The Train Collectors Society

TCS 2017 Autumn Get-Together
2017-11-04 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD, United Kingdom
The 26th TCS Autumn Get-Together will be held as usual at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD on 4th November 2017

(Easy access by car from M1 Jcn 21 {3 miles}. Good public transport from the City Centre.)
9 layouts and exhibits:

James Day LGB
Bill Vyse O gauge
Dave Pleasant O gauge
Bob Fleming OO gauge
Malcolm Foster OO gauge
Brian Arnold Trix Railways
Bryan Pentland O gauge
Dave "Chalky " White Triang Railways and Minic Motorways
Rob Hampton TT Display

The Club Stand theme this year is “Un-named locos or trains”
Traders:

Peter Berry
Peter Gurd
Chris Horder
Dave Bounds
Bob Field
Len Mills "Ace Trains "
Bob Leggett
Stephen Knight "Kitmaster"
Simon Goodyear
Bob Scott
Nicholas Oddy
Rob Jachacz
Peter Corley
Michael Foster
Michael Aylott
Colin Toten "Darstead "

Club Bring & Buy and the Christmas Dinner
Opening times 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Admission £3.00 accompanied children free
Refreshments will be served all day
Book your Christmas meal on arrival

Contact Paul Draycott tel: 0116 2334843
email: ps.draycott@outlook.com

Classic Model Train Show - Amersham
2017-10-28 10:30 - 17:00 UTC | East Sussex, United Kingdom
Model Trains from the 1920's to the 1960's

Up to 14 Working Layouts and Displays, mainly from the Meccano Company's iconic Hornby Range
Excellent Specialist Trade support (and the TCS stand will be there)
Tea, coffee and light refreshments.
Ample parking nearby
Convenient for Amersham Station (Metropolitan Line and Chiltern Railways)

Presented by the Chiltern Hills Vintage Train Group in Conjunction with St John's Methodist Church in Aid of Church Community Projects
For More Information Contact: Derek Smith 01895 672251 or Ron McCaskie 01494 875904
Admission: Adults: £4 Children: £2 (up to 15, under 5s free) Families (2+2): £10

2017 TCS Public Summer Exhibition
2017-07-15 10:30 - 17:00 UTC | Stantonbury Arts & Leisure, Monks Way Stantonbury, Milton Keynes , MK14 6BN, United Kingdom
The 2017 TCS Summer Show will be held at a new and much larger venue, Stantonbury Arts & Leisure Centre in Milton Keynes on Saturday 15 July 2017. This is a large light hall in a modern building just a short drive from the M1.
We will be using the venue’s large main sports hall allowing for more displays and traders and nice wide aisles. These premises will be far better for the show than last year's venue at Biggleswade which was very cramped and exhibits had to be spread over a number of smallish rooms. We have a total of 23 exhibits (see below) and 22 traders on 49 tables (we are now fully booked for space). Food and refreshment catering is on the mezzanine floor overlooking the hall. There is a public accessible gallery running around the hall on two sides so we hope many of the hundreds of visitors using this sports and leisure facility many will be tempted to come down and visit the show as well.
There will be 23 layouts and displays, as follows:
Royale Les Eaux 00 scale electric James Bond inspired model railway David Rhodes
0 gauge electric tin plate layout pre & post-war with Britains figures & Triang Minic vehicles Dave Peasant
Tri-ang Minic Motorways electric layout David Lyon
Hornby Dublo 3 rail featuring pre war tin plate BR and super detailed stock Roger White & Don Hall
TT gauge trains beyond Tri-ang based on items produced for TT trains 1957 – 1970’s Eric Large
Tri-ang Transcontinental 00 gauge with overhead on multi levels using standard track Neil Smith
Tri-ang Big Big Trains, battery operated running on 0 gauge track from 1966 – 1972 Stephen Smith
Tri-ang Hornby 00 gauge presenting Ford’s Dagenham works Dave White
“Foul Anchor” 0 gauge tin plate trains representing the M&GN in Fen Country Rachel & Bill Vyse
Vintage live steam 0 gauge railway mainly from the 1930’s era Trevor Findley
“Paltry Circus” 0 gauge tiny terminus inspired by Henry Greenly prior to WW1 Kevin Payne
“Sandy” vintage gauge 1 trains from Bing & Carette for Bassett Lowke & Marklin David Knighton
S Gauge American Flyer trains made between 1946 -1959 Neil Trump
Lego extended layout John Forman
British “Cheap and Cheerful” 0 gauge tin plate trains made in the UK Bryan Pentland Show Manager TCS
Lima 0 gauge trains from the 70’s & 80’s with most of the UK outline trains Paul Chapman
“Micro Marx USA” 0 gauge tin plate a vintage layout run on just 30” square Paul Williams Treasurer TCS
“Notso Hornby Dublo” 3 rail adapted Dublo rolling stock and track & other vintage accessories Kip Bennett
The great 0 gauge toy trains of George Carette manufactured before WW1 David & Amalia Ramsey
Tri-ang Transcontinental models from 1954 -1970’s including those made at Margate Reg Harman
“Gamages London Terminus” 1950’s on 00 gauge track including Emu’s & steam outline trains David Nevett
Trains of the 1950’s - 00 gauge lesser known makes mostly kit built David Holt
Tri-ang TT ( Table Top) 3mm scale 1957 – 1964 David Coddington

