Model Railway Exhibitions and Events Calendar

This Exhibitions and Events calendar covers many of the Railway events in the forthcoming months. If your event is not listed just complete the SUBMISSION FORM with your details and we will add them on the next regular update.

We can advertise any of your events up to 12 months in advance AND you can submit any changes you need at any time.

Don't forget Swapmeets and Toyfairs are now listed on their very own Events Calendar.

If you have the time we would also be grateful if we could display a poster at your show.
A copy can be downloaded here (60k).

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June 2017

20170624 20170624 Europe/London Braintree and Halstead MRC - Model Railway Exhibition Model railway exhibition at the Bocking Arts Theatre next door to Argos in Braintree town centre. No parking at the venue but plenty of parking in the town centre and just down the road past the venue at the council offices and the Masonic building. Five minutes from the railway station. As wheel chair visitors will not be able to access the stage area for the club stand a reduced entranced fee is available. We are doing our own catering again this year with both hot and cold food available Bocking Arts Theatre, 15 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex Braintree and Halstead MRC Sat 24th - Braintree & Halstead MRC -  Model Railway Exhibition
Bocking Arts Theatre, 15 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex


Model railway exhibition at the Bocking Arts Theatre next door to Argos in Braintree town centre. No parking at the venue but plenty of parking in the town centre and just down the road past the venue at the council offices and the Masonic building. Five minutes from the railway station. As wheel chair visitors will not be able to access the stage area for the club stand a reduced entranced fee is available. We are doing our own catering again this year with both hot and cold food available  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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20170624 20170624 Europe/London Enfield Town Model Railway Club - Annual Model Railway Exhibition This is the club's 40th anniversary exhibition. Accompanied children admitted free. Wheelchair access via side of hall. Stage not accessible to wheelchairs, hence wheelchair visitors admitted free. Layouts in a variety of gauges and scales from N to G. Good range of trade stands. Light refreshments available. Please use nearby public car parks. St. Paul's Centre, Old Park Avenue, Enfield, Greater London Enfield Town Model Railway Club Sat 24th - Enfield Town Model Railway Club -  Annual Model Railway Exhibition
St. Paul's Centre, Old Park Avenue, Enfield, Greater London


This is the club's 40th anniversary exhibition. Accompanied children admitted free. Wheelchair access via side of hall. Stage not accessible to wheelchairs, hence wheelchair visitors admitted free. Layouts in a variety of gauges and scales from N to G. Good range of trade stands. Light refreshments available. Please use nearby public car parks.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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T:4

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20170624 20170624 Europe/London Ipswich Transport Museum - Ipswich Transport and Model Festival Visit three great attractions on one inclusive ticket - the Transport Museum, the Ipswich Railway Modellers HQ and the Ipswich Model Engineering Society. A free bus service links the sites and Scograil Model Railways using historic vehicles. A modeller's dream! Accompanied children £1*. Other attractions en route. 10am - 4.30pm (*joint event ticket holders only) Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot. Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Ipswich Transport Museum Sat 24th - Ipswich Transport Museum -  Ipswich Transport & Model Festival
Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot. Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk


Visit three great attractions on one inclusive ticket - the Transport Museum, the Ipswich Railway Modellers HQ and the Ipswich Model Engineering Society. A free bus service links the sites and Scograil Model Railways using historic vehicles. A modeller's dream! Accompanied children £1*. Other attractions en route. 10am - 4.30pm (*joint event ticket holders only)




20170624 20170624 Europe/London Kings Lynn Model Railway Club - Model Railway Show Our very first exhibition to be held in kings lynn Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk Kings Lynn Model Railway Club Sat 24th - Kings Lynn Model Railway Club -  Model Railway Show
Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk


Our very first exhibition to be held in kings lynn  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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20170624 20170624 Europe/London Aar Models - Charity Model Railway Exhibition AAR Models organise the Minstead Model Railway Exhibition which has been held in Minstead Village Hall since 2010. Minstead is situated in the New Forest just south of junction 1 on the M27. Car parking is free and non-drivers may like to take advantage of the bar which will be open between 12:00 & 15:00. Minstead Village Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Minstead, Hampshire Aar Models Sat 24th - Aar Models -  Charity Model Railway Exhibition
Minstead Village Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Minstead, Hampshire


