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This page provides links to websites of other clubs, societies, organizations, individuals, exhibitions, and events, plus other railway and model railway related and resource sites throughout the world and, especially, those with which we have a special relationship. In addition, there are links to websites that we hope will be of help or interest in your visit to Nottingham and to our exhibitions.<\/p>\n

Please note that we have listed these links as a resource for modellers and for those visiting our site. We are not responsible for these other websites, nor do we guarantee their content. If you find any links that are broken, or do not work, then please let us know by contacting webmaster@nottingham-modelrailway.org.uk<\/a>. Similarly, if there are appropriate websites that you would like to see us link to, again, please let us know.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Other Model Railway Exhibitions & Events<\/strong><\/div>\n
Hull Miniature Railway Society Exhibition<\/a><\/div>\n
Keighley Model Railway Club Exhibition<\/a><\/div>\n
London Festival of Railway Modelling<\/a>
\nManchester Model Railway Exhibition<\/a><\/div>\n
Mansfield Model Railway Exhibition<\/a>
\nModelRail Scotland<\/a> – In Glasgow
\nNormanton & Pontefract Model Railway Exhibition<\/a>
\nNorthampton & District Model Railway Show<\/a><\/div>\n
Rail-Ex Taunton<\/a>
\nWakefield Model Railway Exhibition<\/a>
\nYork Model Railway Show<\/a><\/div>\n
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Other Model Railway Societies, Groups, and Layouts<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
2mm Scale Association<\/a><\/div>\n
The 3mm Society<\/a><\/div>\n
Antwerpse Viskade<\/a> – HO gauge Belgian dockyard.<\/div>\n
Black Diamonds<\/a> – East Midlands group specialising in North American prototypes.<\/div>\n
Blue Heron<\/a> – Facebook group for an HO layout set in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
\nCAoRM <\/a>– Canadian Association of Railway Modellers<\/div>\n
Colwick Park TMD <\/a>
\nDEMU<\/a> – Diesel & Electric Modellers United: all about UK diesel and electric era modelling in any scale<\/div>\n
EMGS<\/a> – The EM Gauge Society
\nGauge O Guild<\/a>
\n<\/a>HMRS<\/a> – Historical Model Railway Society.<\/div>\n
The International Plastic Modellers Society<\/a><\/div>\n
Kozel Cement, a New Chapter<\/a> – HO gauge Czech industrial layout.<\/div>\n
Leigh St George,Leighbury South & Freyasham <\/a><\/div>\n
NMRA (British Region)<\/a> – The National Model Railroad Association (British Region).<\/div>\n
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RCTS<\/a> – The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society.<\/div>\n
Scalefour Society<\/a><\/div>\n
Local Model Railway Clubs<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Alsager Railway Association<\/a>
\nBassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society<\/a> – Retford, Nottinghamshire.<\/div>\n
Bingham Model Railway Club<\/a>
\nClay Cross Model Railway Society<\/a> – North-west Derbyshire.<\/div>\n
Chesterfield Railway Modellers<\/a>
\nDerby (St John’s) Mickleover Model Railway Group<\/a><\/div>\n
East Midlands Narrow Gauge Modelling Group<\/a>
\nElizabethan Model Railway Society<\/a> – Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.<\/div>\n
ERTMS – European Rail Transport Modelling Solutions<\/a> – A group of NMRS members interested in modelling European layouts.<\/div>\n
EXE Model Railway Society<\/a> – Exeter.
\nGainsborough Model Railway Society<\/a> – King’s Cross-Leeds in 7mm scale! A permanent layout in North Nottinghamshire.
\nHillingdon Railway Modellers<\/a><\/div>\n
Keighley Model Railway Club<\/a>
\nLeeds Model Railway Society<\/a>
\nMacclesfield Model Railway Group<\/a>
\nManchester Model Railway Society<\/a>
\nNormanton & Pontefract Railway Modellers Society<\/a><\/div>\n
The Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Ltd<\/a> – local group for constructing miniature railway locomotives, with Gauge 1, 3\u00bd-inch, 5-inch & 7-inch tracks.<\/div>\n
Nottingham Woodthorpe Model Railway Club<\/a>
\nRedditch Model Railway Club<\/a><\/div>\n
Rochdale Model Railway Group<\/a><\/div>\n
Ruddington Model Railway Club<\/a> – at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
\nSoar Valley Model Railway Club<\/a> – Loughborough, Leicestershire.<\/div>\n
Spalding Model Railway Club<\/a><\/div>\n
Stafford Model Railway Circle<\/a>
\nSyston Model Railway Society<\/a> – North-west Leicestershire.
