expoEM 2013Bracknell

BAGSHOT ROAD - BRACKNELL BERKSHIRE - RG12 9SE

Saturday 10.30am to 5.30pm 18th MaySunday 10.00am to 4.30pm 19th May

Photo: Ian Manderson and courtesy of BRM.

expoEM 2013General guidance notes.

The EM Gauge Society welcomes you to their annual exhibition at Bracknell Leisure Centre, one of the two such shows held by the Society each year. We hope that you have a pleasant and rewarding visit. There are a few things that we need to tell you so that you may have that pleasant and rewarding experience.

Personal Safety.The exhibition is organised without barriers so that members and visitors can get quite close to the layouts and demonstrators. However this means that you should take care as layouts are not the most robust of structures and demonstrators could be using hot or sharp tools, so please do not touch anything on a demonstration stand without the express agreement from the demonstrator. Please be very careful if carrying hot liquids through the hall as they are a potential hazard. With the best will in the world we hope that all our visitors are honest but, as there will be at times quite a crush around various stands, make sure that any valuables, cameras or bags etc., are secure from sticky fngers. We cannot be held responsible for any losses that may occur.

Photography.Please feel free to take photographs at the show but as a matter of courtesy please ask the owners of the layout, model or whatever for their permission frst.

First Aid.The leisure centre provide us with frst aid cover so in the event of an accident or illness please contact the main exhibition desk or any steward who will be able to summon help from the centre staff. If not in the hall when help is needed then contact a member of the centre staff.

Fire Alarm.Should the fre alarm sound please leave the hall immediately by the nearest emergency exit and congregate in the car park in front of the main centre entrance. PLEASE DO NOT STOP TO COLLECT PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

Lost Property.Should you fnd any lost property please take it to the main exhibition desk or give it to any steward who will take charge of it. If you are unfortunate enough to loose something then the frst point of call is the main exhibition desk who, if they don’t already have the item, will take your details and, should it come to light, arrange for it to be retuned to you as soon as possible.

Refreshments.The Centre has an on-site café which sells both hot and cold food, tea, coffee, snacks, soft drinks of all sorts together with beers and wine. Alternatively the Town Centre is a short walk away where there are a number of restaurants and pubs available. Sainsbury’s supermarket is a short walk along the Camberley road where there is a café on site.

At the end of the day.During the opening hours of the show you are covered by the Society’s public liability insurance but once the show is closed for the day the site becomes a construction site and members of the public (especially children) and EMGS members not engaged in the show must leave the hall because they will not covered by that insurance.

Questionnaire.With this guide there was a short questionnaire which we would like you to take the time to complete. Please make sure you include your name and address as the completed questionnaires go into a prize draw after the show. The winners will receive their prize by post and their name will also be announced in the next newsletter. The box for completed questionnaires is on the main exhibition desk

Thank you taking the time to read this we hope you have a pleasant visit.

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Welcome to expoEM 2013. I hope you enjoy your visit. Remember, expoEM is not a typical model railway exhibition of traders and layouts. We are a show with one of the highest number of demonstrators in the country - 16 this year. Many are leading proponents in the hobby – John Brighton, Geoff Kent, Roy Jackson to name but three. Remember they are not here to get on with their latest model but to share their expertise and encourage you to have a go. Whatever modelling challenge you are grappling with at the moment, someone amongst the demonstration team is sure to have an answer. I am delighted to welcome the 2mm Finescale Society to expoEM this year in support of the excellent Highbury Colliery by Jerry Clifford. Also at expo for the frst time is the Col Stephens Society in support of two layouts of the light railways that he so famously operated – Maidstone Road and Rolvenden. It feels like we have ftted a quart into a pint pot for which my thanks to Phil Tattershall for once again designing the foor plan. Thanks also to Steve Wear for booking the trade, Iain Hunter for booking the demonstrations and lectures, Steve Young for undertaking publicity and Roger Sawyer for producing the programme and running the second-hand stand. Lastly thanks to Richard Stevenson and his team of stewards – an unsung role but one that is essential in order to put on the show.Finally I am always looking at ways in which we can improve expoEM for both visitors and EMGS members alike. So if you have any ideas, possibly traders you would like to see, workshops or lectures we might run or other things we might do please do let me know. Maybe you even have a layout to offer. Track me down at the show or contact me at expoEM@emgs.org.

Graeme VickeryexpoEM Manager

Demonstrators.Ray Hodson and Dave Hawkins

Modelling trees.Mick Moore and Vincent Worthington

The use of a variety of machine tools.Tony Sullivan and Ewan Crossweller

Track construction including points and plain track.Geoff Kent.

His method of constructing plastic buildings.Roy Jackson

On his lifelong quest to provide Retford with its locomotives.Peter Hill.

Converting R-T-R locomotives.Jonathon Buckie.

On the very useful technique of laser cutting.John James.

Split axle construction.John Brighton.

Shows how he constructs the block instruments featured in MRJ.Martin Lloyd.

Servo control and it uses in the model railway hobby.Vernon Harrod.

That essential skill of wagon construction.John McCrea.

Scenery in all its various guises.Tim Easter.

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London Road layout extension. (under construction)Jolyon Wilkinson - P4

London Road was originally built in the 1980s as a four road suburban terminus, representing the LNWR in the Edwardian period. After many years of storage, it was purchased by Jol Wilkinson and John Redrup (one of the original owner/builders) in 2007 and restored, appearing at several shows including expoEM 2009.The layout became the sole property of Jol Wilkinson, who then decided that it could be converted into a though station by discarding the original platform section and adding two new baseboards and another fddle yard. The two new scenic baseboards are shown on display here at expoEM 2013 to show progress so far. Measuring eleven feet by two feet maximum, the new boards provide the through platform lines and the northern station approach, with two carriage sidings and headshunt access to an off scene loco shed .The P4 trackwork is made from a mix of C&L and Exactoscale components, the plain track panels being built in a laser cut jig to give correct sleeper spacing. The eleven turnouts and single slip are operated by Cobalt and Tortoise point motors. Signals are built from MSE parts with brass posts and operated by miniature servos with MERG controllers.The London Road No.2 signal box was built by Peter Sapte from two London Road Models LNWR type 4 signal box kits. The road over bridge is scratchbuilt from plasticard while the station buildings are made from Grand Junction LNWR components. Roofs and canopies are made from plasticard with LRM etched canopy brackets and valances.