There will also be 22 traders present, including:
Colin Toten 0 gauge trains
Dave Peacock Leeds Stedman Trust LMC spares
Nicholas Oddy used model railways, Editor of the TCS Magazine Train Collector
Bill Bourne used model railways
Andrew Dayton used model railways
Chris Ford toy train spares
Simon Goodyear expert on 0 gauge trains
Dave Pink LMS and pre group
Andrew Kwasniewski various model and toy trains
Mike Delaney Vintage Hornby and other high quality 0 gauge trains
Steve Knight Kitmaster Club trains and spares
Robert Jachacz toy trains
Bob Field Hornby Dublo trains
Graham Coleman GC Models all gauge of trains
Bob Leggett toy trains and TCS Committee member
Elaine's Trains co sponsor of the show Tri-ang and Hornby Margate with a splash of continental HO
Peter Berry Graham Farish trains
Alastair Cameron toy train sales
Tony Penn toy trains
Peter Lumsdon
Len Mills Ace Trains
Dave Angell Tri-ang trains - co sponsor of the show
Plus of course a TCS Club Stand

There is plenty of parking space at the venue, which is a few miles from junction 14 on the M1 (and about 20 miles west of Biggeswade). There is a train station near the venue and we are hoping to run a mini bus service to the leisure centre.
Opening times: 10.30 to 5.00 pm. Entrance fee: Adults £4.50, children under 10 free.
Further details to follow as they become available, but if you need information immediately please contact Bryan Pentland (bryanpentland@hotmail.co.uk. 0780 181 8764

Alresford Festival of Toy Trains
2017-06-17 | Perin’s Community School, Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BS
The show is the largest of its kind in southern England and aims to raise money for groups in and around Alresford. In 2011, over £2000 was raised for the School, Scouts and Save the Children and other smaller charities.
There will be many superb working Vintage Toy Train layouts on show, of all makes and sizes, making this a treat for visitors both young and old.

Annual American Classic Toy Train Show
2017-06-03 | Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD, United Kingdom
The Lionel Collectors Club UK have their "Annual American Classic Toy Train Show" at Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Rd, Leicester, LE3 2RD on Saturday 3rd June 2017 from 10.00 to 4.00.

There will be 8 operating layouts, and items for sale. Here are a couple of photos from a recent Club event at Leicester, showing day- and night-time running.

Refreshments are available all day.
Adults £3, Children free but must be accompanied

Anyone wanting more information can contact the club at enquires@lccuk.org.uk or www.lccuk.org.uk
Chris Pratt
Joint Show Organiser
Lionel Collectors Club UK

Bassett-Lowke Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition
2017-05-13 - 2017-05-14 | STEAM Museum, Swindon, SN2 2EY, United Kingdom
The Society will host a major exhibition of vintage tinplate coarse-scale railways in gauges O, 1 and larger. This will include one of the largest gauge-O railways
constructed featuring Bassett-Lowke products, a vintage live-steam gauge-O railway, a vintage gauge-l railway and much more. Some 20 traders in vintage material will
attend. Refreshments will be available in the Exhibition room.
*Entry to the Exhibition is free with a paid ticket to the STEAM Museum, SN2 2EY.
Parking is free on presentation of Museum-entry ticket.
Museum details including the exact location may be found at: www. steam-museum. org.uk

6th Annual Kirriemuir Vintage Railway Show
2017-04-15 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Kirriemuir Guide Hall, 43 Roods, Kirriemuir, Scotland, DD8 4HN, United Kingdom
Saturday 15th April 2017 10.00 – 4.00 pm. 6th Annual Kirriemuir Vintage Railway Show. Four O-gauge layouts including clockwork, steam and electric, four OO including pre and post war 3-rail and 2-rail. Static displays up to 5” gauge. Extensive Bayko layout, all periods. Free local parking, refreshments all day. Guide Halls, Roods, Kirriemuir, Scotland. Telephone Dale Smith 01575-574128.
All of the proceeds are donated after the show. Over 250 attended last year, the best to date.

