Category Archives: Exhibitions

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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ESNG Open Day 2023 (again)

Three short videos from Allan, showing that trains did move (occasionally.)  I probably should have edited the sound off – I’m sure it wasn’t that noisy!!!! None of us could fill an ERIC style model of this facility – amazing! … Continue reading

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ESNG Open Day 2023

Well, that’s the Open Day done and dusted.  As usual quite hard work, but a success and we had a lot of fun with a glorified running day.  We were unsure how many would turn up through the door, but … Continue reading

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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2023

I bottled out of fighting my way to Ally Pally last weekend.  I gather that it was a very successful show and very well attended – Allan described Saturday as a scrum, and it was difficult to get near anything.  … Continue reading

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