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The Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway Company obtained an Act of Parliament in 1846 to build a narrow gauge (4’ 8½” gauge) railway from Shrewsbury to Hereford. The line covered a distance of 50.5 miles and work commenced in 1850. The line opened from Shrewsbury to Ludlow on the 21st April 1852. The Hereford section of the line opened on the 30th July 1853 for goods traffc and for passengers in December.In 1862 the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway was jointly leased by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR), the Great Western Railway (GWR) and the West Midland Railway (WMR). By 1871 the WMR had amalgamated with the GWR, so the LNWR and the GWR jointly acquired the Shrewsbury & Hereford line. In 1887 the traffc levels on the line were increased by the opening of the Severn Tunnel and in May 1892, the conversion of the broad gauge lines to standard gauge to the west of Exeter meant even longer distance through services on the line. A station was built to the south of Dinmore tunnel. Dinmore, which was closed in 1958. The layout is based on a fctitious station that is assumed to be at the north end of the tunnel, close to the village of Hope-under-Dinmore.The layout is 6.0m(19ft 8in) long and 3.35m (11ft) wide and features a double track main line with a single-track branch line. Track is to EM gauge (18.2mm) using a mixture of C&L plain track and hand built turnouts. Turnouts are operated by “Tortoise” point motors.Signals are based on LNWR design and are operated by “The Bouncer” system which utilises programmed

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model aircraft servos. There are two signal boxes that are based on the signal box at Leominster. The station building is a mirror image of that at Dinmore that still exists as a private house.The layout is set in the pre-grouping period 1904 to 1920. Trains are operated to a schedule and are a mixture of LNWR and GWR.

Stand 26. Tiverton.Devon Area Group Members - EM

The market town of Tiverton is north of Exeter, on the River Exe. It was bypassed by the Bristol and Exeter Railway’s main line, and so the town was served by a short branch line from Tiverton Junction. Subsequently a secondary line was built north from Exeter, passing through Tiverton and linking with the Taunton to Barnstaple line at Dulverton.The model represents the station at Tiverton where the lines from Exeter, Dulverton and Tiverton Junction converge. It attempts to portray the station at Tiverton during the late 1930s, after the station layout had been expanded to its maximum extent, and after the earlier multi-bay platform canopies had been replaced with more modern versions.The prototype layout has been followed as closely as possible within the constraints of the available space. It has inevitably been necessary to reduce both the length and width of the station compared with the scale dimensions. While the reduction in length does not present too many diffculties, the reduction in width has been more diffcult to accommodate whilst still maintaining the prototype appearance. One of the sidings in the main goods yard has been omitted, as well as a second siding alongside the southern bay platform.Lengthways, it has been necessary to reduce the main platforms and also the main station building, the latter being particularly tricky. There are other reductions of a more minor nature throughout the length of the model between the Canal Hill and Blundells Road bridges.It is hoped that despite these necessary amendments the overall atmosphere of Tiverton station in its heyday will come through, and that its place within the town will be recognisable, aided by the backscene which has been painted using modern and historic reference photographs.The range of locomotives and rolling stock used on the Exe Valley branch and the branch from the main line at Tiverton Junction was fairly limited. In order to maintain interest at exhibitions we are featuring a broader range of locomotives and rolling stock, which were typically seen on Great Western Railway branch lines and secondary routes during the 1930s and 40s.We will also be using an operating schedule which is rather more intensive than the pattern of services actually offered by the Great Western Railway. Life on rural branch lines was, after all, fairly relaxed.

Foundry Lane is the terminus of a short freight-only branch line set somewhere in the West Midlands in the early 1970s. At one end of the layout is a traditional steam-era Goods Shed (which is based on a GWR prototype at Tettenhall); at the other end the line runs off scene to a steel terminal. Although entirely fctional, the layout was inspired by several freight-only branch lines in the West Midlands and like some of these lines, the sidings at Foundry Lane are on a branch built by the GWR to connect to a canal basin.

Stand 32. Foundry LaneMark Forrest - EM

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At Foundry Lane itself a goods shed was provided and the adjacent siding remains in use as a public goods siding and a small steel terminal occupies the former canal basin.This is my frst project since returning to the hobby and also my frst experience of modelling in EM gauge. For these reasons the objective was to produce a small, simple layout on which I could practice the necessary skills. The trackplan is based upon the “Timesaver” shunting puzzle, more commonly associated with US shelf-switcher layouts. The track and turnouts were constructed using C&L rail and chairs laid on plywood sleepers from the EM Gauge Society. Track templates were produced using Trax2 layout planning software, these were fxed to the boards and the track was constructed in situ. A blue-brick retaining wall forms the main scenic feature of the layout, running along almost its entire length. This makes use of Will’s and Slater’s materials and acts as a scenic break between the layout and the fddle yard. The most recent development of the layout has been the construction of a new fddle yard to represent the steel terminal sidings.

Motive power for the layout consists of modifed ready-to-run locomotives by Bachmann, Heljan and Hornby. Appropriately for the era and area modelled, BR Derby-Sulzer Type 2s (class 24 and 25) make up the majority of the feet; although occasionally locos from other regions appear on the trip freight workings.Modelling freight stock is my main area of interest and as such the layout is home to a growing collection of kit built stock, along with a few modifed ready-to-run vehicles. Traffc for the goods shed is handled in traditional ventilated vans, while bolsters and open wagons are used for the steel traffc.

Stand 33. Aldbury Town.Mike Gosling - P4

Aldbury Town is a small GWR station on an imaginary short single-track branch line somewhere in the area of the South West Midlands where the GWR and the MR were in competition. The year is 1946 and the world of railways is getting back to normal after the war. Some rolling stock is distinctly unkempt but Swindon is once again sprucing up some of the more tatty items into the latest liveries.Looking at the layout, to the left, out of sight, is the mainline junction whilst to the right the line continues to an end-on junction with an LMS (former MR) branch. During the second-world war the line proved a useful secondary route for coal and other important goods for the war effort. The track was re-laid by the LMS to allow the heavier trains to run, which is why there are three bolt chairs and steel rail keys on a GWR line!

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The Layout was built by the late Robert Evans to prove to himself (and others) that building P4 track work is no more diffcult than other standards, and also that P4 rolling stock is not diffcult to build. As I agree with this philosophy I have been happy to exhibit the layout for approximately eight years and have, I believe, proven Robert’s original aims. The track work is C&L whilst the motive power is either kit built or re-chassised with compensated etched brass frames; in the case of the Bachmann locos the wheels have been replaced with Ultrascale. The GWR railcar has an Ultrascale replacement gearbox (no longer available) and wheels. Wagons and coaches are either kits or ready to run items suitably improved, some are compensated, some not. Structures are predominantly Wills kits, a few of them altered or added to for a bit of originality.