AAR Models organise the Minstead Model Railway Exhibition which has been held in Minstead Village Hall since 2010. Minstead is situated in the New Forest just south of junction 1 on the M27. Car parking is free and non-drivers may like to take advantage of the bar which will be open between 12:00 & 15:00.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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20170624 20170624 Europe/London Plymouth and South East Cornwall Model Railway Club - Plymouth Model Railway Exhibition 2017 The Abbey Hall is situated behind St Andrew's Church, it is close to City Centre Car Parking and is within walking distance from Plymouth Railway Station and all major bus routes. Light refreshments will be available. Abbey Hall, Royal Parade, Plymouth, Devon Plymouth and South East Cornwall Model Railway Club Sat 24th - Plymouth & South East Cornwall Model Railway Club -  Plymouth Model Railway Exhibition 2017
Abbey Hall, Royal Parade, Plymouth, Devon


The Abbey Hall is situated behind St Andrew's Church, it is close to City Centre Car Parking and is within walking distance from Plymouth Railway Station and all major bus routes. Light refreshments will be available.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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20170624 20170625 Europe/London Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours - Totally Models An exhibition of model Tram and bus layouts in scales from N to 1/16th. Plus Model Tram and Railway traders. Heritage Tram and bus rides available. Blackpool Transport, Rigby Road, Blackpool, Lancashire Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours Sat 24th - Sun 25th - Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours -  Totally Models
Blackpool Transport, Rigby Road, Blackpool, Lancashire


An exhibition of model Tram and bus layouts in scales from N to 1/16th. Plus Model Tram and Railway traders. Heritage Tram and bus rides available.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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20170624 20170625 Europe/London Stainmore Railway Company - Annual Model Railway Show Free admission to the exhibition and the charges listed are for train rides on our resident diesel locomotives 'stanton 50' Yorkshire Engine Janus 0-6-0 DE and 'Elizabeth' Hibberd Planet 0-4-0 DM. This is the 7th year that we have run the model railway exhibition at our site. Our Victorian station has been under restoration since 1997 and we have 0.5 miles of track. We are suppliers for Bachmann, Graham Farish, Thomas G Scale, Exclusive First Editions, and PECO. The East Station, South Road, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria Stainmore Railway Company Sat 24th - Sun 25th - Stainmore Railway Company -  Annual Model Railway Show
The East Station, South Road, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria


Free admission to the exhibition and the charges listed are for train rides on our resident diesel locomotives 'stanton 50' Yorkshire Engine Janus 0-6-0 DE and 'Elizabeth' Hibberd Planet 0-4-0 DM. This is the 7th year that we have run the model railway exhibition at our site. Our Victorian station has been under restoration since 1997 and we have 0.5 miles of track. We are suppliers for Bachmann, Graham Farish, Thomas G Scale, Exclusive First Editions, and PECO.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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20170624 20170625 Europe/London Bluebell Railway - 6th Model Railway Show The Bluebell Railway will be holding it's 6th Annual Model Railway Show over the weekend of the 24th and 25th of June 2017. The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, NR Uckfield, East Sussex Bluebell Railway Sat 24th - Sun 25th - Bluebell Railway -  6th Model Railway Show  - **Updated**
The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, NR Uckfield, East Sussex


The Bluebell Railway will be holding it's 6th Annual Model Railway Show over the weekend of the 24th and 25th of June 2017.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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T:12+

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20170624 20170625 Europe/London Perth and District Model Railway Club - A Celebration of Model Railways 2017 Scotland's Summer Show and its biggest club-run exhibition in its 26th consecutive year. It will take place in 2 halls in the Dewars Centre bringing quality layouts and trade from all over the UK. Some layouts will be displayed for the first time in Scotland and most gauges/scales are represented. Additionally there are preservation, historical and specialist scale societies as well as modelling demonstrations and specialist seminars. The Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, Perth & Kinross Perth and District Model Railway Club Sat 24th - Sun 25th - Perth & District Model Railway Club -  A Celebration of Model Railways 2017
The Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, Perth & Kinross


Scotland's Summer Show and its biggest club-run exhibition in its 26th consecutive year. It will take place in 2 halls in the Dewars Centre bringing quality layouts and trade from all over the UK. Some layouts will be displayed for the first time in Scotland and most gauges/scales are represented. Additionally there are preservation, historical and specialist scale societies as well as modelling demonstrations and specialist seminars.

