Category Archives: Exhibitions

ESNG Exhibition 2023 – Saturday!

Just three days to go to the show! Latest lineup…. Layouts N-Club International Modular/N-Mod Modular Layout Lyme Regis – Southern Region Branch Line Southwark Bridge – Southern Region London Terminus Stonecombe – Sothern Branch Line Terminus Chamossaire – Swiss Main … Continue reading

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Seaboard Southern NMRA show, 16 September 2023

I usually try and get to this show – it’s local, there are often some good layouts, and excellent trade (if you want to buy more American trains.)  But on Saturday, I had offered to do a hospital run to … Continue reading

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ESNG Exhibition 2023

Just three weeks to go to the show! Latest lineup…. Layouts N-Club International Modular/N-Mod Modular Layout Lyme Regis – Southern Region Branch Line Southwark Bridge – Southern Region London Terminus Neil’s Branch – Branch Line Terminus Chamossaire – Swiss Main Line … Continue reading

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Faversham Model Railway Club exhibition 2023

With temperatures hitting 33C today, I didn’t fancy a TINGS visit, with the exhibition in a tin cow-shed.  (My spies, i.e. Mr Dawes told me it was 32C outside.)  So Derek and I went east rather than west to visit … Continue reading

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Shoeburyness Model Railway Club exhibition 2023

Messrs Dawes and Atfield attended.  I had a theoretically quiet day that turned out busy! Both me and Derek Atfield went to this show yesterday….. James Street. First time I could get close to this large layout for a good … Continue reading

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Pevensey Bay MRC Show 15th July 2023

Mr Dawes sent me a few pictures of the N gauge layouts at this show. Crilvington Town by Kevin Leggett of the WSNG. is still under construction. Chilcompton Tunnel by Alastair Steele.  I really liked this layout.  Very, very, simple, … Continue reading

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Bluebells and Buses

A bit of a photo-dump today, with photos received from Allan from his weekend gallivanting around! First, the Bluebell Railway Model Railway Weekend. And some of the old buses on display at Eastbourne Station.

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SWING exhibition 2023 #2

And here are a few pictures of some of the rest of the exhibits. Arun Quay (O) is a familiar layout on the exhibition circuit, but always worth a look. Norge (HO) is unusual in being set in Norway.  Some … Continue reading

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SWING exhibition 2023 #1

After a busy wedding weekend and a few days holiday by the sea in Poole, I thought a side trip to an exhibition would be good.  SWING (Small and Wonderful Industrial, Narrow Gauge and light railways) exhibition down in Worthing, … Continue reading

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ESNG Exhibition 2023

One show done and dusted.  And on to the next one.  A little editing produced a brand new, and technicolour, flyer.  Everything else seems to be coming together well enough….

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