YOUR COMMENTS

If you have something to say about how useful (or otherwise) you have found this site please let us know via the General Enquiries form.
As an enthusiast myself encouragement will be greatly appreciated as I am only trying to promote the hobby for all and am always open to constructive critiscism.

From Nigel, Milford Models & Hobbies

Many thanks for all the hard work. I know it works, not only because customers have told me that they found the shop on your site, but I am getting more referals from you than from Google! Not bad at all! All the best.

From Mike Wakelin

I wish all websites were this good. I came looking for a retailer in my area that might deal in second hand tri-ang trains. The county search and quick display of details made the job easy. A second listing of dealers that specialize in second hand items gave me a cross reference to make it easier still. Well done!

From Dave Williamson

Many thanks for yet another year of information concerning this vast hobby of model railways. Our club uses your web site a lot, and would miss it if it were not available. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
from the Chairman and Members of the Peterborough (Viscount) Model Railway Chub. Thanks.

From Alan Chell

You have an excellent website - it is so useful to find products, exhibitions and model shops all over the country.
Anyone who is not on your website should be because I am sure they are losing buiness.
Regarding model railways (I am 61 and have had layouts since I was 16) - these should be considered an artform. When I visit exhibitions I am always amazed at the excellent work done on layouts and they are truly a work of art. It is time modelling railways was recognised for its expertise and creative skills - a darn site better than a dead sheep or an empty bed in an art gallery - we should group together put model railways on the cultural map and ensure our models are part of UK's cultural heritage.
Best regards
Alan Chell

From Malcolm Priestman - Exhibition Manager, Hartlepool Model Railway Exhibition

Hi Adrian,
I have to say that your web site is a boon to Event Organisers, last night I went to links and came across a company in the Borders who makes modeltrees, I e-mailed them details of the event with a small stand price.
This morning I received a 'Hi Malcolm, Thanks for the invitation and yes please we would love to come, cheque waiting'.
Now that to me is the advantage of a site such as yours, it saves me so much time.
So long may you continue, and thanks for thinking of the idea in the first place.
Malcolm

From Robin Sharman

<snipped> I really do appreciate your site. I refer to it quite often when I'm on my travels to see what model shops there are in a particular area. Thank you.
A good example of this, as you might remember, is the shop in Whitchurch that I couldn't find and thought had closed down. You kindly investigated and found that they had moved. Your current feedback shows that this shop is still a bit hard to find, but being aware of this will surely help future visitors. It's certainly on my own list of "must visit"s when I'm next passing Whitchurch by road or canal (I was on a narrowboat last time).
Thank you again for your excellent and greatly appreciated enhancement of my enjoyment of railway modelling.

From Dave Kemp

many thanks for the Model Rail index, brilliant stuff

From Brian Macdermott : Herefordshire

Adrian - Thanks for providing a great site which continues to improve
year on year. All the best for Christmas and 2005. Brian

From Gary Needham : Yorkshire

Hi Adrian.

Thank you for taking the time to reply - I appreciate that.

Your web site is a a great idea that will be useful to many of us modellers. By sharing such information it can only be to the collective good of the hobby!

I wish you continued success with this venture and thank you for making the effort to set all this up for our benefit.

Best wishes.

Gary Needham

From Mike Jackson : Ohio, USA

I just wanted to say thank you for your terrific site. I live in the USA, so I don't have normal ready access to British Railway information. Your site makes it very easy to find.

I did have one question about a link on your site. I clicked on the Perseverance/Puffers link on your site and it came back "not found". Have they discontinued their site? (Have telephoned them and the website was discontinued in March - AH)

Thanks again.

V/R,

Mike Jackson

From Gary : Hertfordshire

Hello Webmaster,

Just a short note to tell you that Hobbies and Crafts in Potters Bar have closed down. I have driven past it twice this week and the windows are empty and the big 'To Let' sign is above the door. Hope this is useful so you can update the best model rail info site on the web

Many thanks
Gary.

From Tim Mulhall : OnTracks

Hi Adrian

You are still on of our top three referrers (excluding search engines) and we have seen a 60% increase in sales during the last 6 months since we re-launched the website.

Cheers
Tim

From David Temple : Barry & Penarth Model Railway Club

Hi Adrian

Thanks for contacting me. I very much appreciate the effort you put into UK Model Shops. It must now be one of the most
complete directories of UK railway modelling etc on the Web.
Thanks for adding our Open Day.

Many thanks

David Temple

From Philip Millard : Home of 'O' Gauge

Adrian

You are very imaginative and capable, and your site is a great credit to its designer/manager (you!).
It beats any competitors hollow!

Yours sincerely,
Philip A.Millard
Home of 'O' Gauge
528, Kingston Road
LONDON SW20 8DT

From Allen Doherty : Worsley Works Kits

Adrian

I have recently fitted a Tracker to my site "Worsley Works" to try to find out where my visitors were coming from and you've guessed it a lot of them are coming from your site

The UK Model Shop Directory

You really are a ONE STOP SOURCE for everything in MODEL RAILWAYS.

Because your site is categorised I know which section they are coming from and I have some indication of what my visitors are looking for and can 'hopefully' fill their needs.

Regards
Allen Doherty

From Tish Holmes at Modelpals, UK

Hi Adrian
Just thought I would let you know your site has worked for us again. We had an enquiry from New Zealand and needed to find a shop for the chap so where did we turn to? Yes, UK ModelShops Directory of course. Found the details so have e-mailed them off.
Thanks for the help your site has given us again.

From David Cooke at Classic Trains Plus, Arizona

Adrian
My name is David Cooke, I am a Brit living in the USA (20yrs). My business over here has been buying, selling and painting American Brass. About a year ago for sentimental reasons I built myself a DJH A1, one of my customers saw it and the rest is history. I now have substantial orders for British kits to be built up and painted and without your list I would have found it next to impossible to buy the supplies I needed.

From Martin Creek, Coventry

I live in Coventry but work all over the midlands. I like to try a new shop if I finish work early and am heading home, so have made use of your site several times to get an address for a new shop. On the same trip I successfully found Roy's Models in Rubery and bought something there, so not entirely unsuccessful.

As an aside, I also used the online catalogue section of the site to find something I needed (handrail knobs for a kit started many years ago) by mail order.

All the best
Martin Creek

From George O'Hagan, New York

Hello...
I have just returned to the States, and want to thank you for the tip. Yes, Mark's Models was indeed a full fledged hobby shop in Cork City, and I was able to get a BR loco and a buffet car for my American HO layout which I am building. We here in the USA are able to get German, Swiss, French and Austrian locos and rolling stock, but for some reason, I can never find any BR items. I spent a lot of time in England in 1971-72 after coming home from the wr, and getting a period model meant a lot to me.

Again, I appreciate your help.

Sincerely,
George O'Hagan

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6 February, 2010