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20170625 20170625 Europe/London Rolleston-On-Dove Station Heritage Group - Open Day The working model, Rolleston-on-Dove station (near Burton upon Trent) became the precursor of a community project to restore the remains of the actual station as a heritage site, part of the Jinny Nature Trail. The platforms have been restored, a footprint of the booking hall has recently been completed and the buffer stop to the cattle/carriage dock has also been restored. All is complimented by informative signage. The Heritage group will be in attendance with extra displays etc on the day. Rolleston-On-Dove Station Site, Station Road, Rolleston, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire Rolleston-On-Dove Station Heritage Group Sun 25th - Rolleston-On-Dove Station Heritage Group -  Open Day
Rolleston-On-Dove Station Site, Station Road, Rolleston, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire


The working model, Rolleston-on-Dove station (near Burton upon Trent) became the precursor of a community project to restore the remains of the actual station as a heritage site, part of the Jinny Nature Trail. The platforms have been restored, a footprint of the booking hall has recently been completed and the buffer stop to the cattle/carriage dock has also been restored. All is complimented by informative signage. The Heritage group will be in attendance with extra displays etc on the day.

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20170626 20170626 Europe/London Northants and Rutland O Gauge Group - Coarse O Gauge Running Meet Informal group running coarse O gauge trains; bring your own Hornby, Bassett-Lowke, Ace, Darstaed, Exley, MTH, Atlas locos and stock to run on our loose-lay tracks. Mostly 3-rail but we have one 2-rail track. Modern or vintage, clockwork or electric welcome but we are unable to accommodate steam inside for insurance reasons. Harringworth Village Hall, Gretton Road, Harringworth, Northamptonshire Northants and Rutland O Gauge Group Mon 26th - Northants & Rutland O Gauge Group -  Coarse O Gauge Running Meet
Harringworth Village Hall, Gretton Road, Harringworth, Northamptonshire


Informal group running coarse O gauge trains; bring your own Hornby, Bassett-Lowke, Ace, Darstaed, Exley, MTH, Atlas locos and stock to run on our loose-lay tracks. Mostly 3-rail but we have one 2-rail track. Modern or vintage, clockwork or electric welcome but we are unable to accommodate steam inside for insurance reasons.

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20170630 20170701 Europe/London Wrenbury and District Model Railway Club - Open Doors Event This year, our 4th annual event, we have 3 layouts under construction, Kerbstone St Margaret's our 00 layout, our club N gauge layout and a smaller portable N layout. Examples of kit building on show. We have a range of model railway items for sale plus DVDs and magazines. Free entry and refreshments are available. This year we have an example of a 00 modular board built to the NMRA BR standard. The O gauge Chelagasa Town is making a return plus other visiting layout in 00 and N. Wrenbury Village Hall, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury, Cheshire Wrenbury and District Model Railway Club Fri 30th - Sat 1st July - Wrenbury & District Model Railway Club -  Open Doors Event
Wrenbury Village Hall, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury, Cheshire


This year, our 4th annual event, we have 3 layouts under construction, Kerbstone St Margaret's our 00 layout, our club N gauge layout and a smaller portable N layout. Examples of kit building on show. We have a range of model railway items for sale plus DVDs and magazines. Free entry and refreshments are available. This year we have an example of a 00 modular board built to the NMRA BR standard. The O gauge Chelagasa Town is making a return plus other visiting layout in 00 and N.  MORE DETAILS HERE...

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