This week, I am really pleased to confirm that Andrew Humpries will be bringing his 7 1/4 inch ride on electric train again so that you can enjoy rides inside and also ride on the 4 inch traction engine outside. So much fun for children and adults (including me !) 🚂🚂🚂 Children will also be able to operate the Underground Ernie trains on Shabbey Road and get a certificate. Make sure you have the 10th & 11th March 2018 in your diary for The East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition and don’t forget, advance tickets are on sale now via our website www.stneotsmrc.com

Only 153 days until The East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition on 10th & 11th March 2018 so...Advance Ticket sales are now open!! Visit our website www.stneotsmrc.com You can buy on line using an existing PayPal account, you can create a guest PayPal account or you can download an order form and send me a cheque and stamped, addressed envelope. Following visitor feedback. Advance tickets are now valid for either Saturday or Sunday. You do not have to specify which day you will attend giving greater flexibility and, with advance tickets, although you do not get in early, you do get in first by going straight to the Advance Ticket desk and avoiding the normal ticket queues. Advance Tickets also make a great Christmas present so don’t miss out on 32 of the very best layouts from across the country, many of which have not been seen in this area before. There are 4 demonstrations so that you can learn new skills and 28 great traders to ensure you have everything you need for this fabulous hobby. See you there 🚂🚂🚂

Here is a full list of the Traders and Demonstrators that will be attending the East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition on 10th and 11th March 2018. Bring your shopping list and learn from the experts. 🚂🚂🚂 Traders: Gramodels; Lord & Butler; Skytrex (2013) Ltd; KS Laser Design; ADM Turntables; Keith's Models; Model Scenery Supplies; Petite Properties; Ron Connor Totem Signs; Trains 4U; Layouts 4U; Pearman Books; Joe Lock Model Railways; Digitrains; Cheltenham Models; Ten Commandments; Freestone Models; Plus Daughters; Little Layout Company; Hobby Holidays; Model Roads & Tramways; Air Framed; H & A Models; James Green Art; Phoenix Precision Paints; Squires Model and Craft Tools; GC Weathering; Premier Travel. Demonstrators: Michael Tucker Making scale model buildings Stephen Brown Building OO EMUs John Emerson Building and weathering freight stock Richard Dockerill Building and painting diesel locos and coaching stock Societies: Gauge O Guild St Neots MRC Club stand

As promised, here is the full line up of layouts for 10th & 11th March 2018 at the East Anglian Model Model Railway Exhibition. Make sure you have saved the dates 🚂🚂🚂 32 layouts are confirmed (slightly fewer than last year but we have some really big ones coming in 2018- The Summit is 47ft x 27ft !). See list below..... In addition, there are 28 popular traders to supply everything you might need to buy for this wonderful hobby plus our Club stand and the Gauge O Guild stand. (See full list of traders and demos next week). List of Layouts: The Summit - Draper's Sidings O gauge (first visit to East Anglia) Fenchurch St Peter 4mm Sabins End 3mm Bettws Road N gauge Warren Hill O gauge Fry's Halt 4mm Mosquito Falls On30 (Canadian) Shabbey Road 4mm for children to operate Oberau Nord N gauge (German) Caradon Junction 4mm Wellum Hill 4mm (new layout) St Petroc Gauge 1 (not seen in this area before) Launceston Steam Railway 009 (new layout) Phoenix Junction HO USA Timber Valley 009 Chalfont Gauge 3 (not seen in this area before) Docklands O gauge Franwood TMD (not seen in this area before) Westbrook N gauge Abbotsford N gauge (not seen in this area before) Butley Quay 009 Eu (Le Treport) Depot O gauge French (new layout) Sidmouth P4 Lochaber O gauge (new layout) Spirit of Swindon N gauge (new layout) Hartley Poole N gauge (new layout) Smelly Bogg 7mmNG (new layout) The Sidings 4mm (not seen in this area before) Singleton Lane N gauge (new layout) Friday Bridge EM Sixpenny Handley 4mm (it's second exhibition) Standing Watchett Z gauge We look forward to seeing you at Wood Green Animal Charity Centre in the future

A couple more trader photographs today prior to a full list of all attendees which I will post next weekend. I am still awaiting a few photographs because some layouts will be making their first appearance at our Exhibition and are still under going finishing touches. Also, as always, some layouts will not have been seen in the East Anglian Region before so keep watching this page for updates 🚂🚂🚂

Lots of advertising was happening during the past weekend. One of our pop up banners was seen in Telford at the Annual Gauge O Guild exhibition and another pop up spent the weekend in Loughborough. I also managed to get a few more trader photographs to share with you. Everything is pretty much finalised now for 10th & 11th March 2018. Six months to go and next month, (October), we will open the advanced ticket sales so you can buy tickets as Christmas presents or just be extremely organised! 🚂🚂🚂🚂

I hope you have all enjoyed the sunny bank holiday weekend. Let's hope we get similar weather on 10th & 11th March 2018 for our East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition. We have had snow and we have been in shorts and T shirts so March is one of those months when you cannot predict the weather. One thing that can be predicted is a good variety of high quality layouts, demonstrators who will tell you how to build things and a great selection of traders selling everything you need for model railways. Here are a few more examples....

A bit of variety again this week with information about some more layouts, more traders and some of the demonstrators. There will be so much to see and do on 10th & 11th March 2018 at the East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition. I hope it is in your diary 🚂🚃🚉🚊

A bit of variety this week. Some more traders, a few more layouts to preview and a reminder of the other attractions to whet your appetite Make sure the East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition 10th & 11th March 2018 is in your diary. We will see you there 🚂🚂

This week, I am adding information about a few more traders coming to our next East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition on 10th & 11th March 2018 at Wood Green Animal Charity Centre. Godmanchester. PE29 2NH. We look forward to seeing you there in 8 months time 🚂🚂

This week I thought it would be good to remind you about some of the specialist traders who will be available at the 2018 East Anglian Model Railway Exhibition on 10th & 11th March 2018. They supply a wide range of materials and items required for the hobby and are very supportive of our exhibition. More trader information next week but meantime, don't forget that more information is available on our website www.stneotsmrc.com