2016 Ellesmere Model Railway Show
August 13th & 14th
David and the EMRC Crew wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all who attended and to those unsung heroes who made a supreme effort in helping to make this years event the success it truly was, especially considering the change of date from our usual spot in September
For more information on the Ellesmere Festival weekend activities go to
http://ellesmeresummerfestival.weebly.com/
LAYOUTS & EXHIBITORS
Adrian Hall - BEAR CREEK JUNCTION - H0/H0n3/H0n30 gauges - 1900's Colorado Narrow & Standard Gauge Railroads based upon the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad - a real show stopper!
Telford MRG - BEWDLEY - N gauge layout - A welcome return to a big layout that is a show stopper!
N Gauge Society Chester Group - CRAGMILL - A 'Northern' modern image action layout with up to 5 trains running at any one time!
EMRC - MERES & MOSSES LIGHT RAILWAY - 009 narrow gauge semi-fictional layout featuring local areas
EMRC - HAVAGOE ON SEA - 00 gauge DCC & analogue training layout - Come and Have A Go!
EMRC - TRURO - 00 gauge DCC layout under construction - Come and see our latest project whilst we work on it - we'll do our best to answer any questions on layout construction
EMRC's Jacob Johnston & Jim Wagstaffe - BORDER CROSSING - N gauge circa 1940-70's England to Wales branch line ... ALSO
Jacob & Jim's other layout - BREWERY LANE - 009 narrow gauge 1940-60's fictional industrial area featuring mill & engine service area
Borders MRC - HARBOUR STATION - 00 gauge DCC coastal layout featuring quarry and industrial area
Norman Littlemore - MORE VALLEY - N gauge layout with a high street station & goods depot set between tunnels in the moors
Mark Wigley - MARKS END - 00 gauge layout BR North Eastern Region circa 1960-74
Chris Morris - The RIDGACRE BRANCH - N gauge layout depicting Western Region urban branch near Birmingham
Simon Smith - STOKE CITY - 00 gauge modern image DCC operated layout
This Years Show Winner! John Knapper - THE ROCK ISLAND LINE & Z-LINE - 2 great examples of compact Z gauge layouts built into a Guitar Case & a Small Suitcase .... Must be seen to be believed! An inspiration to those who have very little space to build layouts
David Ford - DRAYTON MARKET - N gauge layout depicting a Shropshire/Staffordshire town and busy GW railway supporting several army camps, 2 RAF and a RNAS during the Cold War circa 1949 & 1951
Richard Brady - TINKERS WOOD JUNCTION - 0 gauge shunting puzzle layout based upon Inglenook Sidings
Come and try your hand at shunting wagons around in order!
EMRC Club Stand
Featuring a Bring & Buy table - Club members items & equipment for sale. You can also bring your own model railway items for us to sell on your behalf for a percentage fee.
Displays
Jason Roberts - Tom Roberts & Sons Vintage Meccano Display - Working & Static examples - A very welcome return to the exhibition circuit of this extremely popular display
Tim & Pauline Bubb - Vintage Triang Minic Car Road Set Display - Very pleased to see the return of long time friends Tim & Pauline with their collection
Peter Sanderson - 5 inch gauge tools & castings - Peter usually brings a loco along but decided this time to show off some of the items he has to work with for a change!
Ron's Scratch Built Models - Beautifully constructed buildings in plasticard to order by Ron Peach - Commissions welcome
Traders
Buffer Books - Julie Whittle
Kevins Trains - Kevin Gwinnell (Saturday only)
Model Power Depot - Martin Wright (Sunday only)
Great Central (Model) Railway - Brian Verden
Demonstrations
Scenery By Recycling - George Nutter - George's wonderful examples of how to create easy and superb looking scenery using everyday household items
No Shows
Cambrian Railway Museum - Information on the Cambrian Railway in Oswestry and their continuing work to re-join their line to Gobowen. A chance missed to join the society and become involved in this exciting project
D.A.M.E. Studios - Graham Andrews and his transport artwork
We enjoyed seeing you all over the weekend.
Why not come along and enjoy the show in 2017 - We'd love to see you!
Why not come along and enjoy the show in 2017 - We'd love to see you!