BECKENHAM VINTAGE TOY TRAIN SHOW 2017
2017-04-01 | East Sussex, United Kingdom
BECKENHAM & WEST WICKHAM MODEL RAILWAY CLUB VINTAGE TOY TRAIN SHOW 2017
St John's Church, Eden Park Avenue, Eden Park, Kent BR3 3JN 10:00 to 17:00.

12 Vintage Layouts including Triang 00, TT and TransContinental, Trix, Southern 0 Gauge, Eastern European 0 Gauge, Hornby 0, M-Series, Dublo 3-rail, Dublo 2-Rail and Acho, plus 10 well known traders and the B&WWMRC Club Shop.
Adults £5 Accompanied Children under 15 Free.
Hot and Cold Refreshments. Fully accessible to hand powered wheelchairs. Free on street parking. 5 mins level walk from Eden Park Station.
Contact Tony Penn (B&WWMRC) 07702 899553.

2017 AGM & SPRING EVENT
2017-03-18 10:30 - 13:30 UTC | Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD, United Kingdom
The 2017 Spring show and AGM will this year be held in Leicester at the Trinity Centre, home of our very popular Autumn show (which will be taking place this year on November 5th). Bryan Pentland will be organising the show as usual and Paul Draycott and team will be our hosts. More details of displays are below but please contact Bryan for further information if you need to, contact details below.

The show opens at 10:30. There will be a variety of vintage toy train layouts and displays covering a dozen different manufacturers over 70 years including:
· Tri-ang 00 Gauge
· American Flyer 0 Gauge Tinplate layout
· Eggerbahn Layout 00
· Large Tinplate 0 Gauge Layout with Hornby , Bassette Lowke etc
· Hornby Dublo
· Lone Star push along
· Dublo James Bond themed layout
· A large club display of GWR train items
· A large display of books and trains from GWR
· A large vintage 0-gauge layout from a mix of manufacturers will be on the stage
There will in addition be 20 traders and the TCS Bring and Buy stall will be busy as usual.
Hot food and free parking available.
The AGM itself starts at 14:00 for one hour and will be held in the adjoining church. That is restricted to members but the show is open to all, and all are very welcome.
Entrance Fee is £4, £3 concessions

TCS 2016 Autumn Get-Together
2016-11-05 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD, United Kingdom
The 25th TCS Autumn Get-Together will be held as usual at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD on 5th November 2016

(Easy access by car from M1 Jcn 21 {3 miles}. Good public transport from the City Centre.)

This is the 25th year of the Leicester Show and there will be a token issued on entry to everyone attending to exchange for a souvenir coaster.

The theme for the Club Stand this year is departmental rolling stock, including breakdown trains, track maintenance vehicles and inspection saloons.

Exhibitors confirmed at the present time
Bill & Rachel Vyse ‘O’ Gauge Layout
James Day & Malcolm Pugh Playcraft Road and Rail Layout
David Knighton & Adam Goodyer Gauge ‘1’ and Gauge ‘2’ on the stage
Humphrey David Gauge ‘1’ steam
Geraldine Steele Hornby Dublo
Brian Arnold Trix Layout
Nick Gillman Victoria's Trains
Brian Pentland & Paul Williams ‘O’ Gauge
Pat Hammond Display
Paul Brookes B.J. Ward*
*An exhibition of B.J. Ward Products advertised in the B.J. Ward’s 3 Master Models catalogues from 1956, 57 & 58. Ward diecast Master Models are not the main thing but other lesser known items that appear in the catalogues.
Some of the Traders include – Ace & Darsted, Peter Gurd, Simon Gooyear, Roy Brookes, Bob Field, Chris Ford, Bob Leggett, Geoff Knight, Peter Berry and Elaine’s Trains.
There will also be the usual Club Bring & Buy and some people trading to dispose of their surplus items.
Opening times 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Admission £3.00 accompanied children free
Refreshments will be served all day
Book your Christmas meal on arrival

