St Albans Model Railway Exhibition 2009

There will be more than twenty good quality working model railway layouts with a well balanced coverage of scales, gauges and prototypes. A wide selection of specialist and general trades will be present together with demonstrations, static exhibits and society stands.

Adults £6.00, Unaccompanied Children (5-16) £3.00
Two children admitted free with each paying adult

Much Pottering & Flaky Bottom
Roland Emett at the Festival of Britain in 1951 by Laurie Maunder, Uckfield MRC

1:23 scale 16.5mm gauge (Gn15)

The Grumstick & Dipplewick Railway
by Bev Rawlings, St Neots MRC

10mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge

Cherry Orchard
BR(E) with NG brickworks in 1963 by Ron Bailes, Western MRS

7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0)

Johnstown Road
Cambrian Railways in 1908 by the Barrowmore MRG

7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0)

Swansea Riverside
by Alistair George, Luton MRC

7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0)

Calstock Cothele
East Cornwall NG mineral railway by Chris Peacock, Three Towns MRC

7mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (0-16.5)

Napier Valley Railroad
US, West Pennsylvania, 1950s by Nigel Bowyer

1:48 scale 16.5mm gauge (On30)

Kilbrandon
GSWR, Irish Broad Gauge by Paul Green, S Scale MRS

1:64 scale

Cheddar
S&DJR, 1920s by Simon Challis

4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4)

Auchinraith
Strathclyde PTE, 1990s by Tim Easter, DEMU

4mm/ft scale 18.2mm gauge (EM)

St Judes Dock
LTSR/GER/MR, c1900 by Brian Wakeling

4mm/ft scale 18.2mm gauge (EM)

Westcliff
GWR, 1920s by Richard Butler, South Hants MRC

4mm/ft scale 18.2mm gauge (EM)

Borchester Market
Frank Dyer's layout BR ex GN/GC, 1960s by the Borchester Group, Newhaven MRC

4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)

Littleton Parkway
Midlands, 1995~2008 by the Stafford Railway Circle

4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)

Nettlecombe
Freelance NG, 1920s by John & Jane Jacobs

4mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (00-9)

Ulvik
Norwegian State Railways, 1960/70s or 1980/90s by Martin Axford, Bentley MRG

3.5mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (H0)

Bulverhythe
Southern Railway, central section, c1941 by Peter Bossom

3mm/ft scale 12mm gauge (TT)

Nine Mills
1960s London Midland cross country by the Worthing MRC

2.06mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (British N)

West Tilgate
BR(S), late 1950s to early 1960s by the Crawley MRS

2.06mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (British N)

Wansbeck Road
BR, Co Durham 1957~1962 by Mick Simpson

2mm/ft scale 9.42mm gauge

The Broadway
East Anglian trams, 3ft 6in gauge 1920~1930 by Alan Lawrence

2mm/ft scale 7mm gauge

Unfortunately two layouts advertised in the Model Railway press and elsewhere will now not be at the exhibition. The H0 layout Grafenwalde has been withdrawn by its owner Tim Hale of the Dorset Reichsbahn Group and Angus Watkins has withdrawn his 00-9 layout East Quay, Chapel Pill

247 Developments, ALL Components, C&L Finescale, Ceynix,
Comet Models, Dart Castings, DC Kits & Models, Deltic Preservation Society,
Eileen's Emporium, Freestone Model Accessories, Gem/Fleetline,
Geoff Gamble Books, International Models, John Dutfield Model Railways,
Karlgarin Models, Langley Miniature Models, Model Loco Resprays,
N Gauge Lines, Old Time Workshop, Radley Models, RCTS Watford Branch,
Roxey Mouldings, Ten Commandments and Wizard Models.

Refreshments and a licensed bar will be available.

The Arena is in the centre of the City and is adjacent to the shopping centre and Saturday market. Roman Verulamium and St Albans Abbey are close by. The Arena is well served by car parks which are free on Sundays.

Trains to the Abbey station from Watford Junction on the Premier Line - London (Euston) and all points north.

Trains to the City station from Brighton, Gatwick and London (Kings Cross/St Pancras) connecting St Albans, Harpenden, Luton, Bedford and the East Midlands.

A free regular vintage bus service will be in operation between the Alban Arena and the Abbey and City train stations on both days of the exhibition. Timings can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.

St Albans Model Railway Exhibition 2009 Bus Timetable
(revised 5th January 2009)

The service is being provided by Country Bus Rallies and a visit to their website is recommended.

Further details about the exhibition may be obtained from the
Association's Secretary, David Crossley, on 01438 715580.