Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Model Railway Exhibition, in association with Nottingham Model Railway Society
Diary Details
Saturday & Sunday 16th & 17th May 2026 [please note: not as originally advertised]
The full show guide is now available. As in previous years, there will be no printed copies of this.
In 2026 the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Model Railway Exhibition, in partnership with Nottingham Model Railway Society, once again bring you their new, larger show, with everything you need for making your model railway. We have 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.
Opening Hours
Saturday 16th May 2026, 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday 17th May 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Venue
NTHC Ruddington – Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Mere Way, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6JS
Admission
Adults £8
Children 5-16 £2.
Accompanied under 4s FREE.
Card payments are available. Major debit cards (MasterCard/Visa) accepted.
Parking on site: £3 per vehicle. This is to help towards the upkeep of the site. Card payments are available.
Middleton Central – 4mm scale OO gauge late ’70s/early ’80s BR small terminus with DMU stabling and a factory for freight deliveries
Barnwood – 2mm scale N gauge 1990s seaside location in north-west England
Bellswood End – 4mm scale OO gauge in contemporary Birmingham
Billton Goods – 3mm scale TT gauge ex-LNWR/LMS goods depot in the 1950s
Black Diamonds – 2mm scale N gauge North American modular layout
Corporation Road – 4mm scale OO gauge Birkenhead Docks in the 1980s
Corsham – 2mm scale N gauge BR diesel in Wiltshire
Denton Sidings – 7mm scal O gauge GC branch line in Nottinghamshire
Dreileben – 3.5mm scale HO gauge branchline in 1980s East Germany
Freshwater – 4mm scale EM gauge on the Isle of Wight in the 1930s
Kirkby-in-Ashfield (38F) – 4mm scale OO gauge ex-Great Central MPD in Nottinghamshire
The Loop/Colwick Park TMD Weathering – Demonstrating weathering to encourage you to have a go
Manthorpe Sands – 4mm scale OO9 gauge line near Grantham
OO Gauge Live Steam Roadshow – 4mm scale OO gauge locomotives powered by steam
Rocky Rail Road – 2mm scale N gauge lines through a mountain landscape
Rolleston Junction – 4mm scale OO gauge Nottinghamshire branch line in the 1950s and 1960s.
Rowan Road – 4mm scale OO gauge terminus in the Greater Manchester area in the 1980s
Sheet Stores – 4mm scale OO gauge BR steam era goods depot
Skye Lane – 7mm scale O gauge late 1960s/1970s
Southgate Park – 4mm scale OO gauge Network SouthEast
Sowerby Station – 7mm scale O gauge light railway in Yorkshire
TTeam Red/Crate Lane – 1:120 scale TT gauge modern TMD/3 mm scale TT gauge diorama
Wouldham’s Chalk Pit – 7mm scale O Gauge industrial railway with a working excavator
Zlata Východ – 3.5mm scale HO gauge Czech with German and Polish visitors
Accurascale – Leading manufacturer of highly detailed models
DEMU – Diesel & Electric Modellers United: all about UK diesel and electric era modelling in any scale
NMRS Club Secondhand Sales – The NMRS club’s secondhand inventory, and more, all offered for sale as seen – grab a bargain!
Anoraks Anonymous – Specialists in pre-owned stock, at bargain prices
Bomber County Models – Preowned Model Railway trader specialising in kit built rolling stock
Booklaw Publications – A wide range of books from Nottingham’s local railway publisher
Buggleskelly Station – Tom Marshall, Professional Model Maker
CM3 Models – Specialists in scratch building supplies, tools, switches and scenic accessories
Fenland Model Railways – Cambridgeshire model shop dealing mainly in pre-owned OO gauge
Sherwood Models – Nottingham’s only model shop, with a wide variety of models
Skog Carriage and Wagon Works – 3D printing – Rob Law will be demonstrating how he makes O gauge wagons and selling some of his kits
Other Heritage Centre attractions open as usual
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 19-minute walk down Asher Lane and through Rushcliffe Country Park; Sunday, 10C to Rushcliffe Country Park. Kinchbus: (both days) No. 9 to Scout Hut, then 12-minute walk down Mere Way. All buses call at Nottingham railway station. This OnBus link may help.
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.
(Check Open Street Map, Google Maps, or Bing Maps for driving directions. Check here for the What3words link)