Contact Paul Draycott tel: 0116 2334843
email: ps.draycott@outlook.com

Chichester Annual Model Railway Exhibition
2016-10-22 10:00 - 16:30 UTC | Chichester High School, Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8AE, United Kingdom
Chichester Annual Model Railway Exhibition
Saturday 22 October 2016, 10am to 4.30pm.
Chichester High School, Kingsham Road, PO19 8AE
The Exhibition is designed for the enjoyment of families and enthusiasts alike, and will include:
• 17 model railway layouts in N-gauge, TT, OO, O and 16mm Narrow Gauge;
• Train Rides, outside, on live steam trains (5”-gauge) for children of all ages;
• Opportunity for public to drive trains on 5 of the layouts;
• Servicing and re-magnetising of engines, how a steam engine works etc;
• Games with prizes for children and adults;
• Full trade support from Squires Tools, Gaugemaster and 4 others]offering new and used model railways, die cast and road vehicles, and accessories;
• Specialist toy auctioneer - valuations of all types of toys, and arranging with owner to sell unwanted items;
• Supporting displays including Safety on the Railway, local light railway details
• Refreshment Café with specialist items according to time of day.
Entry charges:
Adults £5.00 – Under 12s £2.00 – Family (2+2) £12.00 – Seniors £4.00
Access for disabled people – Free parking for all
All proceeds go to individuals seeking help, and to charitable organisations supported by Lions Club of Chichester.
Further Info: 07777 681292 or visit www.chilions.org.uk/modelrail

Winchester American and Continental '0' Gauge Exhibition
2016-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Kings’ School, Winchester, Romsey Rd , Winchester, Hants, SO22 5PN, United Kingdom
US, French, Danish and Japanese Layouts
Test Track for fine and coarse-scale running
Traders
Bring & Buy
Refreshments
Society Stand
The only Overseas '0'Gauge exhibition in the country - See models from around the world
Don't miss it !
Nor the cooked breakfast !

2016 TCS Public Summer Exhibition
2016-07-02 10:30 - 17:00 UTC | The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JH, United Kingdom
ALL TRAINS GREAT & SMALL
How Model and Toy Trains Used to Be!

Saturday 2th July 2016 10:30 to 17:00
The Weatherley Centre, Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8JB
23 toy train layouts operating all day by over a dozen different manufacturers over the last 70 years
Among the new layouts/displays this year:

James Day will be doing a large G scale layout with automatic signalling - with audience participation welcome
The will be a large Bayko 00 train layout
David Ramsey will have a large display of export only Hornby items
Celebrating the 50th anniversary will be a large Big Big layout by Steve Smith
A fascinating range of controllers by Dave Coddington
Our old friend Jeff Carpenter will have a very interesting display - come and see!
Mark Carne will have a unique display of trains by the late Myke Barrit - this will be a rare sight indeed.

This just a taster there are many more new displays for this year plus all your favourite traders (not to mention the TCS Bring & Buy) and great freshly made meals and snacks.
More than 16 toy train traders and many more sales tables
Adults - £4.50, Children under 14 free

Tri-ang Toys and Trains Day
2016-06-19 10:30 - 16:30 UTC | Perin’s Community School, Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BS
This year’s Alresford Festival of Toy Trains will be on Sat 18th June and Bob has taken the opportunity to hold a Tri-ang Toys and Trains Day on the following day, Sunday 19th June from 10:30 to 16:30.
Entrance Adults £3 Children Free with Adults

The 00 and TT layouts will remain from Saturday.
In addition
• Tony Blackman will have a display of early Tri-ang
• Dave White will do a Road Rail display with the rare Tri-ang Rice Krispies Competition layout set up.
• Tri-ang Big Big O Gauge by Adam Heeley will be outside
• Eastleigh boat club are setting up a pond to run Tri-ang clockwork boats and Model Yachts
• Toy displays include,
o Pressed Tin Vehicle
o Spot-On
o Tri-ang Lionel Inventor Series
o Cotswold Buildings
o Sindy
o Dolls Houses and other toys sold for girls
o Toy Castles and Forts
o Minix Cars
o Scalextric
o Arkitex
o Minic Ships
o Games
o Sit-On Animals
• There will be several traders although only one hall will be used
• Allen Hickling will be signing and hopefully selling his wonderful new book on Toy Castles.
• The Tri-ang Book by Peggy Lines will also be for sale
Plus refreshments and a full service on the Watercress Line.