Stand 34. Culm.Dia Davies - EM

The Culm Valley Light Railway threaded its way from Tiverton Junction to Hemyock. Its tight curves and lightly laid track led to loco and rolling stock restrictions throughout its life. We have lightened these restrictions to allow more stock to be shown, but you still end up with a sleepy BLT (branch line terminus). Although the track plan is very loosely based on Hemyock in its early days, (pre famous dairy depot), the setting is based on Culmstock. Buildings are from Culmstock and Hemyock. The layout portrays the transition period from GWR to BR, but you do get the odd discrepancy! Ask questions, glad to answer if I can!

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This little layout represents a paper mill railway system in Lancashire, which is connected to main line sidings, off stage. The mills are owned by the frm of Wright Cuthell, (W C Papers) and my inspiration was taken from the Yates Duxbury paper mill system at Heap Bridge near Bury in Lancashire. Wood pulp, coal and other supplies come in whilst loaded vans of fnished board and empty coal and open wagons go out.All locos and nearly all rolling stock are kit or scratchbuilt. Buildings are made using a very well-known brand of card kits, but very heavily altered and weathered to suit my requirements. I have also mixed and matched a number kits, so few will look as they were originally intended. Some buildings are scratchbuilt using “left over’s” from kits, but based on real buildings in the area in which I live. The canal barge is a scratchbuilt model of a Leeds & Liverpool Coal barge, made from Plasticard and various odds and ends.If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask!

Stand 36. Iron Street Mills.Andrew Wright - EM

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Visiting Society Guest LayoutHighbury CollieryJerry Clifford - 2mm

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Highbury Colliery is an attempt to portray a typical North Somerset Colliery as it might have looked in the 1920’s. The line represents a proposed, but never built, light railway connecting Mells Road, on the Bristol and North Somerset (GWR), and Chilcompton, on the SDJR, via the Nettlebridge Valley.The main inspiration comes from Camerton Colliery on the Camerton, Limpley Stoke branch of the GWR (best known as the location of the ‘Titfeld Thunderbolt’). The distinctive screens, headgear and workshop buildings all come from Camerton, although elements from a number of other collieries in the area have also been used.Trains, unsurprisingly, consist mainly of coal out with empties and other colliery supplies in. Traffc to and from the nearby limestone quarries can also be seen traversing the branch along with local freight and a pretty thin passenger service.The layout is built to the fnescale standards of the 2mm Scale Association with almost everything being scratch or kit built. If you have any questions about the layout or 2mm modelling in general then please don’t hesitate to ask.

Stand 39. Woodfeld RoadDave Woodward - EM

In the words of Monty Python ‘And now for something completely different’. Those who know me will associate my modelling with the LNER in the mid 1930’s. Those who REALLY know me will also be aware that I can often be found at the end of a station platform somewhere in the country doing prototype research - otherwise known as trainspotting! This layout is a result of my interest in the modern scene and takes advantage of the excellence of current models available. Whilst the track is hand built and the bulk of the buildings are made from Scalescenes downloads, all the locomotives and the vast majority of the stock is readily available at your local model shop. All I have done is re-gauged to EM, changed the couplings, added odd details where necessary and given them a bit of light weathering, as old age creeps on I fnd the intricacies of too much detail work daunting. The layout represents an urban terminus in the East Midlands. Locomotive facilities are provided although there is no depot building as such. A small wagon repair facility exists, this allows the running of individual wagons as opposed to the 25 wagon plus block trains seen in real life. A former warehouse has been converted for use as a parcels depot in order to give a bit more variety to the operating. Having modelled the LNER for many years I know what I can get away with as regards liveries, build dates etc as it is so far in the past that people are often not quite sure if I am prototypically correct running a particular locomotive on a certain set of carriages. The problem with the current scene is that companies come and go so quickly and everybody knows what is right. I therefore acknowledge that RES was bought out by EWS in 1996, that Central Trains ceased to exist in 2007 and that neither would therefore be seen alongside DRS or Colas Rail, but my wife likes red engines and the newer liveries appeal to me! After all it’s only a train set!! Page 7.

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Some of you with long memories may remember this layout from the past, as it appeared at expoEM in 1988, 1990 and 1995. Since then it has been in storage for most of the time except for one excursion last year.Maidstone Road is a “might have been” layout based on the Kent & East Sussex Railway’s planned extension from Headcorn to Maidstone. It would have linked up with the SE&CR’s Tovil branch to cross the Medway and run into what is now Maidstone West. In real life, although the plans were approved and some land purchased, nothing was actually built.No attempt has been made to model a real location, so you won’t fnd “Maidstone Road” on the map (though some people have said they remembered catching a train there!), but by combining features from several stations on the real K&ESR with buildings and scenery from the locality, we have tried to create a picture of the railway as it might have been, deep in the Kentish countryside in the Spring of 1935.The K&ESR was one of a number of lines that had been engineered and managed by a remarkable man called Colonel Stephens who had an “empire” of small, near bankrupt railways, that were run on a shoestring using a motley collection of largely second-hand equipment, but which nevertheless provided a real service to their rural communities. Stock was frequently transferred between the Colonel’s lines, so we have a good excuse to run vehicles from some of his other lines such as the East Kent, the Selsey Tramway and the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead.Locomotives, rolling stock and buildings have been constructed over a very long period which is refected in the methods and materials used. The oldest loco is now 56 years old and still going strong! The operating sequence is based on the timetable of the real K&ESR, modifed to take account of the presence of the extension to Maidstone and with a regular through pull and push service from the Southern Railway added in.

Stand 42. Maidstone RoadLes Darbyshire - EM

Stand 43. Mansfeld Market PlaceTony Gee & Ken Hill - EM

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This layout fulfls several functions and has been on the cards for some time. Initially it was to be pretty much a scenic fddle yard, so that the trains running from Narrow Road had somewhere to go to, rather than to hidden sidings. Then, following the loss of two leading names from our hobby, the idea of a layout as a tribute to them came to mind. So, the GCR part is a tribute to the late Rev. Peter Denny and the track plan, a variation on the well known “Minories” plan, is a tribute to the late Cyril Freezer. The slight modifcations include altering the platform arrangements to include a centre road, adding a siding for a fsh/parcels bay and losing the reverse curve through the points. The layout will feature mainly passenger traffc, along with a small amount of passenger rated freight working. Any resemblance to parts of Chesterfeld Market Place is slightly intentional!

A couple of years ago, our good friend Malcolm Crawley was deciding what loco to build next and I persuaded him that a GCR Atlantic would be a good choice. Initially he wanted to build it and paint it in LNER 1930s black liveried condition but with a little arm twisting and the promise of a layout to run it on, he turned out the beautiful locomotive seen on the layout today, along with a 4-4-2T and a Pollitt 4-4-0. Sadly, Malcolm didn’t live long enough to see the locos run on the layout but we are very pleased to be able to run them as our tribute to him too.

