Stafford Railway Circle Annual Model Railway Exhibition 27/28 September 2025
Saturday 27 September 2025 and Sunday 28 September 2025
Saturday: 10.00 – 17.00
Sunday: 10.00 – 16.30
Admission Prices:
Adults
At the door: £18
Advance: £16
Children
5 – 15 inc £5
Family 2 Adults up to 3 children £36 at the door or in advance £32
At Stafford County Showground in Bingley Hall.
The County Showground is situated 3 miles to the east of the town on the A518 in the direction of Uttoxeter.
This year the show will continue to build on the success of the 2024 show and the almost 60 years experience of running this show. The Stafford Model Railway Exhibition is now the largest independent exhibition in the country.
The good news is we will continue to use the main Bingley Hall at the Stafford County showground which provides more space and much better facilities.
Sat Nav postcode: ST18 0BD
Extended free parking.
A free bus service will run from Stafford railway station to the venue on both days. Details can be found here.
We are hoping to have several vehicles avaialble and, at busy times at the beginning and end of each day, buses will depart once full and the next one should be right behind it.
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Layouts booked to attend:
For more information, click on the layout name.
Blowers Green Wagon Repair Works 7mm/O
Saint Andrews and Guardbridge 2mm/N
Tellindalloch in Autumn 4mm/OO
Titfield – the Next Chapter 4mm/OO
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Traders booked to attend
12A Models
3D Clever
Accurascale
Anoraks Anonymous
Artmaster Brushes
Aspire Gifts & Models
Booklaw
CM3 Models
Commodore Studio
Culcheth models (Holder collectables)
Dave Angel Trains
DecorFab
Digitrains Ltd
DMG Techinical Ltd Electech
Footplate
Going Loco
Grainge & Hodder
H&A Models
John Sutton Models
JS Models
Key model World/Hornby magazine
KMS Railtech Ltd
Langley Models
LCUT Creative
Legoman-Biffo-DC Kit & Models
LMS Patriot
Malcs Models
MMR Model Kits
Mount Tabor Models
Nick Tozer Railway Books
NSR Study Group/Knotty Coach Trust
Online Models Ltd/ Craft lighting
Petite Properties Ltd
Primo Models
RAIL STUFF
Richard Panes Spares
Road Transport Images
Skytrex
Sweets of Yesteryear
Ted Hancock Books
The Wagon Yard
Topp Trains
TTC Diecast
Videoscene
W M Collectables
West Hill Wagon Works
World of Railway/BRM
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Demonstrators booked to attend
The following Demonstrators will be at the Stafford Exhibition over the weekend of the 27th & 28th September 2025
(1) David Wright will once again be with us show us his techniques in modelling card and clay.
A new display of Ashover Butts for the centenary of the Ashover Light Railway
By request The Crooked House will make another appearance, which is also featured on the Tribute to Andy York display.
(2) Les Nehrlich from Preston makes a return showing various techniques in weathering locomotives and rolling stock.
(3) Brian Davies will once again be with us explaining and showing examples of various wagon loads and how to make them.
ANDY YORK TRIBUTE
On the balcony (accessible by stairs or lift), Staffordshire Finescale Group will curate an area within the exhibition to pay tribute to Andy York, who passed away earlier this year. This will consist of three exhibits with a strong connection to Andy.
The first of these is Keyhaven – Andy’s dockside layout which was built around 2007 as part of a 6 foot layout challenge on the RMweb forum. The layout (thought to have been scrapped) has recently been found and is being restored it to its former glory. Fortuitously, the baseboard, structures and some of the original stock have been located and reunited.
Tackeroo, is a depiction of the military railway built on Cannock Chase during the first world war, which Andy built with Andy Banks. The layout is undergoing some titivation and refurbishment in preparation for the exhibition.
Crooked House is a new layout that the group are building as a tribute to Andy. It depicts the Earl of Dudley’s railway in the West Midlands, which was the subject Andy had chosen for his planned retirement project. For the purpose of the model, we’ve imagineered a land sales and canal transhipment wharf near Himley, with a local landmark to help set the scene.
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Clubs and Societies booked to attend
009 Society
3mm Society
7mm Narrow Gauge
Alsager
Amerton
Bala Lake
Cradley Heath
Haywoods Permanent Way
Hazel Grove
Macclesfield
Manchester
Merg
N Gauge Scociety
North Staffs Railway Co
Nott Trust/ NSR Study Group
Poynton Buxton
Redditch MRC
SRC Club Stand
Scalefour
Talyllyn
Wagon Loads
Warley at Statfold
Weathering
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FLOOR PLANS
