manoeuvres behind the scenes re-emerge loaded with coal. Typical locos could be a Peckett, Sentinel,Barclay or a diesel such as an 03, 05 or 08 shunter.

The TT (3mm/1ft) narrow gauge loco on the upper level has a plastikard bodied approximation of a battery electric loco on a TT

Some FAQ’s regarding next weeks show. 

Williamson River- HO Canadian 
 

The layout represents a small industrial line, somewhere in British Columbia, Canada. Featuring a small terminus station where Budd Rail Cars take passengers to work. The line has mixed freight services from both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP). A small fuel terminal receives fuel tankers thanks to its track access. Cut Lumber is delivered to the Timber yard by truck and departs in mixed freight cars. The larger industrial building receives and dispatches multiple box cars.

Williamson River was featured in the October 2020 issue of Continental Modeller.

Loch Nagar - OO British
 

Loch Nagar is the Creation of Club member Chris. This layout was built during the lockdown of 2020, and depicts a generic factory setting somewhere within the UK. The layout is designed to run stock from 1940 up to the 1970s. Built in a rifle case the layout measures 3' X 1' including fiddle yard. The layout was created using what ever Chris had in the house at the time and proved to be a great project to help the days pass while not being able to go anywhere. 

The layout is operated by way of a Gaugemaster series UF single controller mounted directly to the base board next to a switch panel for the points which are SEEP motors controlled by push to contact switches. This album shows you the layout from start to finish.

Mossmorran TMD - OO British
 

Mossmorran Traction Maintenance Depot is a fictitious layout based on a typical Network Rail TMD from the year 2000 onwards which allows a varied selection of locomotives from varies companies to use it.
 
The layout name comes from the Mossmorran Natural Gas Plant (NGL) in Fife and the TMD is fictitiously located on the upper Southside of the high ground. The unique back-scene which is nearly 14ft long uses about 65 photos stitched together and printed out in 6 individual sections.
 
The TMD has the usual facilities, a twin road loco servicing shed with a pit and jacking facilities, diesel fuel storage tanks, a fuel drop off point, 3 x refuelling bays, a single road wagon/serving shed,  an oil and liquids storage area, scrap parts areas for recycling, some offices and a power control box.
 

Cupar & District Model Railway Club are holding a one day mini show on Dec 4th 2021. 
 

Planned layouts are

• Mossmorran TMD (OO British) - Cupar MRC
• Loch Nagar (OO British) - Cupar MRC
• Williamson River (HO Canadian) - Cupar MRC
• RoundyRoundy (OO British) - Cupar MRC
• United Mills (P4 British) - Ray Nolton
• Dudley Road (OO British) - Renfrewshire MRC
• Bathburn (O British) - Pentland MRG. 
• Thrift Drift (O British) - Cupar MRC
• Wenstead (OO British) - Cupar MRC. 

Demo table by Arran from East Neuk MRC

The Support Crew of 60009 Union of South Africa with their new book. 
 

The Carmyllie Pilot Company who are restoring Ivatt Locomotive 46464. 

Trade Support from 

• Scoonie Hobbies Kirkcaldy 
• Billy Thomson Models
• North Road Trains
• Club Sales Stand

more details can be found on our website www.cuparmrc.co.uk. 

The Corn Exchange, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4BT. 

Show will be held in the upper hall of the Corn Exchange. 
 

Light Refreshments will be available (cash or card accepted). 

 

Admission: Adults £3, Kids £1 (5-15), 4 and under go free. 
Cash or Card accepted. 

The Cupar kit is a result of Cupar & District Model Railway Club working with the designer Iain Ross, we provided the architectural drawings and many photos.  
 

The kit will initially form part of a diorama that will be displayed at Cupar Model Rail 2022 and in an unannounced venue within the town in late Summer 2022. 
 

The diorama will also be made available for display at events, attractions and groups in Cupar and the surrounding area. 

Ultimately we plan on incorporating it into a OO Gauge model railway exhibition layout.

We have had notification from Fife Council that the Corn Exchange is going to be used as Vaccination centre for the foreseeable future.
 

As a result there is no guarantee of the hall being available in July. 

Therefore we have taken the decision to cancel Cupar Model Rail 2021. 

I’m sure you will understand the reasoning. 

Let’s look forward to Cupar Model Rail in July 2022.

12 hours ago, ELTEL said:

A very nice unusual themed layout.

 

I am however a bit concerned about what looks like to be a 240v mains connection to the transformer so near and unprotected to the the low voltage connections.

 

Terry 

That was a photo taken when the layout was being built. The transformer is in a self contained ventilated box that plugs in to the layout and sits on the floor. 

On 12/11/2020 at 11:23, MyRule1 said:

Great model - it might even inspire me to get on with my long standing plan for a similarly themed layout.

 

Any chance of an overall view or trackplan as it would be very interesting to see how Chris fitted al this into 3' x 1'

12 minutes ago, Kevin Johnson said:

This is a stunning military layout, everything flows nicely together. 
I like the low relief factory building which fills the back scene nicely and the tarp covering the wagon. 

Thanks, will pass your comments to Chris. 

2 minutes ago, MyRule1 said:

Great model - it might even inspire me to get on with my long standing plan for a similarly themed layout.

 

Any chance of an overall view or trackplan as it would be very interesting to see how Chris fitted al this into 3' x 1'

Thanks for the nice comments. 
 

Will get Chris to take top down view photo for you and post it later. 
 

Loch Nagar is the creation of Club member Chris. This layout was built during the COVID 19 lockdown of 2020, and depicts a generic factory setting somewhere within the UK. The layout is designed to run stock from 1940 up to the 1970s.
 
Built in a rifle case the layout measures 3' X 1' including fiddle yard. The layout was created using what ever Chris had in the house at the time and proved to be a great project to help the days pass while not being able to go anywhere. 

The layout is operated by way of a Gaugemaster series UF single controller mounted directly to the base board next to a switch panel for the points which are SEEP motors controlled by push to contact switches.

We had planned to restart club meetings on Monday 14th. This has now been placed on hold due to the Scottish Government restrictions on social gatherings of no more than 6 from 2 households. 

Cupar Model Rail 2020 - July 18th & 19th 2020 (Cancelled)
 

We had hoped to be able to avoid this, following a meeting of the club we have taken the tough decision to cancel our 2020 Exhibition in July. 
 

This has not been taken lightly, but given the uncertainty surrounding the timescales of the virus it is unlikely we will be able to put on the show this year.

Cupar Model Rail will return in 2021, and details will be posted on our social media pages and our website in due course. 

We want to apologise for any disappointment that this may cause, but I’m sure you will all understand the reasoning behind our decision.

Currently we plan on holding Cupar Model Rail in July as planned, however we will continue to monitor the unfolding events, the exhibition team will make a final decision on our show towards the end of April.

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