Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Model Railway Exhibition, in association with Nottingham Model Railway Society

Diary Details

Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th May 2025 [please note: not as originally advertised]

A5 flyer: "Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. 24th & 25th of May 2025. Mere Way, Ruddington, NG11 6JS. Featuring Köstritzer! Model Railway Exhibition. Displays covering more than 10,000 sq ft. Trade stands to expand your collection. Open 10am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm (Sun). Adults £8 - Children 5-16 £2 - Parking £2. Other Heritage Centre attractions open as usual. gcrn.co.uk/events"

In 2025 the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Model Railway Exhibition, in partnership with Nottingham Model Railway Society, bring you a new, larger show, with everything you need for making your model railway. This year sees the opening of our new exhibition hall, with over 10,000 square feet of displays, crammed full of everything model railway related, making this one of the largest events of its kind in the East Midlands. We will bring you layouts of all gauges and eras, trade support for all your modelling needs, and demonstrations of ‘how to’. Layouts and trader listings will be updated as the bookings continue; please check back for the latest info. If you have a exhibitable layout and are interested in exhibiting it in future please email nthcmrx@gmail with your layout details and photographs.

The full show guide is now available. Please note that there will be no printed copies of this show guide.

Opening Hours

Saturday 24th May 2024, 10:00 – 17:00

Sunday 25th May 2024, 10:00 – 16:00

Venue

NTHC Ruddington – Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Mere Way, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6JS

Admission

Adults £8.00.

Children 5-16 £2.

Accompanied under 4s FREE.

Card payments are available. Major debit cards (MasterCard/Visa) accepted.

Parking on site: £2 per vehicle. This is to help towards the upkeep of the site. Card payments are available.

Br-style totem: Layouts

Köstritzer – 3.5mm scale HO gauge Coal Mine in West Germany in the 1970s

Bear Creek – 2mm scale N gauge layout set in Canada

Black Diamonds – 2mm scale N gauge North American modular layout

Bottom of the Barrel – 4mm scale OO gauge industrial brewery, built in a barrel

Britannia Mills – 4mm scale OO gauge local Nottingham industrial layout

Brookthorpe – 2mm scale N gauge BR blue era terminus

Central Alonzo Mill – 3.5mm scale HO gauge sugar mill as served by the Hershey Railway in the year 1958, in pre-revolutionary Cuba

Cwm Hapus – 4mm scale OO9 gauge mountain line set in Wales

Ebbols Lane TMD – 4 mm scale OO gauge 1980s/1990s TMD

Grimley Moor – 2mm scale N gauge modern image in Greater Manchester.

Illie Town – 4mm scale OO gauge privatisation era TMD

Knowles Hill Colliery – 4mm scale OO gauge NCB layout

Little Lechlade – 7mm scale O gauge GWR branch line

Netherwood Sidings – 7mm scale O gauge Woodhead route in the 1970s (BR blue era)

Oulton TMD – 4mm scale OO gauge Midlands in the early 1990s

Pettleworth Downs – 2mm scale N gauge 1940s/1950s main line in southeast England

Trinity Dock Street Bridge – 4mm scale OO gauge Hull dockside in 1939

Uppingham – 3mm scale TT gauge BR, Rutland, c. 1960

Venture Park – 4mm scale OO gauge modern day maintenance depot servicing HST stock

Wilford Road – 4mm scale OO gauge BR (Midland) steam in a Nottingham might-have-been depot

Wits End – 2mm scale N gauge boxfile layout, with small station and grain silos

12A Models – Unique and interesting 3D printed kits and components for railway modellers

Colwick Park TMD Weathering

DEMU – Diesel & Electric Modellers United: all about UK diesel and electric era modelling in any scale

Friends of the Great Central Railway Bridging the Gap Project

Rob Law/Skog Carriage and Wagon Works – 3D printing – Rob will be demonstrating how he makes O gauge wagons

Tony Wright’s Loco Clinic, sharing his wealth of modelmaking experience

NMRS Club Secondhand Sales – The NMRS club’s secondhand inventory, and more, all offered for sale as seen – grab a bargain!

A2B Model Railways – Model shop based in Matlock

Accurascale – Leading manufacturer of highly detailed models

Anoraks Anonymous – Specialists in pre-owned stock, at bargain prices

Booklaw Publications – A wide range of books from Nottingham’s local railway publisher

Brickyard Models – Railways and tractors

Buggleskelly Station – Tom Marshall, Professional Model Maker

CM3 Models – Specialists in scratch building supplies, tools, switches and scenic accessories

Culcheth Models – Warrington-based model shop

TTC Diecast – formerly Loughborough Model Centre, TTC stock a wide variety of rolling stock from all the major manufacturers, and a varied range of discounted model products

Zoe Hunter Maps – A fine selection of historical railway maps

Other Heritage Centre attractions open as usual

       Permanent indoor layouts:
       Ruddington – 4mm scale OO gauge recreation of Ruddington station in the 1960s
       Millhouse Lane – 7mm scale O gauge ex-Great Western Railway in the Cotswolds in the 1950s
       Sodor – 4mm scale OO gauge Thomas the Tank Engine
       Barry Island – outside loops in G, O and OO gauge (weather permitting)
       Extension/workshop open:
              Ellis Road – 4mm scale OO gauge modern image (under refurbishment)
              International Conference Centre – 2mm scale N gauge post-privatization West Coast Main Line
       RMRC sales stand
      Unfortunately, RMRC will not be offering their popular ‘Take Control of Thomas’ this weekend.
The Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Ltd Gauge 1, 3½-inch, 5-inch & 7-inch tracks, with rides on the last three, from 12.00 on Saturday and Sunday (weather and volunteers permitting)
Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Trains to Rushcliffe Halt
The Emporium, selling railwayana, books, and occasional model railway items
The Heritage Café will be open both days serving breakfasts & lunches. Full roasts are available on Sunday.
Google map image of Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre

Public transport:

By train – Nearest railway stations are Beeston [3.6 miles], Nottingham [4.32 miles], East Midlands Parkway [4.67 miles], and Attenborough [5.12 miles]. We recommend travelling to Nottingham and then proceeding by bus (see below).

By bus – Nottingham City Transport: Saturday, 3, 3A or 10 to Ruddington Green, then walk down Asher Lane and through Rushcliffe Country Park; Sunday, 10C to Rushcliffe Country Park. All buses call at Nottingham railway station.

This area of Nottingham is not served by tram.

By car – Take the M1, leave at Junction 24, take the A453 (Remembrance Way) towards Nottingham, then onto Green Lane in Clifton Village, towards Ruddington (becomes Clifton Lane, then Clifton Road), right at the Victoria Tavern onto B680 (Wilford Road/Dutton’s Hill/High Street), follow B680 left at the Frame Breakers (Kirk Lane), right at traffic lights onto A60 (Loughborough Road), right at roundabout onto Mere Way, and right at next roundabout.