Southampton Model Railway Exhibition Sat 25th & Sun 26th January 2020 At The Barton Peveril College
This years Southampton Model Railway Exhibition was held at the Barton Peveril College on Sat 25th & Sun 26th January 2020.
Bridport & District Model Railway Society Beaminster Exhibition Held On Saturday 11th January 2020
This years Bridport Model Railway Society Winter Exhibition was held as usual at the Town Hall in Beaminster, Dorset. The show was held on Saturday 11th January 2020, not a good day for weather but great for looking at a really interesting selection of layouts. Well done to the organisers and exhibitors. Below is a list of the layouts in there running order, unfortunately there are a few that I don't have a title for.
Limington End
West bay
Dysearth
Shillingsford
Lane End
Thomas & Friends
Bearston
Wykechester
Dorbury North
Mere & District Model Railway Exhibition Saturday Held On 5th & Sunday 16th June 2019 (Part 1)
Once again I had great pleasure in attending the Mere & District Model Railway Exhibition which was held on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June 2019 at the Mere Lecture Halls.What can I say, yet again the standard of the exhibits was amazing. Four award winning layouts are included in the ten on show. Heart felt thanks to all exhibitors and to the organisers, well done!!
Here is a list of layouts which can be seen in (Part 1)
1/Aberdovey-(7mm NG)-Tom from the Mere Club
2/Mere Abbas-(O Gauge)-Peter and Richard from the Mere Club
3/G Gauge-from David and Patricia Moore
4/Tavas-Yn-Bogh-(OO & OO9)-from SouthWestern Model Railway Club
5/Hamilton-(American N)-from Tim Williams
(Part 2 will follow shortly)
Cale Rail & Gartell Railway Model Railway Exhibition Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February 2020
The 15th Annual Cale Rail & Gartell Railway 2020 Model Railway Exhibition Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February 2020. As usual the exhibition was held at the Gartell Light Railway near Templecombe in Somerset. This year the organisers really pushed the boat out, what a fantastic show. Below is a list of layouts as they appear in my video:-
Rushmore-OO Gauge-Cale Rail RS
Downsview Preserved Railway-OO Gauge-T Williams
Barton St David-OO Gauge-B Puddick
Chester South-N gauge-W Aplin
Stafford Road-OO Gauge-S Westaway
Stopall Junction--N Gauge-N Nicholls
Croscombe-O Gauge-Sedgemoor O Gauge
Firkin Carr Brewery-OO9-S Rodd
Wykechester-OO Gauge-Geoff Balston
Shaftesbury Parkway-N Gauge-D Webber
Up From Zummerzet-OO9-B Baker
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.
Mendip Model Railway Group Fine Scale Show Warminster Sat 8th June 2019 (Part1)
This was my first visit to the Mendip Model Railway Groups show which was held at the Warminster Civic Centre on Saturday 8th June 2019. What a fantastic collection of layouts, and not one that I had seen before. All of a very high standard, if I was to pick a favourite it would be Chilcompton. I live in Templecombe so the S&D means is a lot to me, so greatly missed!
Here is a list of the layouts covered in this video:-
Orford 7mm Paul Clarke
Lananta Quay 3mm Nick Satzman
Castlederg 4mm Andy Cundick
Chilcompton OO Steve Jones
Hembourne 4mm EM Paul Ash
Brew Street OO Chris Nevard
Mendip Model Railway Group Fine Scale Show Warminster Sat 8th June 2019 (Part2)
Mendip Model Railway Group Fine Scale Show Warminster Sat 8th June 2019 (Part2). Layouts included are as follows:-
Wadebridge & Padstow -John Greenwood
Vale Quarry Preservation-009-John Bruce
Newton Heath Works-7mm-Martin Finney and friends.
Stafford Model Railway Exhibition 2020 - Part 1
Part 1 of all the model railway layouts from Stafford Model Railway Exhibition 2020.
Part 1 -
Part 2 -
Part 3 -
Part 4 -
In order of appearance;
Deadmans Lane (OO)
Harlyn Pier (O)
Canalside Iron Works (9mm)
Upper Cwmtwych (N)
Bilton Goods (3mm)
Avin-A-Lyyin (OO9)
Hope under Dinmore (EM)
Franklin (ON2)
Duncrieve Fuelling Point (EM)
Daconby Town (3mm)
Friarsgate Depot (OO)
Lindhurst (3mm)
With thanks to the Stafford Railway Circle for the exhibition and the variety of model railway layouts on show for 2020.
Pontefract Model Railway Show 2020 Part 1
The first part of Normanton and Pontefract Model Railway Show 2020 at New College, Park Lane, Pontefract. Hope you enjoy this video and sorry if the footage is not good enough.