Alresford Festival of Toy Trains
2016-06-18 10:30 - 16:30 UTC | Perin’s Community School, Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BS
This year’s Alresford Festival of Toy Trains will be on Saturday 18th June 10.30 am - 4.30 pm (early Entry 9 am) at its usual venue of Perins School, Pound Hill, Alresford S024 9BS
10.30am –4.30pm - Early Entry 9am (£10.00)

As usual on the Saturday there will be 20 + layouts including:
• Hornby O with ACE and Darstead by Howard Star-Keddle and others from the HRCA Mortimer Group
• Gauge Clockwork and a Tri-ang 00 Display layout by Andrew Smart and his School’s Model Railway Club
• Bowman Group with Live steam
• Gauge 1 by Graham Bilbe
• Tinplate Treasures including Monorails by Bryan Pentland
• Faller Hit Train by Andy Hyelman
• Tri-ang 00 and Minic Motorway by Les Martin and friends
• Tri-ang TT by Eric Large
• Trix by David Holmes
• American O Gauge by Adam Heeley
• Trix by Clive Gardner
• Minitrix N Gauge by Peter Egleton
• Hornby Dublo 3-Rail by David Upton
• Hornby Dublo and Wrenn 2-Rail large layout by the Chiltern Vintage Group
• Tomy by Track Party
• Kitmaster Society - running Airfix RTR including Dr X and Wild West
• Marklin and LGB outside by Richard Pretious
• Hornby 00 Digital on 1970s pre-formed layout by John Frankham
• Lego by Peter Corish and members of the Brickish Society
• Hornby 00 by Four Marks Scouts
• Lone Star and Brio for Children to play with.
There will also be over 80 sales tables have been booked, As usual there will be Real Ale and BBQ and other refreshments and hopefully some live music. There is also a Vintage bus from the station to the show which also goes to Old Alresford Fete
A full timetable will be running on the Mid-Hants Railway so why not take the train to the show.
On the Sunday Bob is organising a treat for Tri-ang fans as lots of collectors are coming to display their collections - see seperate entry

Annual American Classic Toy Train Show
2016-06-04 10:30 - 16:30 UTC | Winter Gardens, Station Road, Ilkley, LS29 8HB
The Lionel Collectors Club UK have their "Annual American Classic Toy Train Show" at the Winter Gardens, Ilkley, Yorkshire (opposite the railway station) on Saturday 4th June from 10.30 to 4.30.
There will be 8 operating layouts plus guest Meccano displays, and items for sale. Refreshments are available all day. Adults £4 Children £2 Family £10
Anyone wanting more information can contact the club at enquires@lccuk.org.uk website: www.lccuk.org.uk

Chris Pratt
Joint Show Organiser
Lionel Collectors Club UK

Hornby Train Show - Welling
2016-04-30 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Methodist Church Hall, Welling, Kent, DA16 3RA
Adults £4 Children 6 to 16 £2 Refreshments available

VINTAGE TOY TRAIN SHOW
2016-04-02 | St. John’s Church Hall, Eden Park, Beckenham, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Vintage Trains - Gravesend
2016-03-19 10:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | St George’s Church Hall, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0DJ
Adults £3.50 Children £2 Under 5's Free Hot refreshments available

SPRING SHOW & AGM 2016
2016-03-12 09:00 - 14:00 UTC | The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JH, United Kingdom
Information as of January 13th 2016
Saturday 12th March 2016
Train Collectors Society Spring Event & AGM
The Weatherley Centre
Off Eagle Farm Road
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
SG18 8JB

Opening times : 0900 – 1400, AGM (TCS members only) @ 1400
Admission: £3, Accompanied Children 5-16 free
Layouts/Displays: 12 assorted Layouts/Displays including Basset Lowke, Lima, Hornby, Triang, French Hornby, Trix
Display Stand Theme...Industrial Locomotives. Members please bring along something from your collection to display, the more unusual, the better!
Sales tables: Around 20 traders plus members bring and buy stall
Extensive free parking alongside, disabled access & toilet.