Finally, the name of the layout goes back 30 years and was frst used on Tony’s very frst exhibition layout. It was the last project Tony worked on with his father. So Mansfeld Market Place has ended up being our celebration of the infuence and friendship of some very good people.

At the time of writing (April 2012) we can’t say too much about the layout itself. We have a track plan, some of the baseboards and a few points built but not much else. By the date of the show, we hope to have the layout presentable, or at least fully operational but it may well be exhibited as a work in progress. What we won’t have is enough GCR stock to run the layout, so we will be borrowing stock from other layouts, including Narrow Road and Tickhill & Wadworth. So please don’t complain if you see strange engines and carriages!

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HartburnIan Manderson - EM

Hartburn is a small village in Northumberland. It was never served directly by rail but lay just north of the old Wansbeck Valley Railway from Morpeth to Redesmouth, with the nearest station being Angerton. However, the original plan put forward in 1855 to link Morpeth and Rothbury proposed a line running via Meldon, Hartburn and Longwitton. This proposition pre-dated the Wansbeck Valley. A survey and report was produced by John Willet but nothing came of the project and Rothbury was eventually linked to Morpeth by the Northumberland Central Railway (NCR) that joined the Wansbeck Valley at Scot’s Gap.I have therefore based the plan for the layout on the assumption that this original route was built. The track-

Photo: Ian Manderson

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Stand 48. RolvendenRobin Gay - P4

Rolvenden is a Colonel Stephens light railway, it is modelled in P4 and it represents the station of that name on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in the mid 1920s. Using plans, drawings and photos I have done my best to accurately represent the site within the constraints of the space available. Outside of the station limits I have used modellers licence to bring some typical Kentish scenes such as an oast house, a hop garden and a windmill to the layout. The layout and all the stock are all my own work and represent around 20 years work. Many of the trains run as mixed, putting off and shunting the sidings on their way through. The trains run from a cassette storage/fddle yard at the Robertsbridge end through to an automatic turntable at the Headcorn end.

A Colonel Stephens Railway.

The lectures are held in the lecture room which is situated on the balcony above the main hall. This year we are hosting the HMRS AGM which will be at 2pm on Saturday for HMRS

members only. Saturday.

11.30am - David Gardner.Researching GWR branchlines.

3.30pm - Ray Hodgson & Dave Hawkins.Modelling trees - a practical demonstration.

Sunday.11.00am - Roy Jackson.

Grand designs - A retrospective of Roy’s modelling over the years.

1.30pm - John Brighton.Modelling the block instruments featured in Model Railway Journal.

plan is based upon an amalgamation of the 1862 and 1896 layouts for Angerton. The station buildings are based on those at Brinkworth on the NCR.The layout is set around 1962/3 just prior to closure. Occasional freight trains still pass through on their way to Rothbury hauled mostly by ex-LNER J27s. It is imagined a token passenger service is still in operation, being handled by one of the ubiquitous Metro-Cammell DMUs.

The layout started out as a test track that quickly took on a life of its own. It has allowed me to experiment with rural modelling, having for so long modelled urban decay, and also see whether I can survive operating a three turnout layout for two days.

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Members Sales and Lecture Hall.The sales stand and lecture hall are situated on the balcony overlooking the main hall. Leave by the main entrance to the hall then take the stairs to your left and the entrance to the balcony is on your left.

Refreshments.The Centre café is adjacent to the Centre main entrance. Leave the exhibition hall go straight ahead then turn left at the centre cash desk and the bar, café and seating area will be in front of you.

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Smoking.The Centre along with all other public places is a non-smoking building. However an outside shelter for those who wish to partake has been provided. Go out of the front entrance and the shelter is on the left.Toilets.There are toilets situated off the café area and also at the top of the stairs leading to the balcony.

The plan of the hall is schematic and not to scale. The colours are yellow for the EMGS stands, blue for demonstrations., pink for visiting societies, green for layouts

and white for traders.

A full list of the trader stands are on pages 13 - 22.

Test Track.Members and visitors are invited to test run their models on the EMGS test track which is situated on the balcony overlooking the main hall opposite the Members Sales stand. Both 18.2mm and 18.83mm tracks are available for use. Leave by the main entrance to the hall then take the stairs to your left and the entrance to the balcony is on your left. Members Sales StandTrading Times.The Members Sales stand is open to accept items from 10.30am on Saturday and 10.00am on Sunday Trading will not start until 11.15 on Saturday and 10.45am on Sunday. The stand will close on Saturday at 4.30pm and on Sunday at 3.30pm. All unsold items must be removed by those times and accounts settled. NO ITEMS MAY LEFT OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY. Items not collected by the close of the show will be disposed off at the stand manager’s discretion.

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Our Loyal Support in the Trade.Stand 19247 Developments Seven Acres, Meltham Road, Marsden, West Yorkshire. HD7 6JZ01484 840996 www.247developments.co.ukWe offer a range of steam era nameplates, smoke box plates, shed codes and works plates. The big four and British railways are well represented with a small range of pre grouping names and numbers. A range of etched brass coach side overlays, including TPO sides and parts for the: LMS, LNWR, GWR, LNER, M&GN JPS and HR. Coach detailing parts in brass and whitemetal for the RTR modifers, kit bashers and scratch builders. Loco detailing parts include: Crank pins, vac pipes, whistles, darts, balance weights, bearings, fre irons, three link couplings cast white metal parts, and a selection of related reference books. Cast whitemetal fgures for: loco crews, ashpit gangs, cleaners, maintenance,

Stand 22Acc+Ess Limited Glenrhu, Bowermadden, Highland. KW1 4TW07831 231164 www.protocab.com Welcome to the Wonderful World of Wireless! Acc+Ess Protocab provides a wire-free solution to the control of model railway locomotives. With a battery in the loco, a handheld wire free controller, an operating range that covers the whole layout (including tunnels!), wiring the layout, pickups on the loco and endless track cleaning are things of the past! The Pilot Series is designed for conventional motors and to enable several hours running from a full charge without having to take the battery out of the locomotive.

Stand 50ABS Models 39 Napier Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4LX01202 672891 A large range of whitemetal road and rail vehicles.

Stand 6Alan Gibson P.O. Box 597, Oldham, OL1 9FQ0161 678 1607 www.alangibsonworkshop.com As things stand in 4mm we have a wide range of items available including 19 types of carriage and wagon wheels, 32 types of bogie/tender wheels and 83 types of driving wheel – all available to “OO”, “EM” and 18.83 gauges. In response to many requests from customers we also offer replacement wheel packs for ready-to-run locomotives covering the Bachmann, Heljan and Hornby ranges. The product range includes cast fgures, signal & structure components, bearings back-to-back gauges, moulded brake gear, milled locomotive and tender frames, etched coupling rods and valve gear, 26 types of sprung buffers and over 250 loco detailing parts, and of course kits when stocked.

