Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Model Railway Exhibition, in association with Nottingham Model Railway Society<\/h1>\nDiary Details<\/h1>\nSaturday & Sunday 16th & 17th May 2026 [please note: not as originally advertised]<\/h2>\n
Saturday & Sunday 16th & 17th May 2026 [please note: not as originally advertised]<\/h2>\n
The full show guide<\/a> is now available. As in previous years, there will be no printed copies of this.<\/p>\n<\/div> 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.<\/p>\n Opening Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 16th May 2026, 10:00 – 17:00<\/p>\n Sunday 17th May 2026, 10:00 – 16:00<\/p>\n Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n NTHC Ruddington – Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre<\/a>, Mere Way, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6JS<\/p>\n Admission<\/strong><\/p>\n Adults \u00a38<\/p>\n Children 5-16 \u00a32.<\/p>\n Accompanied under 4s FREE.<\/p>\n Card payments are available. Major debit cards (MasterCard\/Visa) accepted.<\/p>\n Parking on site: \u00a33 per vehicle. This is to help towards the upkeep of the site. Card payments are available.<\/p>\n Middleton Central \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge late ’70s\/early ’80s BR small terminus with DMU stabling and a factory for freight deliveries<\/p>\n Barnwood \u2013 2mm scale N gauge 1990s seaside location in north-west England<\/p>\n Bellswood End \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge in contemporary Birmingham<\/p>\n Billton Goods \u2013 3mm scale TT gauge ex-LNWR\/LMS goods depot in the 1950s<\/p>\n Black Diamonds<\/a> \u2013 2mm scale N gauge North American modular layout<\/p>\n Corporation Road \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge Birkenhead Docks in the 1980s<\/p>\n Corsham \u2013 2mm scale N gauge BR diesel in Wiltshire<\/p>\n Denton Sidings \u2013 7mm scal O gauge GC branch line in Nottinghamshire<\/p>\n Dreileben \u2013 3.5mm scale HO gauge branchline in 1980s East Germany<\/p>\n Freshwater<\/a> \u2013 4mm scale EM gauge on the Isle of Wight in the 1930s<\/p>\n Kirkby-in-Ashfield (38F) \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge ex-Great Central MPD in Nottinghamshire<\/p>\n The Loop\/Colwick Park TMD Weathering<\/a> \u2013 Demonstrating weathering to encourage you to have a go<\/p>\n Manthorpe Sands<\/a> \u2013 4mm scale OO9 gauge line near Grantham<\/p>\n OO Gauge Live Steam Roadshow \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge locomotives powered by steam<\/p>\n Rocky Rail Road \u2013 2mm scale N gauge lines through a mountain landscape\u00a0<\/p>\n Rolleston Junction<\/a> \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge Nottinghamshire branch line in the 1950s and 1960s.<\/p>\n Rowan Road \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge terminus in the Greater Manchester area in the 1980s<\/p>\n Sheet Stores \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge BR steam era goods depot<\/p>\n Skye Lane \u2013 7mm scale O gauge late 1960s\/1970s<\/p>\n Southgate Park \u2013 4mm scale OO gauge Network SouthEast<\/p>\n Sowerby Station \u2013 7mm scale O gauge light railway in Yorkshire<\/p>\n TTeam Red\/Crate Lane – 1:120 scale TT gauge modern TMD\/3 mm scale TT gauge diorama<\/p>\n Wouldham’s Chalk Pit \u2013 7mm scale O Gauge industrial railway with a working excavator<\/p>\n Zlata V\u00fdchod<\/a> \u2013 3.5mm scale HO gauge Czech with German and Polish visitors<\/p>\n Accurascale<\/a> \u2013 Leading manufacturer of highly detailed models<\/p>\n DEMU<\/a> \u2013 Diesel & Electric Modellers United: all about UK diesel and electric era modelling in any scale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n NMRS Club Secondhand Sales \u2013 The NMRS club\u2019s secondhand inventory, and more, all offered for sale as seen \u2013 grab a bargain!<\/p>\n Anoraks Anonymous<\/a> \u2013 Specialists in pre-owned stock, at bargain prices<\/p>\n Bomber County Models<\/a> \u2013 Preowned Model Railway trader specialising in kit built rolling stock<\/p>\n Booklaw Publications<\/a> \u2013 A wide range of books from Nottingham\u2019s local railway publisher<\/p>\n Buggleskelly Station<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Tom Marshall, Professional Model Maker<\/p>\n CM3 Models<\/a> \u2013 Specialists in scratch building supplies, tools, switches and scenic\u00a0accessories<\/p>\n Fenland Model Railways<\/a> \u2013 Cambridgeshire model shop dealing mainly in pre-owned OO gauge<\/p>\n Sherwood Models<\/a> \u2013 Nottingham\u2019s only model shop, with a wide variety of models<\/p>\n Skog Carriage and Wagon Works – 3D printing<\/a> \u2013 Rob Law will be demonstrating how he makes O gauge wagons and selling some of his kits<\/p>\n Other Heritage Centre attractions open as usual<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Public transport:<\/p>\n By train \u2013 Nearest railway stations are Beeston<\/a> [3.6 miles], Nottingham<\/a> [4.32 miles], East Midlands Parkway<\/a> [4.67 miles], and Attenborough<\/a> [5.12 miles]. We recommend travelling to Nottingham and then proceeding by bus (see below).<\/p>\n By bus \u2013 Nottingham City Transport<\/a>: 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<\/a>: (both days) No. 9 to Scout Hut, then 12-minute walk down Mere Way. All buses call at Nottingham railway station. This OnBus link<\/a> may help.<\/p>\n This area of Nottingham is not served by tram.<\/p>\n By car \u2013 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.<\/p>\n (Check Open Street Map<\/a>, Google Maps<\/a>, or Bing Maps<\/a> for driving directions. Check here for the What3words link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.nottingham-modelrailway.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-13-at-17.21.50.jpeg?resize=218%2C300\")
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