LSWR [SOUTHERN] CLASS M7 -- OO GAUGE MODEL WILLS FINECAST KIT

LSWR CLASS M7 [A WILLS FINECAST KIT]


No 19 -- Finished in Southern Region Green, white lined and brass fittings. 



Has the small prefix (E) above the number which indicates it was based at the Eastleigh Depot. (other locos in the class would have had either an (A) for Ashford or a (B) indicating Brighton.

Pictured on display at home with flat wagon

This would have been one of the earlier white metal kits that my late father built, as he started out working on OO Gauge models before moving up to O Gauge. 

His early work focused on the Southern Region, though we did have a number of Great Western stock too. As the models became bigger and more difficult the focus moved to the LNER as demonstrated by other models I have of his later work. 

There are a couple of preserved examples of this class still available to see, one is running on the Swanage Railway and the other can be found at the National Railway Museum in York. Both are sites I hope to visit in the coming year. 



National Railway Museum's M7 as preserved in LSWR livery.

LONDON FESTIVAL OF RAILWAY MODELLING -- ALEXANDRA PALACE

London Festival of Railway Modelling
Sat 19th March 2016 - Sun 20th March 2016

Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, 
London, Greater London N22 7AY

OPENING TIMES:  SAT 10am - 5pm, SUN 10am - 4.30pm
ADMISSION:  Adults £12.00    Children £6.00  Family £36.00

HOW TO FIND US
For extensive directions to the venue, please click here


SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
A FREE shuttle bus service will be running continuously on Saturday and Sunday between Alexandra Palace Station, Wood Green underground station and the venue. Last bus from the venue will be 5.15pm each day.


With over 40 hand-picked layouts from around the globe on display, for all railway enthusiasts - this is one show you won't want to miss.

Aside from the awe-inspiring venue and superb layouts, there will also be in excess of 100 exhibitors to browse and purchase from. The vast selection of trade covers those 'must-have' items to the more obscure 'specialist' items in rarer scales and gauges.

Further to this, expert demonstrations will be taking place in the British Railway Modelling Village – this popular part of the show always has lots of interactive features and lets you meet the BRM team behind the magazine!

Some of the many layouts on show;

FOSTON MILLS -- O Gauge

HAMPTON END -- G Scale

NEWCASTLE ON THE WATER -- N Gauge

THE 1st WEYBRIDGE MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION

LOCATION -- Heathside School, Brooklands Lane
Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8UZ

OPENING TIMES: SAT 10am -- 4.30pm

ADMISSION: Adults £5.00   Children £2.00   Family £12.00

This is a new exhibition and it's important to publicise these as much as you would with the establish ones. Located in Weybridge, Surrey it's aiming to make use of the many clubs and members in the surrounding areas such as Alton, Esher, Farnborough and more. 

Their opening show will be held at he Heathside School in Weybridge, plenty of parking available too and not too far away from the mainline station. 

They expect to have a good variety of layouts and traders attending this début exhibition.

List of confirmed layouts attending (by scale):

The Glyn Valley Tramway, OO9

Apa Park, N
Garsdale Head (left) N
Kuritu Line, N
Maxwell, N

Priorfield, OO
Ventnor, OO
Woodstowe, OO
Ashbury Brook, (right) EM
Zevendaal, Ho




The venue is very close to Weybridge BR station. 
Sat Nav -- use KT13 8UZ

Or use the map below which will open a new Google Maps page if clicked upon;