Southampton Model Railway Exhibition - 2018
Southampton Model Railway Society’s 2018 exhibition proved to be a very worthwhile day out with a good selection of layouts representing most gauges and periods from the excellent Burntisland 4mm scale railway, set in 1883 to the contemporary Banbury station complex modeled in N Gauge. Trade stands represented all the main manufacturers, smaller bespoke stalls offered models, materials help and advice covering all aspects of the hobby from electronic operation through to making scenery. Join me for tour and take a look at some of the wonderful models on display. Filmed 27 January 2018, Southampton (England)
Layouts:-
00:32 - Thealby: 3mm Scale, TT gauge
01:25 - Lowe Quay: 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
04:32 - Trewithick: 4mm Scale, EM Gauge
06:34 - Llanfair Caereinion: 4mm Scale, 00-9 Narrow Gauge
09:30 - Much Murkle: 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
12:05 - Woods Wharf: 7mm Scale, O Gauge
13:49 - Seahaven: N Gauge
14:10 - EM Gauge Society
14:23 - TWA Dales Estates: 7mm Scale, On-14 Narrow Gauge
14:50 - Merstone: 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
16:12 - Kitedale: 4mm, 18.83 Gauge
16:57 - Wickwar: N Gauge
19:37 - Wellbridge: 4mm Scale, OO Gauge
22:36 - Cornwallis Yard; 4mm Scale, EM Gauge
23:42 - Kingsford: 7mm Scale, O Gauge
23:57 - Calstock's Halton Quay: 7mm Scale, On-16.5
26:48 - Burntisland: 4mm Scale, 18.83 Gauge
31:20 - Banbury: N Gauge
32:09 - Navigation Road: 4mm Scale, EM Gauge
32:50 - Brixham Bay: N Gauge
34:33 - Tittesworth: 4mm Scale, OO-9 Narrow Gauge
Music - Track - Composer - Source
ES_Nostalgic Guitar 2 - Rickard Age - epidemicsound.com
ES_Nostalgic Guitar 5 - Rickard Age - epidemicsound.com
ES_Nostalgic Guitar 9 - Rickard Age - epidemicsound.com
ES_Nostalgic Guitar 10 - Rickard Age - epidemicsound.com
ES_Nostalgic Guitar 3 - Rickard Age - epidemicsound.com
Bognor Regis (England) Model Railway Club 2018 Exhibition
Bognor Regis is my home town and there was sign within sight of my house giving directions to the local school hosting this year’s exhibition. It had been a few years since I last visited the annual exhibition and it was nice to catch up with old friends and reminisce. There was a nice range of layouts on view along with various traders offering old, new and bespoke items to enhance any new or existing layout. Advanced, budget and children’s layouts were all well represented, there was even a ride on train to keep the little ones entertained.
Music - ES_Sensational Guitar 10 - Stefan Netsman - epidemicsound.com
2018 Oct 13 Elizabethan Model Railway Society Annual Exhibition
It's model railway show season again! Here's video I shot at the Elizabethan Railway Society model railway show, in Kirkby-In-Ashfield. Another small local show, which is nice (especially on my poor tired back when there's not too many layouts to film!).
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Bognor Regis Model Railway Exhibition 2018 Part 1
Bognor Regis Model Railway Exhibition 2018 Part 1. Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th January 2018. Part 1 includes: Cross Ness, Folly Lane, Nictun, Fullerton Terminal
Trains at the London Model Engineering Exhibition 2018
Some of the marvellous live steam trains at the 2018 Model Engineering Exhibition in London. Includes the magnificent Hornby Live Steam OO gauge locomotives, sadly no longer sold.
Cardiff small Model Railway show 2018
This was my first visit to this show, and despite the small venue, Mrs M and I had a wonderful time, and made to feel very welcome during our visit. It was wonderful to see so many friends, old and new.
Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition pt2 Sat 13 Jan 2018
Bognor Regis Model Railway Exhibition 2018 Part 2
Bognor Regis Model Railway Exhibition 2018 Part 2. Garsdale Head and Redford Junction.