\nWakefield Railway Modelling Society<\/a>
\nWarley Model Railway Club<\/a>
\nWestford Modellers Group<\/a>
\nWigan Finescale Railway Modellers<\/a><\/div>\n
Operating Heritage Railways and Museums<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre<\/a><\/span> – The Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society.
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East Anglian Railway Museum<\/a><\/div>\n
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway<\/a>
\nGreat Central Railway<\/a><\/div>\n
Great Central Railway (Nottingham)<\/a><\/div>\n
The Heritage Caf\u00e9<\/a> at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre<\/div>\n
Horncastle History & Heritage Society Railway Virtual Exhibition<\/a> – includes model railways inspired by the Horncastle branch, one of which is Market Witham<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Lowdham Railway Heritage<\/a> – based in Lowdham Signal Box.<\/div>\n
Midland Railway Centre, Butterley<\/a><\/div>\n
National Railway Museum<\/a> – The NRM in York.<\/div>\n
NTHC Ruddington – Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre<\/a> – home of the Great Central Railway Nottingham.<\/div>\n
Preservation Groups<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The 125 Group<\/a><\/span> – A group devoted to BR’s High Speed Trains.
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A1 Steam Locomotive Trust<\/a> – The builders and operators of 60163 Tornado <\/i>, the magnificent Peppercorn A1 Pacific.<\/div>\n
The AC Locomotive Group<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span>The Deltic Preservation Society<\/a> (Facebook here<\/a>)
\nThe Don Valley Railway Project<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
EM2 Locomotive Society<\/a><\/div>\n
Jind\u0159ich\u016fv Hradec narrow-gauge railways<\/a> (in Czech)<\/div>\n
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NABS – Nottingham Area Bus Society<\/a> – owners of the venue for the Ruddington show.<\/div>\n
Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity<\/a> – close to the venue for our Hucknall shows; also have a OO gauge layout and sell model railway items.<\/div>\n
Woodhead Railway Heritage Group<\/a> – aiming to open a museum for the Woodhead route.<\/div>\n
Historical Resources\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Alextrack<\/a> – A place to find some of the railway sites you want.<\/div>\n
Annesley Fireman<\/a> – Pictures and reminiscences of former staff at the erstwhile ex-Great Central depot.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
BR Database<\/a> – Complete British Locomotive Database 1923-1997.<\/div>\n
Cyberspace World Railroad <\/a>– Daniel & Amy’s own site for those interested in railroads, model railroading … oh yes, and quilts, gardening, and cats too!<\/div>\n
Great Eastern Railway Society<\/a>
\nGreat Northern Railway Society<\/a>
\nGreat Northern Railway<\/a> – US railroad of the same name!
\nGreat Northern Railway Historical Society<\/a> – Also the US railroad of the same name!<\/div>\n
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society<\/a>
\nThe London and North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia<\/a>
\nLondon & North Western Railway Society<\/a>
\nMidland & Great Northern Railway Circle<\/a>
\nMidland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society<\/a><\/div>\n
North Eastern Railway Association<\/a><\/div>\n
Nottingham – Melton Railway <\/a>– History & development of the line.<\/div>\n
Picture the Past <\/a>– Archive photographs from the museums & libraries of the City of Nottingham together with those of Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire.<\/div>\n
Rail UK<\/a> – British Railways 1823-2014.<\/div>\n
Railscot<\/a> – Wide-ranging resource for current information on and the history of the UK’s railways.<\/div>\n
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Railserve<\/a> – An American bias, but a huge site with loads of model and full-size railway information.<\/div>\n
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VideoScene & Train Crazy<\/a> – Videos & DVDs of all prototypes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The West Coast Mainline<\/a> – Wikipedia entry.
\nThe Woodhead Site<\/a> – A site once devoted to Britain’s first electrified mainline, the erstwhile 1500V dc route over the Pennines, but now reduced to a couple of links.<\/div>\n
Resources for Modellers<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Glue-it.Com<\/a> – Clubs, Glossaries, Museums, Resources: all you need from one site.<\/div>\n
Model Making & RC Modelling for Beginners<\/a> – A guide to getting started in modelling from, of all people, C&A.<\/div>\n
Model Rail Forum <\/a>– Forum website for model railway enthusiasts.
