The Club builds and operates layouts in a variety of scales.
My father has recently passed away and has left a wonderful model railway layout and some railway books. How can I sell them?
You will probably find most value from selling the individual components – the locos and stock, perhaps the buildings and also the books. Listing them on ebay will realise their true value – but this is a time consuming job – not only the listing and identification, but also the packing and posting – most …read more.
Sep 10, 2013I would like to model a branch line near Ilfracombe, but I can’t find many photographs for the period I’m interested in. Do you have any in your library?
Almost certainly there will be many photographs of the station, buildings locos and stock for the period you are interested in. Unfortunately we cannot do the research for you. You will need to visit the library to browse through our collection. The first three visits are free. After that, you will need to join our …read more.
Sep 10, 2013I’m in London and would like to visit the Model Railway Club to see your layouts. When would be a good time?
Our club nights are every Thursday evening from 7pm, when visitors are welcome. Sometimes we have guest Speakers (see the What’s On page of this website). Our exhibition layouts are not normally erected in working order as they are often being worked on in sections. However, members often run their trains around the test tracks …read more.
Sep 10, 2013We’ve just got a new trainset in the house, and would like to learn more
Trains sets are a great start to the hobby, and we are keen to encourage people to get more adventurous and turn the train set into a model layout. We welcome vistors to our Thursday evening meetings where we have members at all levels of the hobby who are happy to talk. And we normally …read more.
Sep 10, 2013