Stand 45Ambis Engineering 80 Westgate Street, Shouldham, Kings Lynn. PE33 0BH www.ambisengineering.co.uk This is an outline of our range in April 2013. For trackwork and signalling options we have - Special rail sections (3), Stretcher bars (2 types), U shape point rodding, stools (2), cranks (12) and point locks (2) and covers (2), Signal wire pulleys (5). Details for wagons such as - Axleguards (15), Vees (9), Brake levers (28), brake lever guides (15), brake blocks (3), Push rods (6), brake “yokes” (2). Detailing items - Load shackles (5), chains (3). Drawer bar components - Plates (3), coupling hooks (12), Screw link, instanter links (2) and 3 link chain, Alex Jackson coupling Aids (3). Motive Power parts - Flush glazing (5), pick up material, Half shafts, gearbox frames (3), Industrial engine nameplates (about 150). Scenic Items - Fence posts, road names (110), window sets (43), Eastwell Corrugated Iron products (18), Assembly aids - Small pins (4). The range is always growing available - from specialist shows and by mail order. Please check the “downloads and details” part of the web site for up to date information.

Stand 27Branchlines P.O. Box 4293, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA1 3 9AA01373 822231 A large range of useful parts for the kit and scratch builder are stocked including 12v DC motors, gearboxes, fywheels, driveshafts, bearings, wheels, motor bogies, etc. Also available are a range of 4mm loco chassis kits,

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loco parts and complete loco kits. Etched brass coach kits in 4mm scale cover LBSC, SECR, SR, MR and TVR prototypes. For the narrow gauge modeller there are loco, coach and wagon kits and detailing parts in both 4mm and 7mm scales.

Stand 7Brassmasters P.O. Box 1137, Sutton Coldfeld, West Midlands, B76 1FU www.brassmasters.co.ukFollowing on from their successful kits for the Bachmann MR/LMS 3F 0-6-0, Brassmasters’ latest EasiChas kit is for the Bachmann SR Wainwright C Class 0-6-0. These are designed to convert RTR models to EM or P4 in the simplest possible way without soldering. The range also includes kits for the Bachmann LNER A1 and Hornby A3 and A4.In addition, the full range of etched windows, RTR-detailing kits for the LMS Rebuilt Patriot and Royal Scot, Black 5, 8F, Crab, and Jinty, and accessories will be available on the stand. Diesel modellers are catered for by a detailing kit for the Lima and Hornby Class 52 Western, the Bachmann Class 24/25 etches, and resin cab roof and fuel/water tank replacements. The ever popular Cleminson 6-wheel chassis kits, the full ranges of bogie compensation units and etched windows and doors, and the precision-turned brass axleboxes for both 1/8” and 3mm diameter axles will also be on sale.

Stand 13C&L Finescale Aran Lodge, Severn Road, Hallen, Bristol BS10 7RZ(incorporating Carr’s & Exactoscale) 01179 505 470 www.fnescale.org.ukWe specialise in Finescale ‘Trackwork Components’ including our popular easy build ‘Turnout in a Bag’ kits, that come with everything you need to make a prototypical looking turnout, that can be curved if required. As it is glued together, there is no need to be an expert at soldering, and is therefore ideal for someone looking to improve the look of their trackwork, without using the copperclad system. We are in the process of developing a new web site, which now includes the products that we took over in the Exactoscale range. These include track components that complement and expand those in the C&L range, along with rolling stock items such as loco suspension, wagon chassis and brake gear, gearboxes and wheels.We make the Carr’s range of solders, fuxes and metal treatments such as pre and post soldering chemicals that help to ensure you make a strong soldered joint, as well as a range of products for metal blackening. We also sell a range of baseboard ftting and coverings (Cork/Foam/Rubberised Cork), as well as a range of ballast and other scenic items. We stock a full range of Antex soldering irons and bits; and are the UK’s only Distributor for Tortoise Point Motors and attachments and offer value packs of 3, 6 or 12 motors at a reduced price per motor.

Stand 12Cambrian Models 10 Long Road, Tydd Gote, Wisbech, PE13 5RB01945 420511 www.cambrianmodels.co.ukThe Cambrian range of 4mm scale plastic wagon kits comprises a wide variety of BR Freight and Departmental prototypes, pre-1948 Railway Company wagons and vans, plus Private Owner wagons. Our website, cambrianmodels.co.uk, has details and pictures of our products, plus prototype photos to aid assembly. Our Catalogue and kit instructions can be downloaded in PDF format to print out.

Stand 44Ceynix 18 Petts Hill, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 4NL020 8864 6596 www.railwaytrees.co.ukTrees with personalitree each individually handcrafted by a UK modeller.

Stand 3Comet Models ‘Charnwood', Firs Road, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5BH05602 602188 www.cometmodels.co.ukComet Models will have its full range of over 50 loco chassis kits, over 200 coach kits, a wide range of loco and coach accessories and hopefully a few new additions to the range.

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Stand 28Coopercraft Broom Lane, Oake, Taunton, Somerset. TA4 1BE01823 461961 www.cooper-craft.co.ukCoopercraft will be offering the Coopercraft wagon, coach and lineside kits, Blacksmith coach, wagon, lineside items including some new lineside kits, Slater’s coach, wagon and lineside kits, Kirk coach kits, and Mailcoach coach kits.

Stand 5Dart Castings, Monty’s Models & MJT 17 Hurst Close, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0BX01580 892917 www.dartcastings.comSupplies a range of cast whitemetal horse drawn vehicles, animals, station and lineside accessories, together with Monty’s Model railway fgures and MJT wagon and coach detailing components. Also stocked are a full range of 4mm scale etched brass kits from Shire Scenes and Frogmore Confederacy.

Stand 49David Geen Model Railway Kits 30 Silverwood Close, Dale Park, Hartlepool. TS27 3QF01429 269600 www.davidgeen.co.ukAs usual, we look forward to meeting old friends and customers and welcoming new modellers. We continue to look at producing new kits and products despite diffculties getting parts made. At present we are looking at the use of 3D manufacturing to replace the traditional skills which are so hard to fnd. A number of kits are nearing completion and we hope to have them available very soon. This year, we are retiring from exhibitions, so we anticipate will be our last expoEM. We are not giving up however, far from it, we will be using the website to provide future sales. Good luck to everyone. David & Dorothy.