\nModel Railway Forum <\/a>– A web based forum site for railway modellers.<\/div>\n
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Model Train Prices<\/a> – A website that compares model train prices across 900+ shops, including 108 shops in the UK.<\/div>\n
NMRA <\/a>– The NMRA (National Model Railroad Association of the US)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
NMRA Directory<\/a> – The NMRA’s Worldwide Directory of model railway\/road clubs – 4,900 of them!<\/div>\n
RMWeb<\/a> – The main UK forum for railway modellers.<\/div>\n
RMWeb: BR 25kV ac OHLE for Modellers<\/a> – A useful thread from RMWeb.
\nScottish Modellers<\/a> – A forum with those interested in modelling the railways of Scotland.<\/div>\n
UK Model Shops<\/a> – The leading listing and index resource site for the UK’s railway modellers; exhibitions, events, clubs, societies, manufacturers, and, oh yes, model shops too!<\/div>\n
Model Railway Manufacturers<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
12A Models<\/a> – 3D printed kits and components for railway modellers.<\/div>\n
4 Mil Models<\/a> – Kits for scale model military and utility vehicles.<\/div>\n
247 Developments<\/a> – Loco nameplates and a range of TPO kits.<\/div>\n
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A1 Models<\/a> – Manufacturers of a range of detailing parts for diesels and electrics, plus kits for rail vehicles, etc.<\/div>\n
Accurascale<\/a> \u2013 Leading manufacturer of highly detailed models.<\/div>\n
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Agenoria<\/a> – Manufacturers of Gauge 0 kits.
\nALL Components and On-Track Models<\/a> – Electronic components and bits for the modeller.<\/div>\n
Bachmann UK<\/a> – Model railway manufacturers in 4mm scale and in N gauge (Graham Farish).<\/div>\n
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Branchlines <\/a>– Manufacturer of underframe kits and leading supplier of motors, gears, gearboxes, motor bogies and drive components. Blog has been silent since 2008.<\/div>\n
Buggleskelly Station<\/a> – Tom Marshall, Professional Model Maker. Tom has a shop in Old Dalby and stocks a wide range of 3D-printed model railway items, inspired by film, TV, and literature, including items related to the Will Hay film Oh, Mr Porter!<\/em>
\nCambrian Models<\/a> – Manufacturers of kits for 4mm scale wagons, particularly engineers stock. Now also have the Cooper Craft range of 4mm scale plastic kits for wagons, coaches, road vehicles, and lineside features.<\/div>\n
Comet Models<\/a> – Coach and locomotive kits including scale chassis kits.
\nDart Castings<\/a> – Cast white metal scenic kits and bits. Including MJT (etched brass and cast coach and detailing kits for EMUs, and Gresley coaches, plus buffers, brake gear, etc.), and Monty’s Models (detailing and scenic accessories).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Digitrains <\/a>– Your one-stop supplier for all things DCC<\/div>\n
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Hornby<\/a> – A company needing no introduction whatsoever!
\nHumbrol Paints <\/a>– Paints! Enamels, acrylics, sprays, rail colours, accessories and craft products.<\/div>\n
Isinglass Models <\/a>– An ever-growing range of 4mm & 7mm scale drawings for LNER (and constituents) locomotives and coaching stock.<\/div>\n
Metalsmith<\/a> – Suppliers of sheet metal & plastic, tools, equipment, and fasteners.
\nMicro-Mark<\/a> – US based supplier of tools and materials.<\/div>\n
N Brass Locomotives<\/a> – N gauge, 3mm, OO and O gauge locomotive kits, and both N Gauge and 4mm OHLE.<\/div>\n
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Peco<\/a> – Peco manufacture track, buildings, structures and rolling stock in a variety of scales and gauges (including Parkside Dundas). They are also the UK’s leading publisher of model railway related books and magazines.<\/div>\n
Railtec Models<\/a> – Manufacturers of a wide range of transfers (decals) for locomotives, coaches and wagons.<\/div>\n
Scale Model Innovations<\/a> – 3D design and printing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Shawplan <\/a>– Suppliers of paint, transfers and manufacturers of nameplates and details kits for the discerning modeller of the post<\/i>-steam eras.<\/div>\n
Skog Carriage and Wagon Works<\/a> – 3D printing by Rob Law.
\nSkytrex<\/a> – Manufacturers of O gauge ready-to-run freight stock and OO gauge buildings.
\nSouth Eastern Finecast<\/a> – Loco kits and modelling materials.
\nTen Commandments<\/a> – Cast resin kits and wagon loads.
