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Model Railway Clubs
 
Are you organising a show?
I am prepared to go to shows and given sufficient warning - like 4 months - can produce a wagon for the event.  Normally this takes the form of an authentic wagon from the area.  See, for example, these two wagons I have done for the
Loddon Vale Club (Berkshire)
I have also done wagons for Banbury, Penmorfa (North Wales) and Shirehampton (Bristol).  Authentic wagons sell well to those that view your layout at other shows. 
Favourable rates apply to the clubs concerned.
 
 
 
 
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 This page shows details of the Model Railway Clubs I have close dealings with and the limited edition wagons produced for each of them, if appropriate, in alphabetical order.
 
ABINGDON
This is a well established club in the southern Oxfordshire town, for which I was invited in 2009, when I produced an Abingdon Gas Company, 7-plank wagon in 00.  Later in the same year, for the East Berkshire N-Gauge show, I did the same wagon in N.   Hopefully some of these latter wagons will be around for the 2010 show.  I think all the known authentic wagons that feature Abingdon, have been done by now, so no new one for 2010.  I will have to look further afield. 
 
AERON VALLEY
The Aeron Valley Railway Society are a loosly group bunch of enthusiasts, some of whom are railway modellers.  Their annual show is held in Aberaeron on the west coast of Wales.  This years show will be on Sunday August 10.   Many holiday makers go to this event which coincides with the Welsh Cob Society Show in the town - Welsh Cobs being horses not bread!
2007's show coincided with the town of Aberaeron's Bicentenary - so I re-released the "Wm Hubbard of Aberaeron" wagon bearing the number "200" for the event.  In 2008 there came the "Thomas Rees Saunders" of Pembroke 7 plank wagon followed in 2009 by "Bonvilles Court Coal" of Saundersfoot.  For 2010 I intend to celebrate the 900th Anniversary of Cardigan Town and do the "Cardigan Mercantile" wagon again - but bearing the number 900.
 
BANBURY
Based in the town of Banbury, this club has been going for a long time - celebrating their 29th Annual show in 2009.  All their shows are titled "BANRAIL" followed by the year.
The club were the first to invite me to attend their show in 2002, but it was the following year that I produced the first wagon for them. Banbury Gas
 
Wagons produced for the club have been...
  • Bliss Tweed Mills of Chipping Norton in 00  7 plank coal wagon (October 2003)
  • Derbyshire Fumeless Coke (H O White of Banbury) 7 plank wagon (October 2004)
  • J U Freeman of Banbury   7 plank coal wagon (October 2005)
  • Bliss Tweed Mills of Chipping Norton  in N (October 2005)
  • Hunt Edmonds Brewery  7 plank coal wagon (October 2006)
  • Palmer & Son of Banbury 7 plank coal wagon (October 2007)              
  • Collett £ Sons of Bourton on the Water  - two wagons (Sept 2008)
  • Banbury Gas Company  7 plank coal wagon (Sept 2009)

For 2010 it is intended to release a "Ministry of Munitions" wagon.

CORRIS  (Machynlleth, Mid-Wales) corris
This club is actually part of the Corris Railway Society who hold their annual show over the August Bank Holiday weekend - a three day event.  I have produced a wagon specifically for the show in 2009.  Perhaps it will catch on with this group.
 
EARLEY N-Gauge Group (East Berkshire)
This is almost a branch of the Loddon Vale group (they'll swing for me when they read this) as many of the members of this enthusiastic N-gauge group are also members of Loddon Vale.  Each September they hold a show in the area of Reading known as Earley.  I was first invited to their show in September 2009 when I produced the N-gauge version of the Abingdon wagon.   The 2010 show is now being organised by the Loddon Vale MRC (see below) - with whom there has always been a close relationship.
 
Because the Earley show is the same weekend as Banbury, I tend to release an N and 00 wagon for both events.  2010 should see the production of a "Ministry of Munitions" wagon.  However it now appears that Banbury may be moving their show date to the Saturday, which will then clash!!
 
KENAVON RAILWAY SOCIETY (East Berkshire)
This also is almost a branch of the Loddon Vale and Earley groups.  Originally set up to try and cosmetically restore a Huntley & Palmers Locomotive, the group has had to amend their aims as the owner of the locomotive decided to sell it to move somewhere else (who knows where it's gone??)  Now the group, who are all members of the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway, where the loco was based, have decided that they want to support the railway in general. 
 
I have attended the groups show once before, in 2008, and was asked back for 2010 when I released the "George West" of Reading wagon.
    
LODDON VALE  (East Berkshire)
This club is based in the Reading, Wokingham area of Berkshire.  They normally have their annual show in the early part of May and this year it will be on May 8.  The first show I attended was in May 2003.
Wagons produced for the club have been....
  • Isaiah Gadd of Wokingham  7 plank coal wagon produced in December 2003
  • Earnest Reeves of Wokingham   SR Conflat wagon with container (May 2004)
  • Huntley & Palmers of Reading  7 plank coal wagon in N and 00 (May 2005)
  • Drake & Mount of Bracknell  5 plank coal wagon  (May 2005)
  • Fear Bros of Staines  7 plank coal wagon in N  (May 2006)
  • G W Talbot of Reading  7 plank coal wagon   (May 2006)
  • Toomers of Reading  7 plank coal wagon (April 2007)
  • Isaiah Gadd of Wokingham  N-gauge 7 plank coal wagon (April 2007) 
  • Horlicks of Slough  7 plank coal wagon in N and 00 (April 2008)
  • Woolcombers of Reading  7 plank coal wagon in N and 00 (April 2009)
  • Porter & Son of Marlow  two 8-plank coal wagons in 00 (April 2010)
The delay to the Porter & Son wagons, has meant that they should be ready for this year's show on Saturday May 8.  
 
MIRFIELD  (Yorkshire)
This show is being organised to raise funds for the local church choir in Mirfield, Yorkshire.  There is actually no model railway club.  However there is a model railway show later in the year, in the town, which is primarily Continental railways.  The first of these 'church' shows will be on May 22nd 2010 and I am producing a  wagon for the event, in both N and 00 gauges.
  • Edward Sutcliffe of Mirfield  7 plank coal wagon in N and 00 (May 2010)
 
SHIREHAMPTON (Bristol)
Formed only recently, 2005 saw the first of this clubs show, which they intend to be an annual event.  One of the founder members used to live in Berkshire and he invited me to come to Shirehampton and I produced a wagon for them, which set a trend.
  • W Vincent & Son of Bristol Harbour  7 plank coal wagon  (October 2005)
  • Whitwill, Cole & Co of Bristol   7 plank wagon.  (October 2006)
  • F G Mullis of Clifton Down 7 plank wagon  (August 2007) 
  • Pountney of Bristol Pottery - 7 plank wagon (August 2008)
 Since then, however, I have not been contacted by the club and I suspect that it has ceased to be!  Does anyone know anything?
 
 


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