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The Club will be holding a Model Railway Exhibition, at Stockport Grammar School, Buxton Road, Stockport, Cheshire.

There will be layouts in most popular scales, including Continental HO. There will be a comprehensive range of demonstration stands. Once again, there will be a good mixture of Trade Stands selling a variety of Model Railway items, including specialist book and video stands.

There will be a Demonstration Stand provided by The Rassbottom Brow Group, who will be happy to discuss any subject, even model railways; in fact anything that stops them actually having to do any modelling!

The Club is hoping to build on last years Exhibition at the Grammar School, and offers the following to visitors:

• A large FREE Car Park
• Many traders, including specialists in tools, electronics, videos and books
• Light Refreshments
• Wheelchair and Pram access to all parts of the Exhibition

The Dates

Saturday 7.5.2005; Sunday 8.5.2005
The weekend after the bank holiday.
For the 2003 exhibition page please click here

For the 2004 exhibition page please click here

VENUE

Stockport Grammar School, Buxton Road (The A6), Stockport, Cheshire

Buxton Road is probably better known as the A6 (the main Trunk Road through Stockport), and the school is approximately 1 ½ miles south of Stockport town centre.

For a map click here.

The school is easily accessible by car, bus and train. The nearest railway station is Davenport, about 15 minutes walk.

Details of local train and bus services are available from the G.M.P.T.E. Enquiry Unit
on 0161 228 7811.
or www.gmpte.gov.uk

OPENING TIMES

10.00 - 17.00 each day

ADMISSION PRICES

Adult: £3.00; Child/OAP: £2.00; Family: £8.00 (2 Adults & 2 Children); Children under 4 free

CONTACT

Email exhibition@sdrm.co.uk

2005 LAYOUT DESCRIPTIONS

Phore Mill Depot – OO Scale Modern image

Bad Kissen – HO Scale Austrian

Ghylldale – OO9 Scale – 1930’s North Riding of Yorkshire

Colditz Hbf – N Scale set in East Germany

Newfield – O Scale Midland terminus

Bradford Road – N Scale Pennines terminus

Spotland Bridge – EM Gauge - a “what if” layout based near Rochdale

Bridport – OO Scale – Stockport GS’s own layout

Kiowa Bay Traction Co. – HO Scale West Coast American 1950’s

Chesham on Sunday – OO Scale branch terminus in Buckinghamshire

Kirkby Stephen West – OO Scale based on actual location on Settle and Carlisle line

Ravens Clough – EM Gauge Yorkshire reservoir line in the 1920’s

Singer’s Yard – N Scale shunting layout

Romiley Methodist RM O Scale “hands on” layout – children can shunt wagons for a modest charge which is donated to charity.

STOCKPORT and DISTRICT RAILWAY MODELLERS

Display, Demonstration and Information Stand. Here you will find on display part of our new layout, “St. Aidan’s Bay”, models built by club members, information about the club and a modelling demonstration.

RASSBOTTOM BROW GROUP

Demonstration of tea drinking, and occasionally rolling stock and track building.

BROOKSIDE GARDEN CENTRE Display Stand and miniature railway.

STOCKPORT and DISTRICT RAILWAY MODELLERS Sales Stand. Members’ model railway equipment for sale.