Members of the REC club who built Alton (OO) with the Keith Purbrook Trophy for the most appealing layout, as voted by members of the public.
A selection of the layouts and traders at the 2005 exhibition.
Members of the REC club who built Alton (OO) with the Keith Purbrook Trophy for the most appealing layout, as voted by members of the public.
Above and below, two more pictures of Alton.
Above and below, the HO scale Rock Springs layout on its final exhibition appearance.
Above and below, Bishop Wearburn, an N gauge layout set in County Durham..
Stapleforth Mainline (N).
Hampton End (G).
Two layouts featured a large collection of Lone Star models from the 50s in OOO scale, the forerunner of N gauge.
Weydon Road, our clubs new O gauge layout.
Fallgate (OO9).
Rides on our regular live steam railway were exceptionally popular.
Woodbridge Halse (OO).
Bob the Builder had a large crowd of youngsters throughout the exhibition..
There were many traders, most catering for the modeller like All Components (above), but West Somerset Railway Association (below) had a wide range of children's items as well.
Andy McMillan's new layout Cwmgwr was still being wired up the evening before the exhibition! (P4).
As always, members of the club gave demonstrations and advice in "Club Corner" where Paul's Trams generated a lot of interest.
Making its 50th exhibition appearance, Little Brimton by one of our club members shows what can be done in 2ft by 4 ft in N gauge..