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New Library Books – Jan 2026
Our library has one of the widest and largest ranges of books of books for railway modellers – covering prototype railways and modelling. The library is open for browsing on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm (unless there is a lecture), and on our monthly open afternoons. Check out the calendar for details. Members can borrow most books …read more.
Jan 17, 2026
Where to buy model railways in London
You may be one of the hundreds of households that has received a Hornby or Bachmann OO model railway train-set for the first time this Christmas – perhaps even a Graham Farish one in N gauge. We hope you enjoy it. Once you have discovered the fun of what is included, your mind (or certainly …read more.
Dec 25, 2024
Making Tracks (for Chester) 3
For the third year I (and our treasurer Gus Paul) have had the opportunity to support Pete Waterman, and the Railnuts, installing their latest layout into Chester Cathedral earlier this week. “Making Tracks 3” is the most complex yet as it features Milton Keynes station with 6 platform faces and a bay. Two of the …read more.
Jul 27, 2023
Manufacturer Updates from 2023 London Festival of Railway Modelling
With the 2023 show now successfully behind us, here are the updates from many of the UK’s leading manufactures they shared with us over the weekend, including details of brand new products announced. We kicked of with Accurascale with their latest launch, who also had their Mk1 Suburban coach prototypes on display on our test …read more.
Mar 25, 2023
Award Winning MRC
We were delighted to be recognised in the 2022 British Railway Modelling Awards – presented at the London Festival of Railway Modelling (LFORM) at Alexandra Palace on 19th March. The awards are nominated by and then voted for by the public, and there were string fields in every category Our 2mm layout Copenhagen Fields won …read more.
Mar 21, 2023
London Festival of Railway Modelling 2022
The London Festival of Railway Modelling is the capital’s premier exhibition, held every March at the fabulous Alexandra Palace in North London. The next show is on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March 2022, and we’re delighted to confirm that the following layouts, representing a wide range of scales and prototypes, have accepted our invitation to attend. …read more.
Jan 9, 2022
Bulletin 518 – Out now!
Edition 518 (Jan-Feb 2021) of the Club’s bi-monthly Bulletin is now available online in the members’ area of the website, with posted and email copies on their way over the next few days. It’s another 16 page edition – with space for Barry Witham to tell us why Sierra Leone is a paradise for modellers, …read more.
Jan 1, 2021
2020 Review – Cancelled Exhibitions and the birth of our on line shop.
2020 has been a very different year for The MRC. We started off with plans well advanced for the London Festival of Railway Modelling – the layouts were lined up, hotels booked, stewards and working parties had volunteered, vans and other logistics sorted. Then with less than a week to go, what we had feared for …read more.
Dec 28, 2020
“Trains Around the World” – now on line to watch
In a brief window between lockdowns, we were delighted to welcome Chris Jackson, the Editor in Chief of the Railway Gazette Group to Keen House to present “Trains Around the World” – The travels of an international railway journalist. We recorded the talk, and you can view it here: Please subscribe to the channel when …read more.
Nov 28, 2020
Bulletin 514 is out – and ready to download
Our latest club Bulletin is on its way by post or email to members this week – and available to download right now in the members area. As well as updates on how the Club is running during this unprecedented time in our 110 year history, there are also articles on our S7 layout “Bow …read more.
Apr 22, 2020
London Festival of Railway Modelling 2020 Cancelled
Warners Shows have decided to cancel the London Festival of Railway Modelling, that was scheduled for 21-22 March 2020. This decision was not reached lightly, but Warners and The MRC believe that the right one for the health, safety and wellbeing of all involved. Thank you to all layouts, societies and members for their …read more.
Mar 17, 2020
Demonstrations at LFoRM 2019
As always we will have demonstrations from a variety of other gauge and special interest societies at LFoRM 2019. Stop by and catch up on the latest innovations or even join up! Diesel & Electric Modellers United (DEMU) Merg – Model Electronics Railway Group The 2mm Scale Association The Double O Gauge Association The …read more.
Mar 17, 2019