October 2007 Exhibition

A selection of photographs of the 2007 exhibition.

Members of the Wolverhampton MRC whose N Gauge layout Oxendale Junction won the Keith Purbrook Trophy for the most appealing layout, as voted by members of the public.

Above and below, more pictures of Oxendale Junction.

Above and below, the large P4 layout Mostyn set in North Wales, which came second in the voting.

Above and below, a new N gauge layout Stoney Lane Depot depicting the area round Borough Market, which was third in the voting.

Thomas's Junction was the most popular exhibit with the younger attendees..

Federal Street is a large P87 layout depicting central Pittsburgh.

Cartsdyke Yard is an O gauge layout set in the North East.

Some very early model trains were on show, above Trix Twin from 1930s - 50s, and below Bing trains from the 1920s, including the first 2mm models in the foreground.

Lee-on-the-Solent (P4) was an attempt at establishing a new resort on the South Coast, but it was never successful and the railway closed in the 1930s.

East Street Wharf is an EM layout showing a canal wharf/railway interchange in a small town.

Mellin Parva is an O 16.5 layout showing a small station and wharf.

Live steam rides were provided by Frimley and Ascot Locomotive Club, who operate Frimley Lodge Minature Railway.

Woolton Junction is a modern image layout in N gauge, set in North Hampshire.

Above and below, Sankley is a small station modelled in P4.

Members of the club demonstrated model building, or more often just chatted to people about queries they had.

West Bay is a small modern OO layout.

Over 20 traders relieved visitors of some of their spare change.

Aberdeen is an N scale layout set in North Carolina.

St Aidans (N) shows BR Midland region in steam days.

Aldermouth (O) is a sleepy GWR terminus.

Greenfield Sidings is our clubs new OO layout, which as you can see still has a lot of work to be done!

Finally, many thanks to Terry and Paul who set up a display of trams at very short notice.