Our annual Exhibition was on the 2-3 March 2024, at the usual venue, and was a great success! Thanks to everyone involved.

Congratulations to Teddy Banks, who won the children’s quiz; the answer was ORIENT EXPRESS. 

 

A few comments from the weekend:

Just a note to thank you and your team for an excellent weekend at the Preston show.  Graham and I both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves over the two days. And once again a great opportunity to catch up with many friends, past and present. It really was a serendipity moment when I received your phone call from you and your invite to attend the show with Bred Albin.

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I just want to say how well organised and enjoyable the catering provision was in the Refectory during the model railway exhibition this weekend.

As a regular visitor to many exhibitions both as one of the exhibitors or as a paying customer, I can say that you offered one of the widest choices of food and drink, plus it was served in an efficient and very friendly manner. Also, the prices were reasonable and the food excellent – though I can only speak for the cheese and onion pie and chips! Certainly the pie was excellent and not runny and greasy like many cheese and onion pies.

The organisation of the servery was effective in keeping the queue down, and the tables were regularly cleared, something that often seems to be overlooked at other exhibitions using the onsite caterers. Please pass on my appreciation to your team, who made a good exhibition even better.

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A short note to thank you for inviting us to your exhibition.  Both Tony and myself both agreed that we have not seen such a well organised and professionally executed show such as your clubs’. Please convey our warmest thanks to your members for their warm welcome and help throughout the weekend not forgetting all the catering and drinks staff.  I am now on a diet !!

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Winner of the ‘Best Layout’ as chosen by the layouts was Arun Quay


 OUR CLUB ROOMS are in Unit 12, Aqueduct Mill, Aqueduct Street, Preston.  PR1 7JN (see here for the exact location).

This is a comfortable industrial unit situated behind the Mill. Here the Society’s layouts are displayed and in use. There is a brew room, demonstration room and library facilities.

There is also ample free parking, and a chair lift is available for easy access.

We currently have getting for 50 male and female members. Everyone is welcome. However, junior members under the age of 16 years must be accompanied by a responsible adult

The Society meets each week on

Mondays             7.30 pm to 10.00 pm

Wednesdays      2.00 pm to 4.00 pm and  8.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Fridays              8.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Note: Club rooms may not be open bank holidays or on the first Monday of October (for the AGM) or the Friday before the exhibition.


Our layouts in the model press:

Congratulations to Karl Smith, whose layout “Fallahill” is featured in the December 2020 of  British Railway Modelling , together with excellent photos. We need to see about getting a proper write-up for the web site!

Our large 00 layout, “Euxton Junction” which gives more scope for both D.C and D.C.C. operations is set up and running in the club rooms, was debuted at our 2017 exhibition and has appeared as layout of the month in the October 2018 edition of  Railway Modeller  magazine. More recently, it was in the March 2023 edition of  British Railway Modelling.

“Tellem Summit” has been photographed for a further article in  Hornby Magazine - Britain's fastest growing model railway magazine which is awaiting publication.

Great Endon, Jeremy Davison’s layout and a regular on the exhibition circuit, appeared in Railway Modeller  in January 2017.

“Ardson” was featured in  Railway Modeller  in January 2008 and “Tellem Summit” in August 2014.

“Bee Lane” was in  British Railway Modelling  November 2008, and in model_rail in September 2015. “Bee Lane” is now retired.