Contact for more details: Bryan Pentland 0780 181 8764
or www.traincollectors.co.uk

THE BIG SOUTHERN VINTAGE TOY FAIR
2016-02-21 10:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Rivermead Leisure Centre, RG1 8EQ
Up to 170 tables selling vintage toys and collectables
Dateline 1995
Train layouts and displays

Steam Toys in Action at the Abbey Pumping Station Museum
2016-02-07 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
This is the event for those with a passion for real steam, but in a small scale. 100's of steam toys from a multitude of manufacturers and from all ages will be on show, with many running during the day.
For the student of model railways, there will be three layouts running Mamod, Bowman and very old Gauge 1, the latter including dribblers and similar early 20th century locomotives while the Bowman layout will also be running Bassett-Lowke, Bing, Märklin and other O gauge live steamers including a 1890’s Schoenner. This is probably the only place where these can be seen in full operation working as they were intended. Also planned to attend is a steam slot 'car' track.
Regular visitors will be pleased to know that the layouts will this year be at ground level, and there will be no need to clamber up to the beam floor.
The site narrow gauge passenger railway will be in operation, and refreshments will be available from the LMTA cafe and freshly cooked chips from the coal fired range of the 1937 Bedford chip-van.
No concessions but accompanied children are free.

La Hotte St Nicolas
2015-12-22 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | East Sussex
It seemed appropriate to show a train set in 0 gauge from a manufacturer with a very seasonal name ( the toy sack of Santa Clause or St Nicolas as he is better known in France) they produced a couple of clockwork short 4 wheel diesel locos one in a set with tipper wagons and a most unusual set consisting of a diesel loco with a long double decker car carrier wagon and a long crane wagon. They were well made with good clockwork mechs and because of their width resemble more gauge 1 for narrow gauge track. There is some difference of opinion as to their history however one renowned book states that these were made by the Pintel Brothers for the Train Factory and were only in production for a short time in the 60's. The picture shows the car carrier mounted with ETS VW beetles made to run on 0 gauge track.
La Hotte 0 gauge set

Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester
2015-12-06 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
Christmas Toys and Steam Day

Several TCS members with display layouts...
Lionel O gauge
LGB Christmas themed layout
OO

A brass band plays in the engine house as the beam engines turn. Outside, train rides on the narrow gauge railway ( extra charge ) and the collection of vintage vehicles.
Hot and cold refreshments

AVONCROFT VINTAGE TRAIN XMAS PARTY
2015-12-06 | Avoncroft Arts Centre, A38 Bromsgrove
Large Scale Layouts, Bring & Buy Table, Favourite Traders!

TCS note: sorry for sparse info. The organisers flyer does not give a better address or times of opening or a contact phone!! I think you are supposed to know. I have been there a good few years ago. I recall driving south on the A38, it was signed on the left hand side......sorry, that's all I can remember. If any of our members know more, please let me know.

Warley Model Railway Exhibition
2015-11-28 08:00 - 2015-11-29 17:00 (Europe/London) | NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
The TCS will be on stand C34, in the far diagonal corner from the public entrance....with our 7 gauge test track/shuttle display...T,Z,N,TT,OO,Oand 1, all 2 rail but OO and O can be 3 rail. Digital DCC for N and OO

Come and test run your new purchase
Instant membership available, also older issues of Train Collector, and binders.

Wrexham Hobbies, Toy & Model Railway Exhibition
2015-11-21 10:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Wrexham Memorial Hall, Bodhfryd, Wrexham, LL12 7AG
Featuring a Trix Twin layout

BURTON RAILWAY COLLECTORS FAIR
2015-11-21 10:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Burton-On-Trent Town hall, DE14 2EB
According to their flyer "The premier event for railway books, ephemera, relics, postcards, magazines, maps, models, tickets etc.."

Just 5 minutes walk from the train station

HRCA AMERSHAM EVENING MEETING
2015-11-19 16:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | East Sussex, United Kingdom
This Thursday is the Chiltern Hills Group of the HRCA's evening meeting in Amersham. This is not purely a Hornby event as regular attendees also include a Classic N Gauge layout.

St John's Methodist Church Hall, Woodside Rd, Amersham, Bucks HP6 6AN. Car park on site and 5mins level walk from Amersham Station.
This is always a good evening with lots of 'stuff' running and for sale. Bob Field, Colin Toten, Ron Atkins and Graham Lock are the regular Traders. Plus of course the Bring and Buy is always popular.
London Residents travel for free on their Freedom or 'Boris' passes. Met line from Baker Street or Chiltern Rail from Marylebone direct to Amersham.

THE BIG SOUTHERN VINTAGE TOY FAIR
2015-11-09 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Rivermead Leisure Centre, RG1 8EQ
Up to 170 tables, 1995 dateline, train dispalys