Stand 15DC Kits and D&E Videos 111 Norwood crescent, Stanningley, Leeds, LS28 6NH0113 256 3415 www.dckits-devideos.co.ukAn enormous range of DVD’s together with books and plastics kits, mainly SR DC EMUs.

Stand 14Eileen’s Emporium Unit 19.12 Highnam Business Centre, Newent Road, Gloucester, GL2 8DN01531 828009 www.eileensemporium.comWe offer an unsurpassed selection of precision sheet, strip, angles, sections, tube, rod and wire in brass, nickel silver, copper, phosphor bronze and others. Not forgetting BA and metric nuts and bolts in brass and steel. Plastic sheets, strips and section from Evergreen, Plastruct, Slaters and our own styrene in white, black and clear, including large sheets. Eileen’s also supplies the Chassis² assembly jig from Avonside Works and has now also incorporated etched components and tools from the Bill Bedford range together with the Fold and Hold jigs. These are complemented by an extensive range of good quality tools, airbrushes, compressors, solders, fuxes, adhesives, craft knives, scalpels, saw blades, drill bits, dies, screws which together makes this stand a must-see for all active and would-be modellers.

Stand 11GW Models 11 Croshaw Close, Lancing, Sussex, BN15 9LE01903 767231Suppliers of a range of special tools for building locos, to include rivet embossing tools, mini rollers, quartering jigs, wheel pullers, back to back gauges etc. Also a range of good quality railway and model railway magazines.

Stand 41High Level Kits 14 Tudor Road, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham, DH3 3RY0191 3882112 www.highlevelkits.co.ukNearly two decades ago, High Level started out producing state-of-the-art 4mm scale kits of the more appealing and unusual industrial locomotives, each with its own bespoke High Level ‘Precision’ gearbox completely concealed within the structure of the locomotive. The level of interest shown in the locos’ mechanisms has lead to the production of a full and comprehensive range of high-quality gearboxes, available

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in a wide range of ratios and confgurations. High Level can also provide motors to compliment the gearboxes.Their Traction Packs provide can-motor quality and reliability for R-T-R diesel and electric locos and multiple units. These designs are a straightforward screw-ft replacement for factory-ftted mechanisms with multiple fxing points making them equally suited to kit-built models. All feature built-in compensation and double-reduction gearing to give realistic performance at prototypical speeds. For steam engines, the PowerPacks are custom-designed chassis to ft specifc proprietary models and include sideframes of prototypical outline, with optional cut-outs for High Level Hornblocks. They include OO/EM/P4 chassis spacers, full spring and brake gear detail, coupling rods and dummy inside motion, as well as cosmetic detailing parts where appropriate.Scratch-builders, or those wishing to improve an existing chassis, will be able to take advantage of a range of parts on sale at the stand: The popular High Level Hornblocks are available in three main variants (but also to suit different axle sizes) and these can be easily integrated into existing chassis using our ingenuous CSB Jig and Carrier Tag System to provide a complete solution.

Stand 24Hobby Holidays The Spinney, Low Street, Beckingham, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN10 4PW01427 848979 www.hobbyholidays.co.ukSpecialist tools, materials, paints, weathering, plus bits and pieces with the workshops on how to use them. Over 400 different brass sections, over 80 different embossed plastic sheets, glues, solvents, solders, and other chemicals and a range of products growing every year. Workshops including Chassis construction, Etch design and Airbrushing.

Stand 57Isinglass Models ` 2 Observer Drive, Thatcham, RG11 4RR07791 241863 www.isinglass-models.co.ukFinescale drawings of LNER locomotives, carriages and vans.

Stand 8Priory Books (Formally Kevin Robertson Books) 22 Cavendish Street, Worcester, WR5 3DU01905 357419 www.kevinrobertsonbooks.co.uk Kevin Robertson Books offer a wide range of UK railway titles from most of the UK railway publishers. Included are the NOODLE range with the latest issues of SOUTHERN WAY. New and bargain titles, plus a few surprises. Visa / MasterCard welcome

Stand 20London Road Models P.O. Box 643, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5ZJ www.londonroadmodels.co.ukSerious about your modelling? We are. London Road Models has been designing and manufacturing 4mm etched kits since 1988, when John Redrup produced some etched L&NWR 50’ non corridor carriage kits for the P4 exhibition layout London Road. Since then, LRM has grown to provide one of the largest ranges of kits for the 4mm modeller. The emphasis is on the Victorian and Edwardian pre-grouping period, although the prototypes for many of the models in the range lasted into the post-grouping era of the 1930’s, with many examples surviving into 1950’s BR ownership. LRM kits have been designed by experienced modellers, and feature mostly lost wax cast brass and nickel silver fttings, OO, EM and P4 chassis components, rolled or machined tubular boilers, detailed instructions, etc., to enable the builder to produce a realistic model.The range includes more than 67 locomotive, 50 carriage, 22 horsebox, van and wagon and signal box kits.

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LRM also produces many loco chassis and tender kits separately. We can also supply motors, motor mounts and gears, high quality cast hornblock sets, etched CSB adaptors and mountings as well as soldering materials and equipment and a variety of items for the model loco builder including some cast brass fttings from our loco kits. The LRM Resistance Soldering Unit is well established as the most popular unit in UK modelling circles.Kit details, photos and pricing, including news of our newest releases, mail order and payment information, etc. can be found at www.londonroadmodels.co.uk.

Stand 29Marc Models 15 Hadley Highstone, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4PU0208 440 5918 www.marcmodels.co.ukMarc Models are bespoke coach builders, kit manufacturers of coaches in 4mm scale. All sorts of coaches can be seen on our stand today mostly available in kit form all available in ready to run form such as LMS Coronation Scot, LNER Silver Jubilee, SR/BR Night Ferry, and various parts to aid the modeller in building stock. Our transfer range will also be on sale.

Stand 54Mike Prowse Books 10 Sandown Ave, Reading, Berks RG31 4RB07528 919101Second hand books, railway ephemera and collectables.

Stand 53Model Railway Developments 87 Copthorne Road, Leatherhead, Surrey. KT22 7EE0845 644 1101 www.emardee.org.ukModel Railway Developments specialise in etchings and castings including a large range of ready assembled sprung buffers for wagons and coaches. We market a sprung chassis system for wagons of 9ft, 10ft and 11ft wheelbase. Brake systems are also available for these wagon sizes, in RCH pattern, GWR (Dean Churchward) and also for clasp brakes using both 3ft and 3ft 6in wheels. We also have a system for coach underframes, and bogies, to make construction easier, and to obtain maximum performance.

Stand 52Mousa Models 745 High Road, London, E11 4QS07586 415287 www.mousa.bizExploring the possibilities of fne scale model manufacturing.

