Visit the High Wycombe and District MRS open day this Saturday 19th November @hwdmrs

Following on from our successful Wycrail exhibition at the start of the month the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society is holding an open day at its clubrooms this Saturday 19th November.  It gives the opportunity to see what the Society has to offer in a relaxed environment slightly different from a usual exhibition. The large … Continue reading Visit the High Wycombe and District MRS open day this Saturday 19th November @hwdmrs

Wycrail Exhibition this Saturday – 5th November – High Wycombe @hwdmrs

I make no apologies, once again, for this blatant plug, but as I am long time member, and indeed past Chairman and now Publicity Officer, of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society it would be wrong of me not to promote this year’s WYCRAIL ’16 exhibition that takes place this coming Saturday, November 5th  Once again it … Continue reading Wycrail Exhibition this Saturday – 5th November – High Wycombe @hwdmrs

Announcing Canute Road Quay… a new little timesaving or timewasting project…

A number of factors have led to me considering the possibility of producing a simple and small shunting puzzle layout to keep me entertained, be able to operate at home and possibly exhibit without the need for such a large operating crew and logistics. Firstly, I do not have the space to have Fisherton Sarum completely … Continue reading Announcing Canute Road Quay… a new little timesaving or timewasting project…

Fisherton Sarum set up and ready to appear at the @hwdmrs open day next Saturday 21st May

Fisherton Sarum is appearing as one of the guest layouts at the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society open day at its clubrooms next Saturday 21st May.  With only one other exhibition appearance in the calendar for Fisherton Sarum this year being Barnstaple on 30th July, it provides an opportunity to see the layout … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum set up and ready to appear at the @hwdmrs open day next Saturday 21st May

Hinton Parva of the @HWDMRS at the Quainton Steam and Model Railway Gala this weekend.

Hinton Parva is one of the layouts of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, I shall be exhibiting with this layout and the rest of the team from the Society at the Buckinghamshire Railway Society's Steam and Model Railway Gala at Quainton on the Sunday and Monday (note: not Saturday!) of this coming Bank … Continue reading Hinton Parva of the @HWDMRS at the Quainton Steam and Model Railway Gala this weekend.

From the Archive #3 Making an exhibition of myself or Fisherton Sarum’s first outing, 10 years on…

November this year sees the 10th anniversary since the first exhibition outing for Fisherton Sarum. Wycrail 2006, the annual exhibition of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society, was the first public appearance, and was the first time the layout was actually fully operated.  I was however able to set the layout up for the … Continue reading From the Archive #3 Making an exhibition of myself or Fisherton Sarum’s first outing, 10 years on…

Going all Midland and London North Western in North Eastern territory for the weekend…

This coming weekend, 13/14th February,  I will be assisting fellow High Wycombe and District MRS members Alan and Simon Paley with their delightful Pre-Grouping Midland and London North Western Railway layout Loughborough Road at the Festival of British Model Railways organised by Warners (the publishers of BRM magazine and also owners of RMweb). The show, celebrating its 20th … Continue reading Going all Midland and London North Western in North Eastern territory for the weekend…

British Model Railway Awards, vote now, vote Southern…

In previous years the model of the year poll was jointly run between RMweb, Model Rail Magazine and the online MREmag.com. This year Model Rail Magazine have decided to run their own awards and so the established process and poll will now be promoted on RMweb, through British Railways Modelling Magazine and on the online MREmag.com as the … Continue reading British Model Railway Awards, vote now, vote Southern…

Fisherton Sarum to appear at the High Wycombe & District MRS open day 21st November @HWDMRS

Eagle eyed visitors of this blog will have spotted a couple of new dates have appeared for Fisherton Sarum on the road. The first of which is in only a couple of weeks time when it will be one of the visiting layouts operating at the open day of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum to appear at the High Wycombe & District MRS open day 21st November @HWDMRS

Wycrail Exhibition this Saturday – 7th November – High Wycombe @hwdmrs

I make no apologies for this blatant plug, but as I am long time member, and indeed past Chairman and now Publicity Officer, of the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society it would be wrong of me not to promote this year’s WYCRAIL ’15 exhibition that takes place this coming Saturday, November 7th  Once again it is being … Continue reading Wycrail Exhibition this Saturday – 7th November – High Wycombe @hwdmrs