Traders

Traders, demonstrators, and railway societies expected at the 2023 exhibition are:

    • The 2mm Scale Association exists to promote and facilitate modelling at the scale of 2mm:1ft. It is the finescale equivalent of N Gauge and has a long history as the smallest practical finescale standard.
    • A & B Models have been buying and selling good quality items in all gauges locally for 35 years.
    • Addlestone Model Centre are a family run business, that offer a great service at great prices. Add to this a wealth of knowledge and skills about the wide range of product’s we sell, giving you fantastic deals with great support. Our main ranges are railways, radio control cars & planes, plastic kits, and all the construction materials you could ever want.
    • British Transport Police. A diorama illustrating dangers on the railway that children should be aware of.
    • Country Park Models. (Formerly Richard’s Spares) Model railway spares for all leading makers. New and second hand items always available. Wanted – Model railway spares, single items of rolling stock or complete collections.
    • Dave Smith Books. Second hand railway books, photos, and paper railwayana.
    • JBs Model World. Supplier of foam inserts for storing and transporting rolling stock, HO/OO and N gauge.
    • Katie Book Lady. Helping parents with ideas and resources to entertain their children. An independent Usborne Books Partner.
    • Medway Queen Preservation Society. The Medway Queen paddle steamer was built 1924, served during WW2, and sank by accident in 1970. The society is dedicated to restoring the raised ship and eventually operating her.
    • MERG (Model Electronics Railway Group) Model railway enthusiasts interested in applying electronics to the operation of model railways. Members have a wide range of knowledge and range from beginners to those who work in the electronics industry. MERG provides kits including DC operations, DCC, Servos, Radio Frequency IDentification, computer control, CBUS etc.
    • Model Railway Bits. All throughout my life I  have been involved with modelling especially railway modelling. Having to retire from full time work in January 2018 I decided that I needed to do something so I chose to turn my hobby into my business. I have turned my garage into a little workshop and my sons old room into my design and build cave.
    • N Gauge Society Mini Stand displays some of the ever-expanding exclusive range of NGS kits and ready to run models. The display is combined with a number of dioramas with examples of assembled wagon kits, loco kits and more adventurous examples of “kit-bashing” undertaken by the Berkshire Group.
    • Neil Cresswell Model Railways & Toys. New and second-hand railway models, specialising in continental HO, N, and Z gauges.
    • Network South East Society is a group of enthusiasts interested in the British Rail services in London and the South East under Network SouthEast (NSE), one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982.
    • Paul’s Trains. Mail order stockist of the full range of Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol and Graham Farish. Scenery by Woodland Scenics and Heki. (Formerly Modern Models)
    • Pendon Museum uses fine scale models to bring life and transport from the 1920s-30s to life in a way that is enjoyable for all the family. Open weekends until December, visit our website for further details and pictures of our displays.

Rail Books

    • Rail Books UK (Geoff Gamble Books). New and second-hand railway books.
    • RCTS Surrey. The RCTS is Britain’s leading organisation for people interested in all aspects of railways past, present and future and is highly regarded by both professional railway people and enthusiasts, a position it has held since its formation in 1928.
    • Ron Lines. Ron Lines have a good selection of quality pre-owned model railways, a selection of which will be on our stand today. We have a shop in Southampton which caters for New as well as Pre-owned.
    • Ron Neal will be demonstrating brass loco kit building.

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    • Roxley Models. A wide range of items in OO & N. A large accessories department including Skaledale & Lyddle End Noch people, animals, trees, Scenic materials. DCC info and advice with full repair service.
    • Roy Hickman will be demonstrating scenic modelling and showing some of his work.
    • Squires Model and Craft Tools. Tools, Materials and Electronic Components.
    • Sunningwell Command Control. DCC specialists stocking Digitrax, Soundtraxx, North Coast Engineering, TCS, and CML.
    • Thunderbolt Models  buys and sells second hand model railway items in any scale and gauge from “N” to “O” Scale.

Plus our Club Second-Hand Stall.