Stand 16Radley Models 3 Ross Road, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1XG01425 479377 www.radleymodels.comThe home of London Underground kits and models, available in three scales 7mm, 4mm and 2mm. Suppliers of a very nice unspillable fux bottle.

Stand 23Realistic Modelling Services 49 Guilford Avenue, Whitfeld, Dover, Kent, CT16 3NG www.realisticmodelling.comEstablished in 1996, we specialise in landscape modelling materials, which include:Model Trees standard or bespoke, resin walls and cliffs, assorted texture manufactured by ourselves. Static grass long, medium and short blended in house. Tussocks and tufts, fower tufts, scenic features random selection, with a made-to-order service.Call by and try our, Make Waves, and Ripples. Friendly conversation and advice always on the boil.

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Stand 30Roger Carpenter Photographs 407 Highters Heath Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B14 4TR0121 4308769A comprehensive and wide selection of subjects, mostly in postcard size (5½ x 3½), featuring locomotives, trains, station/lineside subjects (including local area views) and rolling stock etc. These cover the period from circa 1890 – 1980s. Also available are some minor/light/industrial, Irish and continental railways, plus some UK and continental bus/tramway and continental vehicles, circa 1900 – 1970s, together with some shipping and aircraft views. I also have a selection of photographs and lists from the Lens of Sutton railway photographic collection. I also have a small collection of specialist publications new and second hand. I have available etched fttings and kits in 4mm scale from the “N Brass models” range.

Stand 4Roxey Mouldings 58 Dudley Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2JU01932 245439 www.roxeymouldings.co.ukRoxey Mouldings have been manufacturing fne-scale model railway kits since 1972. Originally moulded from plastic sheet our kits now feature brass or nickel silver etchings with castings in whitemetal, brass or nickel silver. All our kits contain historical notes and plans with full assembly instructions and drawings.Our range now covers locomotives, carriages and wagons in both 7mm scale ('0' Gauge) and 4mm scale (00/EM/18.83 gauges). We cater principally for the Southern Railway and its constituent pre-grouping companies, but you will also fnd many other railways covered including narrow gauge. Many useful etchings and castings are available in our accessories range.For one-stop-shopping we also stock most of the items you will need to complete your kit. These include small electric motors, gears and gearboxes, motor bogies, wheels, solders, fuxes and paints.We provide great value products for our customers and as a result have managed to develop a large client base. Please feel free to have a look around and contact us with any questions.

Stand 35Shawplan Model Products 2 Upper Dunstead Road, Langley Mill, Nottingham, NG16 4GR www.shawplan.com Suppliers of paint, transfers, detailing kits etc., for the discerning Modern Image railway modeller. Manufacturer of BR modern traction 2mm, 4mm and 7mm nameplates and detail kits.

Stand 31South Eastern Finecast Glenn House, Hartfeld Road, Forest Row, E. Sussex, RH18 5DZ01903 814022 www.sefnecast.co.uk We produce a comprehensive range of locomotive kits from the diminutive SECR crane tank to the LNER W1 “Hush Hush”. Most kits include an etched chassis, which are also available separately. A selection of tender kits is also available; the new style kits also incorporating an etched chassis. Several new products are currently under development and we are pleased to discuss these with you. To turn your locomotives we manufacture a small 10¼in and large 12in diameter turntable well and bridge kits. The well is vacuum formed to give a brick and concrete effect with a ball race mounded into its base. Large (14in x 9in) vacuum formed building sheets are available in English, Flemish and stretcher bond brickwork. A full range of kits and other products – including “Flushglaze” windows. Romford wheels and accessories are available from us.

Stand 10Steam Age 17 Coombe Drove, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3PW01903 814022 t.cole@steyning.myzen.co.ukWe specialise in second-hand kits for locomotives, coaches and wagons as well as other fnescale items. There will also be a collection of built items for EM and P4 gauges. Try us for that hard to fnd item. We regret that we cannot accept credit/debit cards – cash/cheques only.

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Stand 51Sunningwell Command Control P.O. Box 381, Abingdon SO, Oxon, OX13 6YB01865 730455 www.scc4dcc.co.uk We stock, retail and support Digital Command Control equipment from Digitrax, North Coast Engineering, TCS, Soundtraxx, Blackstone and CML Electronics. We also stock Bachrus rolling roads and speedometers as well as a number of additional items that are useful for installing DCC equipment in model railways of all scales. We have now been helping the modeller for 16 years and so have a signifcant amount of experience to share with our customers.

Stand 9Timber Tracks Longridge House, Cadbury Camp Lane, Clapton in Gordano, Bristol, BS20 7SD01275 852 027 www.timbertracks.co.uk Timber Tracks presents a stunning display of laser cut railway buildings available as kits or fully fnished and ready to be positioned on your layout. As well as the standard range we produced bespoke one-offs, so please talk to us about any project you have in mind. We will also have our range of laser cut track bases, which simplify the construction of trackwork. Due to a change in the modelling period of our display layout, currently under construction, we will have a variety of RTR locomotives for sale. All have been converted to P4 using Ultrascale wheelsets. After an absence from the exhibitions circuit, following the sale of Carrs/C+L Finescale, Gill and Brian Lewis look forward to meeting old friends again.

Stand 40Wealistic Models 67 Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Berkshire, RG5 3HF0118 961 6471 www.modelrailwaystoragesolutions.co.ukStorage boxes and foam to create storage solutions for 7mm, 4mm and 2mm stock.

Stand 17Wild Swan Publications 1-3 Hagbourne Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 8DP01235 816478Wild Swan Publications Ltd., publishers of Model Railway Journal, offer a wide range of books on modelling subjects, the most recent titles being Modelling Trees Part 1 – Broadleaf Trees and Part 2 Conifers by Gordon Gravett; Narrow Gauge Adventures by Peter Kazer; Modelling from scratch and etched kits by Geoff Holt; and hopefully by the time of the show the new Part 2. We also have in the pipeline another modelling book by Gordon Gravett covering scenic groundwork.

Stand 18Wizard Models (MSE/51L) P.O. Box 70, Barton upon Humber, DN1 8 5XY 01652 635885 www.modelsignals.comThe MSE arm of Wizard Models produces the most comprehensive range of semaphore signalling parts in all of the popular scales - 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 and 16mm. These are packaged in component form for the modeller to construct signalling in the same way as the prototype: arms, fnials, posts, brackets and accessories are selected and assembled, enabling you to recreate most prototype designs on your layout. A number of ready to use signals and complete kits for the more common prototypes are available, as are the frst parts in a new range of colour light signals. Items such as lever frames and level crossings are provided in kit form to complete the range.Wizard Models is also the parent of the 51L range of 4mm scale locomotive, carriage and wagon kits and components. This range is continuing to expand, with new wagon kits in development covering prototypes from around 1900 to the present day.Also available exclusively from Wizard Models are the Sprat & Winkle Line and DG autocouplings for 2, 3, 4 and 7mm scales. We also carry a range of useful materials for the modeller, including point motors, solvents, solder and fuxes. For details of all our products, ask for a price list on the stand, send fve frst class stamps to the above address, or visit the web site, where you can shop online.