1. St. Ruth 2mm Fine Gauge
2. Jacksons Yard O Gauge
3. Kitson Castle 009 Gauge
4. Effingham Street OO Gauge
Kenavon Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition Saturday 22nd February 2020 (Part 1)
This is (Part One) of a video that I took on Saturday 22nd February 2010 at the Kenavon Railway Society (East Reading) Model Railway Exhibition. I have got to say that I was very impressed by the high standard, number and variation of the exhibits that were on show to the public. Below is a list of the layouts for (Part One) in running order:-
1/ Melin Dolryd
2/ Greenford Broadway
3/ Kidmore Yard End
4/ Gas Lane
5/ Emmbrook Lane
6/ Hayling Island
7/ Loddon Vale Model RC
8/ Ste Marie-Ange
A big thank you must go out to the organisers and exhibitors of the Kenavon 2020 Show.
Kenavon Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition 22nd February 2020 (Part Two)
This is (Part 2) of my video taken at the Kenavon Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition held on Saturday 22nd February 2020. The following is a list in running order of the eight layouts captured in this video:-
1/ North Bay
2/ Nova Mesto
3/ Ambleton Vale
4/ Severn Wharf
5/ Santa Agueda
6/ Mere
7/ Earnest Creek
8/ North Markhole Yard
Black 5 45379 & BR Standard 5 73096 Rattle The Tiles Departing From Alresford On The Mid Hants 2011
The footage for this video was originally taken on Good Friday 22nd April 2011. The first part captures LMS Black Five No 45379 departing from Alresford. The next section has a four car DMU formation leading is Bubble Car followed by a three car class 117. Finally BR Standard Class 5 No 73096 departs for Alton. The Black Five is still on the present loco roster but the Standard Class 5 is in store awaiting restoration.
East Somerset Railway A Look Around The Station, Engine Shed, Workshops And Locomotives
I spent a very enjoyable 4 hours at the East Somerset Railway on Sunday 15th October 2017. This video was made for the most part using a Sony RX10 Mk4 camera.
Mamod Boulton R/C Diesel A Lockdown Special Running On The Village Railway Sunday 26th April 2020
The 16mm Village Railway in South Somerset opens its doors to a Lockdown Special with Mamod Boulton R/C diesel Castell Caernarfon in charge. The first part of the video is taken from the line side using a Sony A6400 camera in 4K. The second part is a drivers eye view of the railway using a MUVI action camera in HD mode, this being placed on a flat wagon and pushed in front of the locomotive. The bogie coach painted in BR Rail Blue is a IP Engineering generic design, the directors saloon is from a Brandbright laser cut kit. This kit was purchased from the original Brandbright not the company that now trades under the same name! I almost certain that it is not available anymore.
Thanks for watching.........
West Camel Model Railway Society Christmas Model Railway Exhibition On Saturday 28th December 2019
It is that time of year again and the West Camel Model Railway Society held its annual Christmas model railway exhibition at the the Davis Hall. This year it was held on Saturday 28th December and what a cracker it was. Plenty of layouts to see and as usual great rolls, pies and cakes were available if one had room to eat them. Below is a list of the layouts in running order captured for this video.
Launceston Steam....................009..................Richard Holder
Shaftesbury Parkway................N Gauge..........Dave Webber
Carters Yard..............................N Gauge..........Steve Bottom
Micro Layouts...........................MICRO.............Calum & Adam
Midford......................................N Gauge..........John Perrett
Brickfields.................................016.5...............Derek Gregory
Blaendare Road........................OO Gauge.......Phil Harries
Baker-R-Junction......................OO Gauge......Stan Baker
West Camel Model RC DC.......OO gauge......Nick & Malcolm
Many thanks to the organisers of this splendid model railway exhibition.
Ashford Model Railway Exhibition
Opening and completion
Opened in 2019 and according to staff, it isn't even finished yet
How to find it
From Ashford International, you can either walk or use the bus, my personal opinion is use the bus because you can get there a lot sooner and before crowd comes in, yet not many people know about it yet, when you get off the bus you are either in front of the new cinema or on bank Street, if you are on bank Street and you have just got off a bus, go left towards the new cinema, opposite where Debenhams used to be should be some doors with a Eurostar on it, open the doors then you arrived
When is it open?
I believe it's 10am to 4pm on weekends, at least Saturday, I'm not sure about Sunday
Tony Sant Quarry Hunslet Takes The Milk Train Around The Coombe Hill Railway During April 2020
Back in July 2007 the management of the Village Railway decided to purchase a new locomotive from Tony Sant of the Finescale Engineering in Leamington Spa.The loco in question was a Betty class large quarry Hunslet was which originally produced for the Trefor Granite Co. Anyway for what ever reason this was later sold to the Coombe Hill Railway where it stayed until April 2020. After a test run with the milk train the quarry Hunslet is now back with the Village railway......
BR 34092 City of Wells departing Kidderminster Town (20th September 2019)
Southern Railways West Country Class, 34092 City of Wells built during the Southern Region of British Railways departing Kidderminster Town Station during day 2 of the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala, this is the 1810 to Bridgnorth, taken 20th September 2019
NOTE! I know there a N missing in Southern but only spotted this after in the process of uploading the video!