CHILTERN MODEL RAILWAY ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION JANUARY 2020

Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition
Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th January 2020

LOCATION
The Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre
Lytton Way,  Stevenage,
Hertfordshire   SG1 1LZ

OPENING TIMES: 
SATURDAY 10.00 - 17.30     SUNDAY 10.00 - 16.30
ADMISSION:  Adults £10.00    Children £4.00 

This is a well regarded exhibition with over 30 excellent layouts covering many scales, gauges and prototypes, many demonstrations and society stands plus first class trade support. The show is held in two halls on one level with an area of 2,000 square metres. The venue is conveniently located opposite the Stevenage railway station on the East Coast Main Line and also near the bus station and town centre. It is close to affordable car parks. Please do not park at the Leisure Park itself as penalty charges are enforced.

If arriving by train, proceed via the direct link by the footbridge at first floor level between the railway station and the Arts & Leisure Centre. If coming by car, follow the signs to the station. The Arts & Leisure Centre is on the other side of the dual carriageway opposite the station. There is ample local parking available close to the venue at very reasonable prices. 

This is the much extended replacement of the former St Albans exhibition now in its fourth year in its new home in Stevenage. The 2019 exhibition received much acclaim and, despite being held in a sports and bowls hall complex, it has acquired an intimate and friendly atmosphere. The venue was designed to be able to hold such events and boasts modern facilities with good lighting. The gangways within the exhibition are reasonably spacious and there are no gloomy corners. The exhibition is all on the single level ground floor and is fully accessible to wheel chair users. Periscopes will be available as an aid to viewing layouts for children, those in wheelchairs and any others who may be vertically challenged. Hiring is free bur requires a small returnable deposit. There will be an area of special interest to children and the young at heart.

Refreshments will be available in the exhibition and there are further facilities in the coffee bar, which also provides light meals and is next to the Box Office on the first floor. There is a lift available between the floors.

List of Layouts Attending:
Aerodrome Park by Peter North. A Southern Electric 1930s art deco terminus in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00).

Bastogne Rue De Clervaux  [image left] by Phil Coulton, Post 2000 Belgian terminus/through station in 3.5mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (H0)
Bee Road by Gerard Pearson, 1960s BR (M) West Midland terminus in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Brinklow by the Milton Keynes MRS, BR Midland through station in 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N)
Burntisland by the East of Scotland 4mm Group, 1883 North British Railway terminus in 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4).
Docklands by Andrew Jones, 1950/60s East London with early diesel traction in 7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0).
Dublingham Goods Station  by Tony Harris, Dublo 3 rail BR Goods station in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Eight Dollar Canyon by the Carshalton & Sutton MRC, Octagonal North American layout in 3.5mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (H0).

Feldspar by Ray Taylor & Anna Bass, (right) a table layout BR 1960s in 1:148 scale 9mm gauge, showing what can be done even with a small space to work with (British N).
Fintonagh by Dave Holman, Irish 3ft gauge roadside tramway in 7mm/ft scale 21mm gauge.
Frampton on Severn by Dave Fryer, 1950s BR (W) branch terminus in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00).
Freshwater by Ian Morgan, BR (S) Isle of Wight terminus in 2mm/ft scale 9.42mm gauge (2mm fs)
Gosberton by the Spalding MRC, 1950s BR (E) mainline through station in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00).
Harlyn Pier by Peter Beckley, 1960s BR (S) ex LSWR Cornish seaside terminus in 7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0).

Hatch End (above) by Andy Stephney, 1980s North London BR and LT overground in 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N)
Hedges Hill Cutting exhibited by the N Gauge Society, 1990s NSE South London suburbia in 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N).
Heybridge Wharf by Mike Corp, Fictitious Suffolk light railway scene in 3mm/ft scale 14.2mm gauge (3mm fs).
Johnstown Road by the Barrowmore MRG, 1908 Cambrian Railway Tanat Valley line in 7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0).
Little Colne by Peter Vestey, 1950s BR (E) North Essex branch terminus in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Little Salkeld by Paul Moss, 1960s Settle Carlisle line through station in 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N).
Middleton by the de Havilland MRS, 1930s LNER Tees Valley branch line terminus in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00).
Mothecombe by the High Wycombe & District MRS, South West coast BR (W) through station in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00). Located on the South West coast between Salcombe and Plymouth this fictitious ex GWR station, with SR running rights, is being superbly constructed, under supervision, by our Junior section and has also been used to form part of our Junior Member’s skills learning for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Nonsuch by Derek Reeve, Novelty Tudor mouse railway in 7mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (0-16.5)
Orange River & Portland by the Hallellujah Players, 3ft narrow gauge American terminus in 15mm/ft scale 45mm gauge (Fn3).
Paradise Mining Co by Christopher Payne, Minimum gauge SW American mineral railroad in 1:25 scale 16.5mm gauge.

Ryders Green Wharf by Peter Cullen, Late 1950s West Midlands industrial scene in 4mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (00-9) it represents a distribution point for engineering works in Birmingham and includes a branch of the Birmingham Canal. Look at that silty, muddy canal.(Image above)
Sandmarch by the Stevenage & District MRC, Extended continuous run through station in 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N).
Shabbey Road by the de Havilland MRS, Fun layout featuring Underground Ernie stock in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Slindon Vale by the South Downs Group; 7mm Narrow Gauge Association West Sussex narrow gauge scene in 7mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (0-16.5)
Soller by Chris Hales, Very loosely based on the Spanish Mallorcan line in 1:220 scale 6.5mm gauge (Z).
St Frazal D'Ardeche Nm by Piers Milne, Chemin de fer du Vivarais tourist line in 1:160 scale 6.5mm gauge (Continental Nm).
Teesside Steel by the Royal Air Force Kinloss MRC, 1950/60s Industrial iron and steel works in 7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge (0).

Trinity Dock Street Bridge (above) by Gavin Rose, 1939 atmospheric industrial winter scene in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00). Trinity Dock Street Bridge is a fictitious location based on Railway Street in Hull, where the road and railway crossed the channel between Humber and Railway docks in the ‘Old Town Docks’ in the city. The model is set on a dull, dank and chilly day, February 6th, 1939, with the south easterly not only bring the ‘sea rogue’ up the ‘umber, but the threat of war on the near continent. 

A second tightly curving spur was added to give a bit more operational scope. This serves the fictitious ‘Trinity Dock’ after which the street and model is named. The ‘Bridge’ part of the name comes from the (non-operational) double leaf asymmetrical bridge to the left hand side of the model.
Vale of Maentwrog by Paul Bason, Echoes of the Ffestiniog Railway in 4mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (00-9)
Wemblesden Park by Dave Bentley, North London mid 1980s electrified WCML in 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)

Nearest Railway Stations:
Stevenage [0.07 miles]
Knebworth [3.31 miles]
Hitchin [4.33 miles]
Watton-at-Stone [4.75 miles]

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