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Stand 2EMGS Trade Offcer 152 Hunnyhill, Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5HS trade@emgs.orgThe EMGS trade Offcer carries a large range of items suitable for the EM and P4 modeller including wheels for locos, coaches and wagons, together with appropriate axles. He also has a range of loco conversion kits for the easy conversion of R-T-R proprietary locomotives both steam and diesel. At shows he can supply metre lengths of ready made track again in 18.2 and 18.83 gauges. For members he operates a mail order service throughout the year. Non-members can only access the Trade Offcer at EMGS events.

Stand 1EMGS Membership Secretary 8 Elm Grove, Swainswick, Bath, Somerset, BA1 7AZ 01225 313208 membership@emgs.orgThe Membership Secretary is available for members to pay any outstanding subscriptions and to talk with prospective new members. He will have a supply of the new members pack with him for anyone who joins at the show.

Visiting Societies.Stand 38 The 2mm Scale Association.The 2mm Scale Association exists to promote and facilitate modelling at the scale of 2mm:1ft. The scale has a long history as the smallest practical fnescale standard. The visiting layout ‘Highbury Colliery’ is an example of quality 2mm scale modelling.

Stand 47Col. Stephens Society.Formed in 1984, the Colonel Stephens Society caters for enthusiasts of the highly charismatic railways engineered and/or managed by Colonel Holman Fred Stephens. They produce a 20-page quarterly newsletter, covering not only previously-unrecorded historical information, such as frst-hand accounts, but also model-making, including scale drawings, and news items on current events in the heritage railway world, where four of the Colonel’s railways have survived.

Stand 55Historical Model Railway Society. (HMRS)The Historical Model Railway Society is a UK Registered Educational Charity founded in 1950 by historians and modellers to collect and exchange records, drawings and photographs in the interests of historical accuracy in modelling.

Stand 56Diesel and Electric Modellers United. (DEMU)Diesel and Electric Modellers United (DEMU) was formed in 1994 as an independent society catering for all modellers of the railways of mainland Britain in the Diesel and Electric era regardless of scale/gauge affliations or modelling ability.

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EMGS StandsEMGS Admission and Enquiry Desk.The desk is the point of contact with the show staff and is where messages may be broadcast and general enquiries dealt with. We regret that items may not be left at the desk for safe keeping while you are at the show.

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About the EM Gauge Society.The EM Gauge Society was founded in 1955 by a number of modellers who wanted to improve the way their layouts and models looked. Due to a number of factors the 16.5mm gauge track was in fact narrow gauge in 4mm scale but correct for the continental and American scale of 3.5mm (HO, literally half ‘O’). The new gauge, 18mm soon to be amended to 18.2mm, was adopted by a number of well known modellers and layouts, one being the world famous layouts at Pendon Museum, and has become a choice for later projects like Retford.As a society we cater for railway modellers working to a scale of 4mm/ft and an 18.2mm gauge. We also cater for P4 modellers working to the more demanding Protofour standards and a track gauge of 18.83. The scale of 4mm/ft is the same as ‘OO’ but EM standards replace the under scale 16.5mm track gauge with specifcations that more closely resemble the prototype 4’8 ½” track gauge. We offer a comprehensive membership package intended to provide all the assistance you need to move from 00 gauge to EM or P4 that includes: * Trade Sales - We stock many items at competitive prices to assist you with your hobby. Our Trade Offce is a good source of knowledge and is ready to advise on what you need to convert your stock or build the track. We do offer a mail order service to our members. * Technical Manual - Over 250 pages containing hints & tips to assist you in constructing or converting your models. (Now issued on CD with option of printed copy). * Newsletters - Issued regularly throughout the year. Gives the Society latest news and updates to our Technical Manual. Useful sales section for members to sell and buy items privately. * Web Site - The Society has a web site www.emgs.org with both public and members areas. In the members area you can use the facility to order items from the Trade Offcer and pay on line. The site is always growing with back numbers of the newsletter also available in the members area. * Area Groups - Can be found across the country and which provide an opportunity to meet local members, share hints and tips and undertake joint projects. Groups will extend a warm welcome to new members. * EMGS Events - Each year the Society runs shows currently held in Bracknell and Manchester. They are regarded by many as amongst the very best fnescale shows in the country. As well as layouts, each event comprises lectures, demonstrations and specialist trade stands. Plus we have our Members Day incorporating our AGM and annual competition. It moves around the country to maximise the opportunity of members to attend irrespective of their location. To this end we have held the Members Day in such diverse places as Chippenham, Wakefeld, St. Albans and this year Liverpool.If you are interested in joining the Society you will be very welcome; the Membership Fees at present are as follows: Annual subscription including initial issue of the EMGS 250+ page manual on the CD plus interim paper updates. UK £15.00 Europe & Rest of the World £20.00 An additional charge is payable for a hard copy of the technical manual.

For members joining at the show their membership fee will include the 2013/4 subscription. For more information speak to our Membership Secretary at the show (Stand 1) or visit www.

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Dates for the diary.expoEM North

14th & 15th September 2013George H Carnall Leisure Centre

Kingsway Park, Davyhulme,Manchester, M41 7FJ

(Just 400m from Junc.9 M60)Layouts invited include:

Greys Croft Mine EM, Glenuig EM, Cheddar P4,Calcutta Sidings 2 P4, Ynysybwl EM, Stainmore Summit EM,

Wheal Elizabeth P4, Striven EM, St Merryn P4,Beverfeld EM, Hebble Vale Goods EM.

20 plus specialist traders invited.Free vintage bus from Urmston Station for connection to/from Manchester.

RAILWELLS10th & 11th August 2013Wells Town Hall, Wells, Somerset.

EMGS Presence. Rev. Peter Denny’s EM layout Leighton Buzzard.

Maiden Newton GWR EM under construction by Gerry Beale.Members of the EMGS Board will be in attendance for members in the

West Country to call in and have a chat.

expoEM 201417th & 18th May 2014

Bracknell Leisure Centre.

The EM Gauge Society Limited, a company limited by guarentee.Registered in England number 1912060.

© The EM Gauge Society Limited May 2013.

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