\nUnit Models<\/a> – Structure and scenic models mainly in cast resin.<\/div>\n
Wizard Models Limited<\/a> – The manufacturing arm of Wizard Models (carriage & wagon kits and components), and Model Signal Engineering (model signal kits for most types of semaphore signal).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Model Railway Traders & Suppliers<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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A2B Model Railways<\/a> – A2B are a model shop based in the heart of the Peak District, in Matlock Bath, with a fine reputation for service and value. They stock most manufacturers and popular scales.<\/div>\n
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Anoraks Anonymous<\/a> – Specialists in pre-owned British, European, and American outline model railway and diecast stock, and regular traders at NMRS shows. Suppliers of a wide range of secondhand models at bargain prices.<\/div>\n
Brickyard Models<\/a> – Railways and tractors; unleashing wonder, one model at a time.<\/div>\n
Cheltenham Model Centre<\/a> – A wide range of ready-to-run locomotives and rolling stock, plus associated modelling products.<\/div>\n
Deltic Preservation Society shop<\/a> – Mainly R-T-R equipment, sold in support of the preserved Deltics.<\/div>\n
Freestone Model Accessories<\/a> – All types of card kits for model buildings and structures.<\/div>\n
Hattons<\/a> – One of the UK’s major retailers in new and second-hand model railways.<\/div>\n
Hobby Holidays<\/a> – Suppliers of the Master Chassis, loco, wagon & coach parts plus Residential Training Courses.<\/div>\n
Magnet Model Railway Insurance Consultants<\/a> – Model Railway Insurance Specialists.<\/div>\n
Malc’s Models<\/a> – Traditional model railway and model shop, one of the leading shops in the East Midlands, based in Ilkeston.<\/div>\n
Mount Tabor Models <\/a>– Specialist supplier of all types of European-outline model railways in scales from Z to G (Garden railway).<\/div>\n
Olivia’s Trains<\/a> – Retailer of model railways in Sheffield.<\/div>\n
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PhotograFix<\/a> – Tom Marshall, Professional Photo Colouriser and Model Maker (his model sales site is Buggleskelly Station<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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Rails of Sheffield<\/a> – Major Sheffield-based retailer.<\/div>\n
RAIL-stuff<\/a> – Model railway and diorama scenery and accessories, to support you and your model railway journey.<\/div>\n
Sherwood Models<\/a> – North Nottingham’s local model shop, and now Nottingham’s only model shop, with a wide variety of models. Conveniently situated in the north of the city.<\/div>\n
TTC Diecast<\/a> – Derby’s model shop (formerly Loughborough Model Centre), TTC stock a wide variety of rolling stock from all the major
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Book Publishers and Publications<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Booklaw Publications<\/a> – A wide range of books from Nottingham\u2019s local railway publisher, one of the UK\u2019s leading railway publishers (now includes Santona Publications), and a stockist of railway and other transport books. Booklaw also stock an extensive range of CDs and DVDs.<\/div>\n
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Model Railroader<\/a><\/div>\n
Peco<\/a> – The UK’s leading publisher of model railway related books and magazines, including the monthly magazines Railway Modeller<\/i> and Continental Modeller<\/i>. Peco also manufacture track, buildings, structures and rolling stock in a variety of scales and gauges (including Parkside Dundas).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Rail Express<\/a> – The magazine for those interested in the diesel & electric era.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Book Dealers<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Branchstow Books<\/a> – Specialist railway bookshop.<\/div>\n
Linda Tinker Railway Books <\/a>– Specialist dealer in second hand and hard to find books.<\/div>\n
Visit Nottingham<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
East Midlands Railway<\/a> – Inter-City and local rail services in, around, to and from Nottingham.<\/div>\n
Nottingham Express Transit<\/a> – Nottingham’s Tram.<\/div>\n
Nottingham City Transport<\/a> – The major public transport operator in the city.<\/div>\n
Nottingham Minibuses & Coaches<\/a> – operator of some bus services in Nottingham.<\/div>\n
Hotels in Nottingham<\/a> – Finding accommodation for your visit to Nottingham.<\/div>\n
Visit Nottinghamshire<\/a> – Tourist information (Nottingham), what’s on, events, hotels, etc.<\/div>\n
Abbots Travel<\/a> – Hotels, flights, holidays, city breaks, resorts, parks, cottages, car rental, rail travel, coach tickets, ferries, cruises, and much, much more\u2026<\/div>\n
Information Britain <\/a>– Leading tourist information site.<\/div>\n
Tourist Net UK <\/a>– Visitor attractions, visitor information, hotel & guest house information.<\/div>\n
Visit Britain<\/a> – Tourist information, events, hotels, etc.<\/div>\n
Where Can We Go<\/a> – Tourist information, what’s on, events and places to go.<\/div>\n
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