Poole & District
Model Railway Society
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A busy exhibition hall in 2019, with layouts, visitors and flags overhead
A busy hall at our 2019 show

70th anniversary exhibition

Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026 at Corfe Hills School, Broadstone. Over 20 layouts and at least 11 traders, to mark 70 years of the society.

17 and 18 OctoberCorfe Hills School, Broadstone

The essentials

Saturday 17 October

10.30am to 5pm

Sunday 18 October

10am to 4pm

The 2026 exhibition poster: a steam locomotive at a station named Poole, with the show's dates, times, venue and prices
The show posterPut it up on a noticeboard or in a shop window, or send it to a friend who likes trains.Open full size
Where
Corfe Hills SchoolHigher Blandford Road, Broadstone, Poole BH18 9BG
Admission
Adults £8Accompanied under-16s free
Getting in
Free parking on siteEverything is on the ground floor, with excellent disabled access.
Food and drink
Hot and cold refreshments

Hall plan

Where everything is in the hall at Corfe Hills School. The entrance is at the bottom of the plan. Click any green layout to read about it. Stands may move a little on the day.

Swipe sideways to see the whole hall, or use the list below.

Stand 11: Burnham-on-Sea11Burnham-on-SeaStand 14: Pine Road14Pine RoadStand 15: Hawthorn Dene15Hawthorn DeneStand 16: Cheddar16CheddarStand 17: Bradstock17BradstockStand 18: Tan-y-Llyn18Tan-y-LlynStand 19: Buckleigh19BuckleighStand 21: Trewithick21TrewithickStand 22: Marley Potts & Witherwack Sidings22Marley Potts& WitherwackSidingsStand 23: Blackmoor23BlackmoorStand 24: Brighton East24BrightonEastStand 26: Janes' Creek26Janes'CreekStand 27: Edward's Farm27Edward'sFarmStand 28: Broadstone28BroadstoneStand 29: Glen McHoo Halt29GlenMcHooHaltStand 30: Brewery Lane30Brewery LaneStand 31: Glenfield31GlenfieldStand 36: Children's layout36Stand 37: Crossways Wagon Works37Stand 38: Bournemouth Central38Bournemouth CentralStand 39: Karlisle39Karlisle
Layout: click to read about it Trader Society stand Catering

Traders and other stands

  1. Commodore Studio
  2. Model Railway Solutions
  3. Jill's Trains
  4. RM Innovations
  5. Model Railway Bits
  6. John Sutton Models
  7. Broadway Models
  8. DJL Models
  9. PDMRS club stand
  10. Ray Heard Model Railways
  11. Tombola
  12. Catering
  13. Mark Ayling
  14. Puffin-Billy
  15. James Trains
  16. Kelly Miller
  17. Rose & Rose
  18. PDMRS membership

Our show sponsors

This year's show is jointly sponsored by Model Railway Solutions and Ray Heard Model Railways. Thank you to them both. You will find them on their trade stands in the hall.

  • Model Railway Solutions

    New and second-hand model railways, baseboards and railway supplies, with a local shop.

    Visit their website
  • Ray Heard Model Railways

    New and previously owned model railways from N to O gauge, specialising in kit-built locos and rolling stock. Based in Ilminster, Somerset.

    See Ray's eBay shop

What the letters mean

OO, N, EM and P4 tell you two things: the size of the models, and the space between the rails.

OO gauge

32mm between the rails · 7mm to the foot

The biggest scale at the show: heavy, detailed models.

At the show: Bradstock, Brewery Lane, Crossways Wagon Works

EMEM

18.2mm between the rails · 4mm to the foot

Same size models as OO, on track spaced closer to the real thing.

At the show: Brighton East, Edward's Farm, Janes' Creek, Trewithick

P4P4

18.83mm between the rails · 4mm to the foot

4mm scale with exactly scale track and wheels. Fine work.

At the show: Cheddar

OOOO

16.5mm between the rails · 4mm to the foot

Britain's most popular size. Most ready-to-run trains are OO.

At the show: Bournemouth Central, Buckleigh, Children's layout, Marley Potts & Witherwack Sidings, Pine Road

OO9OO9

9mm between the rails · 4mm to the foot

Narrow gauge lines, like the Welsh slate railways, on N gauge track.

At the show: Blackmoor, Edward's Farm, Glen McHoo Halt, Tan-y-Llyn

NN gauge

9mm between the rails · 2mm to the foot

Half the size of OO, so a long train fits a small room.

At the show: Broadstone, Glenfield, Hawthorn Dene, Karlisle

2FS2mm finescale

9.42mm between the rails · 2mm to the foot

N-size models on exactly scale track.

At the show: Burnham-on-Sea

Tracks drawn to the same scale as each other. TT, on our test track, is 12mm between the rails.

Traders

New and second-hand trains, kits, scenery and diecast. Our joint sponsors are Model Railway Solutions and Ray Heard Model Railways.

  • Model Railway SolutionsNew and second-hand model railwaysJoint show sponsor
  • Ray Heard Model RailwaysSecond-hand model railwaysJoint show sponsor
  • DJL ModelsSecond-hand model railways, on behalf of Yeovil Steam Centre
  • Broadway ModelsDiecast road vehicles
  • Jill's TrainsA wide range of model railways
  • Commodore StudioLaser-cut kits and second-hand
  • Kelly MillerWeathered models
  • Mark AylingSecond-hand model railways
  • RM InnovationsDC automated control system
  • Model Railway BitsScenic and other useful bits
  • John Sutton ModelsNew and second-hand OO9, N and On16.5
  • Puffin-Billy
  • PDMRS members' salesThe society's own sales stand

Recent shows on film

Poole and District Model Railway Exhibition, 20 October 2024Filmed by Railwayscenics
Poole Model Railway Exhibition, 15 October 2023Filmed by Railwayscenics
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