Event Name: Workington Model Railway Exhibition
Classification: Exhibition
Address: Energus Bld, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria. CA14 4JW
Day 1: Saturday 19 Novemebr 2016
Opening times Day 1: 10.00 - 5.00
Day 2: Sunday 20 November 2016
Opening times Day 2: 10.00 - 4.00pm
Prices: £5.00 children free if accompanied
Disability access: Yes
Car parking: Yes
Website: www.solrail.co.uk
Organising body: Solrail Ltd
Organiser: P T Tuer philip@steamale.co.uk
LAYOUTS
Z gauge - NEW - Zzzzz - a new layout from Chris Wright.
N gauge – NEW - Tigpit (BR) – 4’ x 1’ – Millom Railway & Scale Modellers – Tiny layout showing how much this small scale can be used to good effect
HO gauge – NEW - Squamish East – 11’ 6” x 2’ – Peter Jarvis – a small passenger and goods depot set in British Columbia, Canada
HO gauge – NEW – End of the Spur – 12’ x 1’6” – Ray O’Neill – A switching layout from our local exponent of all things American
OO gauge – NEW – Bridge of Kyle – 5’ x 1’4” – Peter Mills – Brand new and still under development
OO gauge – NEW – Annan Road (BR) – 19’ x 11’ – East Kilbride MRC – Dumfries engine shed in all its glory towards the end of steam
OO gauge – NEW – Billingborough (BR) – 8’ x 2’ – Graham Morfoot – 1960’s rural South Lincolnshire and the Fens.
OO gauge – NEW – Marine Park Yard – 7’ x 1’ – Les Paul – a small layout based on the North East Electric goods lines.
EM gauge – NEW – Keilder Forrest – 15’ x 4’ – EM Gauge North East Group – running BR steam in the wilds of rural Northumbria
On gauge – NEW – Donegal – 12’ x 12’ – Alan Gray – Irish 3’ Narrow gauge1950’s. An eclectic mix of trains can be seen representing the area
O gauge – Lowick – 22’ x 2’ - Marc Dobson - from the owners of the Furness Wagon Co Ltd is a layout making its return appearance in an extended and relocated version!
OO gauge - Thomas the Tank – 8’ x 4’ - WTHT - back in all his glory for the younger visitor to operate
HO gauge – Hornby Doublo – 12’ x 6’ – Rod Moore – vintage models which members of the public are invited to operate
Live Steam 7 1/4” gauge for visitors to ride on provided by Lancaster and Morecambe Model Engineers. Saturday only.
Supported by: -
Trade stands selling everything you need for your modelling including: -
C&M Models – Carlisle - New RTR British and Continental
Crafty Hobbies - Barrow-in Furness - New RTR and second-hand
D&E Kits & Videos - Leeds - Digital supplier, DVD's, books and lots more
L&S Models – Lancaster - large range of second-hand models
MTFG - Reeth, North Yorks – new and reconditioned, hard to find spares and plastic kits etc.
Squires Tools - Bognor Regis - any tool you need you'll find here
Stevenson's Carriages & Millhome Models - Chesterfield - Brass Kits and bits to help you build what you want
Demonstrations
Trainsimulator 2016 - Computer simulation for you to try
N – Les Nehrlich – weathering models
HO – John H Wright – Modelling American prototypes using DCC
EM/General – Jean King – building model trees
EM - Chris King - track building
EM - Andrew Wright – working on his new layout
P4 – Bob Hetherington – Modelling the Stockton & Darlington locomotives
O – Carlisle and District O Gauge Group, various construction methods
Societies and Groups
Cumbrian Railways Association
Derby Lightweight Preservation Group
Derwent Railway Society
Eden Valley Railway Trust
Northern Rail
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Sian Project Group
West Cumbria Guild of Model Engineers
Workington Transport Heritage Trust
Ranged Event
From: 19 Nov 2016
To: 20 Nov 2016