News Update
Sunday 23rd April 2023
2023 Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Please note
Public bus service from Bristol Parkway.
It has come to my attention that as from the begining of April, the local bus routes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire have changed. As a consequence there appears now to be no direct bus from Bristol Parkway station to Thornbury. The nearest bus route is the T1 service operated by First Bus which is a 12 minute walk from the station. Full details and a link to there site can be found on the How to Find us page of this web site.
News Update
Saturday 22nd April 2023
2023 Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
presented by
Warners Group Publications in conjunction with The Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & West of England
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This years exhibition is only a week away
and everything is ready for what will be a great weekend.
Details of attending layouts and Trade are on the web site.
We look forward to seeing you all again
at this years show.
News Update
Tuesday 03rd May 2022
2022 Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
was presented by
Warners Group Publications in conjunction with The Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & West of England
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This years exhibition has now finished
The show was held at our regular venue;
Thornbury Leisure Centre
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Thanks to all those who attended,
Traders, Exhibitors and of course the public.
Details of this years show can still be found
on the web site.
We look forward to seeing you all again
at next years show.
News Update
Sunday 24th April 2022
2022
52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Update
An update on attending Societies and Traders
'Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway Trust' and Attwood Aggregates are unfortunately no longer attending.
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News Update
Wednesday 30th March 2022
2022
52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Update
An update on attending layouts
'Readham' is unfortunately no longer attending
No further alterations are anticipated and details of the attending trade is almost finalised and been added to the site.
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News Update
Friday 25th February
2022
2022
52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Update
An update on attending layouts
'Willowbrook Marsh' is no longer attending
The replacement layouts now attending are:
Hook Green
Karolina Falls
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As soon as we have details of these layouts they will be added to the web site.
No further alterations are anticipated and details of some of the attending trade should be added shortly.
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News Update
Tuesday 22nd February
2022
2022
52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Update
An update on attending layouts
As previously advised, two layouts (Rumbling bridge and North of England Line) could not attend. There has also been one further change, 'Dobris' is no longer scheduled to attend but is replaced by a layout by the same Guest.
The replacement layouts now attending are:
Minories
Banbury
St-Etienne-en-Caux
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As soon as we have details of these layouts they will be added to the web site.
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News Update
Tuesday 01st February
2022
2022
52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Update
Due to unforeseen circumstances
Two of this years layouts have had to cancel there attendance
Both Rumbling bridge and North of England line 2 will no longer
be attending.
However on a positive note two replacements were waiting in the wings
and we are now just waiting conformation of there attendance
before adding them to the list of attending layouts.
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Also for the those pre-booking tickets to attend this years show
the opening times will be 30 minutes earlier.
Friday 29th April 12.30pm - 7.00pm (12.00pm for pre booked tickets)
Saturday 30th April 10.00am - 5.00pm (9.30am for pre booked tickets)
Sunday 01st May 10.00am - 4.30pm (9.30am for pre booked tickets)
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Be sure to get your tickets early by following the below link
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2022
52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
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News Update
Monday 24th January
2022
Details of the 52nd Bristol Model Railway Exhibition are starting to be added to the web site, along with are partner Warner's Group Publications, planning is well underway. We hope to bring you a show packed with interesting items for all those in the hobby and those thinking of starting.
There are 35 interesting layouts of varying scales both British and Continental, there are a number of Societies who are looking for support or new members. Demonstrators who are there to show how things are done and offer help and advice and of course there will be a large trade support, for all those items that you may be looking for. Be sure to book your tickets early, they are now available from Warners Group Publications web site. Click on the ticket link below and it will take you straight to there site.
Ticket prices are shown below.
We hope to see you at this years show.
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Tickets in Advance
BRM Subscriber: £9.00
Adult: £10.00
Child (5-16): £7.00
Family (2 adults, 3 children) £35.00
Obituaries
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It is with sadness that the Association has to announce the passing of one of its founders
Dave Priddle.
Dave who is a director in the Association and a member of Weston-Super-Mare model railway club, passed away peacefully on Monday 10th January.
Dave was an active member of the association and has for a number of years been arranging all the tables and crowd control barriers for the show, he also used to produce the floor plan for the show until it became computerized.
If you have any memories of Dave please let us know.
Below is a picture of Dave Priddle (on the right) with Dave Buckingham at an early Bristol Model Railway Exhibition in the Victoria Rooms, Bristol.
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News Update
Tuesday 11th January
2022
News Update
Monday 20th December
2021
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Warners Group Publications is delighted to announce that it has taken over the management of the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition, which will take place in Spring.
Already managing two of the country’s biggest model railway exhibitions – The Festival of Railway Modelling in Doncaster and The London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace – Warners sees a show in the West of England as a great addition to its events portfolio. It will continue to work in close partnership with the Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & West of England to ensure the show remains one the country’s best.
Steve Cole, publisher of Warners Group Publications’ railway portfolio, had this to say about the show: “Since we started talking to the Association, it was apparent that we both wanted the same thing…to make the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition even bigger and better than before! We plan to work closely to attract the best model railways, leading traders and further improve what is already an excellent exhibition.”
Mike Tucker, treasurer of the Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & West of England, commented: “The Bristol Model Railway Exhibition has been the premier model railway show in the West Country since 1968. To help us make the show bigger and better we felt that the time had come to enter into a partnership with someone who shared these goals. Warners Group Publications shares our passion to achieve these aims and we are very happy to team up to ensure that together we bring the best layouts from around the country alongside leading traders to the show, thus ensuring the exhibition continues to expand and improve for the future.”
The 2022 exhibition is confirmed for April 29, 30 and May 1. Tickets and further information will be available soon via the Association’s website (www.bristolmodrailex.uk) and www.world-of-railways.co.uk. Both websites will be updated to include the list of the 30 plus attending layouts, traders and demonstrations.
Warners Group Publications is the publisher of market-leading magazines - BRM (British Railway Modelling), Traction, Garden Rail, Narrow Gauge World and Engineering in Miniature – plus two of the country’s biggest websites: www.world-of-railways.co.uk and www.RMweb.co.uk.