Event Name: Annual Exhibition
Classification: Exhibition
Address: North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax HX3 6TE
Day 1: 24th September 2016
Opening times Day 1: 10am to 5pm
Day 2: 25th September 2016
Opening times Day 2: 10am to 4.30pm
Prices: Adult (over 18) £6.00Accompanied Child FreeUnaccompanied Child £3.00
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: Yes
Website: www.halifaxmrc.co.uk
Organising body: Halifax Model Railway Club
Organiser: Geoff Bridgehalifaxmrc@gmail.com
Halifax Model Railway Club will be hosting its 44th annual exhibition at the North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax HX3 6TE on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September 2016.
The opening times are 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4.30pm on Sunday. There is excellent access for wheelchairs as the venue is on one level and there are wide aisles. The venue will be well sign-posted. It is 10 minutes walk from the railway station.
Admission prices are Adult [over 18]: £6; accompanied children free and unaccompanied children £3.00.
A number of layouts have been invited covering a spectrum of scales and gauges. These layouts include:
[N] Melton Mowbray North: a recreation of this station from the 1960’s. Millfield Yard: Two level layout featuring freight and passenger trains in the early 1990’s.
[HO] European: Dettingen: a station on a rural German branch line. Antwerpen Oostkaai: Featuring Belgian trains and trams in this port city.
[HO American]: Gardner, New England by Halifax MRC. Featuring a regional railroad interchanging with a short line.
[OOn3]: Annascaul: Recreating a passing station on the Tralee and Dingle in Ireland.
[OO] Halifax: Large continuous run steam era layout depicting our local station. Whiteacres: Modern mainline station with constant flow of trains. Crawton: 1980’s era diesels on this secondary route. Wheal Louise: Cornish china clay scene. Grime Street: Operating trams, vehicles and two wheeled machines.
[EM] Harkness: A light railway in Northumberland set in the steam era.
[Oe]: Emley Sous Bois: a charming French narrow gauge station.
[On16.5] Laws Yard: Moving goods in an industrial setting.
[O] Mill Bank Alley: A depiction of a railway yard in the Halifax area in the 1980’s.
Ranged Event
From: 24 Sep 2016
To: 25 Sep 2016