Mere Model Railway Exhibition Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th June 2018
This video captures the Mere Model Railway Exhibition on 17th June 2018. Nine model railways covering OO9, N, OO, 7mm NG, O and 16mm are represented along with three traders:-
Cotehele Quay L (7mm NG) Tom Snook
Baldwick (O) The Sedgemoor Group
Margate Road (OO) Lee Thorp
Brockleigh (N) David Harrington
Ashburton (N) John Birkett-Smith
Wantage NG Tramway (OO9) Richard Holder
Three Bridges By The Sea (OO) Mere Club
Tor Halt (16mm) Paul Abbott
GWR Llanfair Caereinion (OO9) Andy Cundick
Ray Heard Models
Books, 4mm Scale Buildings, & Layouts Tom Snook
Railway Scenics Stephen Lane
Thanks to the Mere Railway Modellers for a great show.
The entire video was filmed on an iPhone 8plus and edited in iMovie.
Wincanton Model Railway Exhibition 10th/11th November 2018 (Part1)
Another excellent show from Wincanton in Somerset. The Model Railway Exhibition was held on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November 2018. Over 20 layouts were on display covering all sorts of gauges from N to O. and all of a superb standard. I only managed to visit the show on the Saturday so was unable to video all the exhibits. In Part 1 the following are covered.
Over The Top, Amiens 1918, World War 1 Diorama, St Martins Wharf, Brockleigh and Bassett Lowke, Polnish Juction.
Wigan & Wirral Finescale modellers -Newhaven Harbour
Rather than be an exact model, the layout is based on the infrastructure of the Newhaven and Seaford Branch in East Sussex and is intended to provide a flavour of the general location and reflect operations on the BR Southern Region between 1968 and 74.
Normanton and Pontefract Model Railway Show 2018 Part 1
First part of the Normanton & Pontefract Model Railway Show 2018 video.
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1) Burdale Quarry O Gauge
2) Tatton Yard OO Gauge
3) High Stamley 009 Gauge
4) Wolf Lowe O Gauge
2019 Jan 12 DEFine Modellers Day 2019 Model Railway Exhibition
Welcome the first video of 2019, coverage of the DEFine Modellers Day 2019, held at Risley VIllage Hall in Derbyshire.
DEfine is an association of like-minded enthusiasts that are mainly – but not exclusively – based in the Midlands. They are a by-invitation only group that focuses on researching and modelling the post-steam period of Britain’s railways.
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Another local show, small but with a very high standard of detailed modelling.
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Cardiff (Small) Model Railway Show 2020
This ever popular show organised by Brian and Paul Rolley took place at Cardiff today the 18th of January 2020.Despite being a small show, it had a wonderful display of layouts and display's on show.
A big thank you to Lord & Butler , the Cardiff Model Rail Centre for they're continued support.
CRM Exhibition 2020
Hi-lights of the 2020 Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition
Stevenage Leisure Centre
Saturday 11th / Sunday 12th January 2010
I’m not going to complain about the children counting wagons, or making train sound (well more like a car really), or the bloke having a conversation on his phone right next to me... it’s a public exhibition and we have to put up with these things. Beside the children are the next generation of railway modellers.
I’ve not featured every single exhibitor or layout, to do so would make for a very long video. Around 34 layouts, big and small attended the two day exhibition and around 40 or so traders, plus demonstration stands filled the two large halls.
We start the video with the N gauge Hatch End layout. The 16’ layout is set somewhere north of Euston in the 1980’s. Four main running lines, and two Watford over ground lines provide an interesting mix of traction, including the APT-P on a test run.
Next we move on to possibly my favourite layout of the show, Brinklow. This N gauge layout is based on a section of the Trent Valley Railway between Rugby and Nuneaton. The station opened on the 1st December 1847 as Stretton and was renamed Brinklow on 1st January 1870. It closed on the 16th September 1957. The layout operates in the period between 1948 to the mid 1960’s, a little modellers licence is used in the running period. The reason I rate it so highly is because there was always movement on the layout. People who come to these shows, especially children need to be entertained and this layout entertained.
I neglected to ID the next layout shown, but after that we come to Little Salkeld. Another fine N gauge layout set in the 1960’s, it is loosely based on the station of the same name on the Settle and Carlisle line.
