Model Trams Shows and Exhibitions

Model Tram Shows and Exhibitions

Model tramway layouts are exhibited at a range of model shows, varying from mainly railway to mainly tramway. Sometimes there are sales stands selling tram models, kits and parts.

Festival of Model Tramways

The main exhibition of the year, devoted completely to model trams and Europe's premier event for the model tram enthusiast, is the Festival of Model Tramways, which is an annual show alternating since 1989 between London and the provinces. The London exhibitions are usually held at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum. The provincial shows have been at various venues including the National Tramway Museum at Crich, Derbyshire, the Midlands Transport Museum in Wythall, Birmingham, the Blackpool and Fleetwood Centenary and the now regular location, the Museum of Transport in Manchester.

The details of the current exhibition and reviews of earlier ones can be found on the Festival pages.

• The next Festival will be on 18th/19th July 2009 at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Brentford, Greater London.

Exhibitions with model tramway interest

The following exhibitions have some tramway interest, although this may be only one tramway layout or display.

17/1/2009	Harpenden	Public Halls, Southdown Road	-	Gerald Warner's 4mm Mytchett Green
24-25/1/2009	Glasgow	Museum of Transport	Sat 10-5 Sun 11-4	R.Maclean, D.White & I.Teaz's 7mm 20th Century Tramway
25/1/2009	Crewe	Heritage Centre, Vernon Way	10-4	Gerald Southern's N gauge Werneth's Cross Doug Pritchard's 4mm Chederall Steve Smith's 3.5mm Hasselhof
13-15/2/2009	Brighton	Model World, Brighton Centre, Kings Road	10-5.30	Peter Fikweiler's 7mm Peterstown
1/3/2009	March	Neil Wade Community Center	-	Gerald Warner's 4mm Mytchett Green
7/3/2009	Chesham	Elgiva Theatre, St. Mary's Way	-	Chelmsford MRCs 4mm Walworth Green.
7-8/3/2009	Acton	London Transport Museum Depot	-	John Prentice's 4mm Torhampton-on-Sea and others
7-8/3/2009	Birtley	Community Centre, Ravensworth Road	-	George Wilkinson's 7mm Sealane
7-8/3/2009	Macclesfield	Tytherington High School	10-5	Steve Smith's 3.5mm Hasselhof
14-15/3/2009	Rochdale	Heywood Civic Hall	10-5	Doug Pritchard's.5.5mm Charleroi
11-13/4/2009	York	Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse	-	TLRS Thames Valley Group's 4mm Kew Bridge
18-19/4/2009	Duckinfield	Astley Sports College, Yewtree Lane	Sat 10-5 Sun 10-4.30	Steve Smith's 3.5mm Hasselhof
16/5/2009	Burgess Hill	Girls School, Keymer Road	10-5	Vernon Cunningham's 7mm Tramwick
16-17/5/2009	Melksham	Trainwest MRE, Christie Miller Centre	Sat 10-6 Sun 10-5	John Howe's 4mm Dog Kennel Hill.
18-19/7/2009	Brentford	The Festival of Model Tramways at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum	11-5	The BIG ONE with a huge number of tramway stands. Europe's premier event for the model tram enthusiast. Don't miss it.
24-25/10/2009	Weymouth	Wey Valley School, Dorchester Road	-	TLRS Thames Valley Group's 4mm Kew Bridge

This information is compiled by Clive Beech (TLRS Publicity Officer) for the Tramfare magazine and it is reproduced by permission of the TLRS. It has been provided by various sources and is published in good faith. No liability is accepted as a result of any reliance on this information. Please check with the exhibition organizers before travelling any distance.

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