BECKENHAM MODEL RAIL SHOW 2016 -- SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER

Beckenham & West Wickham MRC
Sat 22nd October 2016

ADDRESS;  St John's Church, Eden Park Avenue, 
Beckenham, Kent BR3 3JN
OPENING TIMES:  10am - 5pm

ADMISSION:  Adults £6.00  Concessions £5.00 
Children £4.00  Family £12.00

The following list of exhibitors is correct at the time of going to press. The Beckenham and West Wickham Model Railway Club reserve the right to substitute or cancel any entries.

At least 12 Working Layouts:
Ballyconnell Road - 3mm
Banbury - N
Bassett Lowke - 0 
Beckwick - 00 
Bodgers End - 0n16.5 

Just to prove that 7mm scale railway modelling is possible in small spaces, Brian Cameron built Bodger’s End on a 4′ x 1′ board and that includes the fiddle yard, cunningly hidden behind the low-relief warehouse buildings.




Ebsworth Street - 00 
Gravesdown South - 00
High Gables - N
Knuddelstein Station - N

Liss Forest Depot - 00

Based on the Longmoor Military Railway in early 1965. It is an imaginary small depot located on a spur behind Liss Forest Road station. 

The story is that it was built around 1944 as an overflow for Palmers Ball sidings and is now used mainly to shunting training. That provides a ready excuse for spending all day moving wagons around without going anywhere.


Little River Falls - 0n30
Maxwell - N
Shell Haven - 00
Staple & Ash - 00

How to get there, well there's plenty of public transport links so leave the car at home and have a good day out.

By Train: South Eastern Mid Kent (Hayes) Line to Eden Park from Elmers End (for Tramlink), Clock House, Lewisham (for DLR), London Bridge- 10 minute walk.

By Bus:
Nearest stops are about 10 minutes walk from St John's Church. 

Route 194 
(Sydenham - Penge - Beckenham - West Wickham - Croydon) to Eden Park
Route 352 
(Bromley - West Wickham - Beckenham - Lower Sydenham) to Crease Park
Route 356 
(Shirley - Elmers End - Anerley - Forest Hill - Upper Sydenham) to Eden Park
Route 358 
(Orpington - Bromley - Beckenham - Penge - Crystal Palace) to Eden Park
Route 367 
(Bromley - Beckenham - Elmers End - Croydon) to Crease Park

If you MUST come by car:
from the West, Junction 6 of the M25, then A22, A2022 Sanderstead, Selsdon, Addington, Coney Hall, A232 West Wickham, A214 Beckenham 

OR from the South East / Dartford Crossing, Junction 4 of the M25, then A21 Bromley, A232 West Wickham, A214 Beckenham.

Local: from Beckenham, Elmers End and West Wickham. The Church is in Eden Park Avenue, off Upper Elmers End Road.

FARNHAM AND DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB ANNUAL EXHIBITION 8-9th OCTOBER

42nd Annual Exhibition
Sat 8th October 2016 - Sun 9th October 2016

OPENING TIMES:  
SAT 10am-5pm,   SUN 10am-4.30pm

ADDRESS;
Connaught Leisure Centre,
Tongham Road, Aldershot,
Hampshire   GU12 4AS

ADMISSION:  
Adults £5.00  Concessions £5.00
Children £2.00  Family £13.00 

Free show guide included or you can download the PDF here Guide note it's nearly 8MB. 

About 20 layouts and 30 traders are expected so plenty to see across all scales and periods too, as well as many experts on hand if you have an questions or seeking advice. 

Won't list all the layouts on show but here's a few to whet your appetite and hope you go and enjoy an excellent show, it's been going over 40 years so I suspect they know how to keep everyone entertained. 

Clayton West (OO). The 3.5 miles long branch line to Clayton West (diverging from the Huddersfield – Sheffield line at Clayton West Junction) closed to traffic in 1983, with the closure of the associated colliery. Freight traffic, other than that associated with the colliery, had ceased nearly 20 years earlier. 


This layout is based on a premise that government funding was made available to regenerate the area, resulting in a shopping village on the colliery site, new homes and businesses when the colliery closure was announced. 


Orestone Quay (OO). The layout was built by the late John Lewis, who was at one time a prominent member of the Burgess Hill MRC. It is set “somewhere” on the south coast during the period 1935 to 1947. 

There is a passing resemblance to Weymouth Quay. Trains make their way through the narrow streets, beside scratch built shops, to the main quayside, where several ships can be seen. There are three lines beside the quays where un/loading can take place. 





Nearest Railway Stations:
Aldershot [1.15 miles] 
Ash [1.46 miles] 
Ash Vale [2.56 miles] 
North Camp [2.71 miles] 

LONDON VICTORIA TO CORFE CASTLE AND SWANAGE -- WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2016

PRINCESS ELIZABETH NO. 6201

UK Rail Tour London Victoria - Swanage - London Waterloo.

At the end of September a midweek railtour will leave London early Wednesday morning with Princess Elizabeth taking us along to the Heritage Swanage railway via Bournemouth. 

Swanage is a traditional Victorian seaside town, set at the heart of Purbeck and built around a beautiful bay sheltered from the north by Ballard Down and at the south, Peveril Point. 


Class M7 at Corfe Castle (left)



A prominent Victorian resident, George Burt, brought many old London Landmarks to the town including frontages and columns from such buildings as Billingsgate Fish Market and the structure of Wellington's Clock Tower. Swanage abounds with curious architectural landmarks, causing it to be christened Little London.

Route;

London Victoria d 08:45
Bournemouth d 12:50
Corfe Castle d 13:40
Swanage a 14:00

Swanage d 17:25
Corfe Castle d 17:40
Bournemouth d 18:45
London Waterloo a 22:15 (approx)

NB -- The train sets off from London Victoria, but terminates at London Waterloo on the return. So ensure you allow for the slight difference in location should you be expecting pick up or an onward connection.

The locomotive.

6201 was built in 1933 at Crewe Works and was one of 13 Princess Royal Class locomotives. She was built for the London, Midland & Scottish (LMS) Railway and was named after the young Princess Elizabeth, later to become Queen Elizabeth II.

During the majority of the locomotive’s working life, Princess Elizabeth - affectionately known as 'Lizzie' - hauled the famous Royal Scot train between London Euston and Glasgow Central. In 1936, inspired by competition and rivalry from the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) the LMS meticulously planned a record attempt. The intention was to beat the LNER’s ‘Six Hour Edinburgh Express’; a publicity coup was achieved when Princess Elizabeth successfully gained the record for the longest and fastest steam hauled non-stop passenger train.

Withdrawn in 1962, Princess Elizabeth was purchased by a private owner and the Princess Elizabeth Locomotive Society was formed to support the engine. In 1976 the locomotive returned to the main line and has continued to haul rail tours, the Royal Train, and take part in events ever since. On 3rd June 2012, the locomotive had the honour of starting ‘The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee River Pageant’ celebrations by sounding the Stanier Hooter whilst standing on Chelsea Bridge.