Next we see Trinity Dock Street Bridge which is a fictional location based on Railway Street in Hull, where the road and railway crossed the channel between Humber and Railway docks in the ‘Old Town Docks’ in the city. The model is set on a dull, dank and chilly day, February 6th, 1939, with the south easterly not only bring the ‘sea rogue’ up the ‘umber, but the threat of war on the near continent.
We move on to Teesside Steel. This model railway is based on two companies; the South Durham Steel and Iron Company who provided the basic iron and steel and the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company who turned the finished steel into bridges chemical plants and other large scale projects. This impressive O gauge layout measures some twenty feet in length.
Moving on to Frampton on Seven, a OO gauge layout again set in the late 1950’s early 1960’s, it’s a small branch line terminus on the GWR, running rights extend to the Midland Railway.
The following layout is Little Colne, a fictitious OO fine scale layout set North of Essex. Given the mixture of late steam and early diesel stock that runs on the layout, this too is set in the late 1950’s early 1960’s.
Mothecombe is the next featured layout, constructed by the junior section of the High Wycombe MRC, which goes to show what can be achieved by youngsters with a little assistance and encouragement.
Sandmarch is the Stevenage & District MRC’s featured layout, which was built and completed within 12 month.
We then move on to probably the longest layouts in the exhibition, Orange River & Portland. This Fn3 (15mm scale 45mm gauge) layout gives an accurate representation of a 3’ railroad, and measures 42 feet x 5 feet.
Wemblesden Park is the next featured layout, set in the 1980’s the layout is fictional, inspired Wembley/Stonebridge Park area of North London. The layout is DC and makes use of the MERG superbloc system, the controllers for all the block sections being displayed in a neat LED backlit panel at the side of the layout.
Johnstown Road follows. This fine scale O gauge fictional layout is set in the welsh borders. It was renamed following the death of its creator John Staneke who sadly lost his battle with cancer. The Barrowmore MRG have done a fine job of not only completing the layout, but adding the Porth Nefyn extension as well.
Bee Road, a OO gauge layout based in the London Midland region is also set in the 1960’s (seems to be a popular era these days).
Our final layout is Harlyn Pier is a fictional fine scale O gauge terminus on the ex LSWR line on the North Cornwall, a short distance from Padstow, again in the 1960’s (how popular is that era !)
Well that about wraps it up for this year’s show... Hope you enjoyed the video.
Southampton Model Railway Exhibition - 27th January 2018
Welcome to My Channel South Coast Trainspotter. This Video: Southampton Model Railway Exhibition. Included Are A Range Of N-O Gauge Layouts With A Variety of Different Time Settings. My Favorite Layout of The Day Was Called 'Banbury' and Was Based Around 2011-Current Day Operations. It Included Trains Such as Class 60, 66, 67, 70, 168 and 221 and Many More. Please Comment, Like, Share, Subscribe and Don't Forget to Click the Bell Icon for My Channel Notifications.
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North Down Model Railway Exhibition - April 2018 - Part 3
North Down Model Railway Society held their annual exhibition on 21st April 2018 in Bangor Grammar School, Bangor, County Down. The exhibition featured a selection of gauges, from N to O and 3ft to 30ft and was very well attended. In the last part of this series, Part 3 features the following layouts :-
3rd Rail Vintage Hornby
Felldown Castle
Dublin Model Railway Club
Grunberg
Erne Model Railway Club
GFB: Winterruhe
Die Gartenbahn Furka-Bergstrecke befindet sich momentan in der Winterruhe. Trotzdem haben wir einen Sonderzug vor die Linse bekommen.
Kimmeridge - 009 Layout on a tea-tray, Barnham Station, 2016
The Tea-Tray layout 'Kimmeridge' is seen on the bench that is located between platforms 1 and 2 at Barnham, running off of a 9-volt batter whilst a class 313 departs on a Bognor Regis service (Left) and a class 377 departs on a Southampton Central service (Right), the Southampton Central service being 1N22, the same train (exactly) as the layout is shown operating on in another video.