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 the 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 21st/22nd July 2012 at the Manchester Museum of Transport.

  Put in your diary the 2012 FESTIVAL OF MODEL TRAMWAYS - 21st/22nd July 2012 - Manchester Museum of Transport...

Exhibitions with model tramway interest

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

18/02/2012	Burscough	The Wharf, Burscough Bridge, Near Ormskirk, Lancs, L40 5RZ	10.30-5.30	Merseyside TLRS Show. Various
24-26/02/2012	Brighton	Brighton Centre, King's Road, BN1 2GR	10.30-5.30	Sussex Area's 1:16 scale
25/02/2012	Dereham	School near Station	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
3-4/03/2012	Rainhill	Village Hall, Weaver Ave.	-	Harry Moore's 1:16 Narrow Gauge Tramway Avenue
10-11/03/2012	Acton	London Transport Museum Depot, 118 -120 Gunnersbury Lane, W3 9BQ	11-5	Howard Burford’s Wootton Electric Tramway John Prentice's London Trams
17-18/03/2012	Middleton, Lancs	Warwick Mill, Oldham Road, M24 1AZ	-	Dave & Vera Pritchard's 4mm Chederall
17-18/03/2012	Jarrow	Perth Green Community Association, Inverness Road, NE32 4AQ	-	Gordon & Margret Bulmer's 4mm Ravenscar Pier
31/03/2012	Merryport	Netherall School, CA15 6NT	-	George Wilkinson's 7mm Sealane
14/04/2012	Winchester	Sparsholt College, Westley Lane, SO21 2NF.	-	Peter Dale's 4mm The Pavilion
14-15/04/2012	Beamish	Beamish Museum, DH9 0RG	-	Various
21/04/2012	Welyn Garden City	Ludwick Way Methodist Church, AL7 3PN	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
28-29/04/2012	Edinburgh	Portobello Town Hall	Sat 10-6 Sun 10-5	Ron Glendinning & Ron Stevenson's 4mm 1950s tramway
12/05/2012	Bushey	Queen's School, Aldernham Road, WD23 2TY	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
19-20/05/2012	Stevenston	Auchenharvie Academy	Sat 10-5 Sun 10-4	Ron Glendinning & Douglas Sutherland's 4mm 1950s tramway
2-3/06/2012	Jena, Germany	Objekt Betriebshof Burgau, Keßlerstraße 29	Sat 10-5 Sun 10-4	TLRS German-Speaking Group display
9-10/06/2012	Shildon	"Locomotion", DL4 1PQ	-	Gordon & Margret Bulmer's 4mm Foxwood Park
23-24/06/2012	Perth	The Dewars Centre, Glover Street	Sat 10-5.30 Sun 10-5	Ron Glendinning & Ron Stevenson's 4mm 1950s tramway
30/06/2012	Enfield	St Pauls Centre, EN2 8PR	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
21-22/07/2012	Manchester	The Festival of Model Tramways at Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Cheetham Hill, M8 8UW	11-5	The BIG ONE with a huge number of tramway stands. the premier event for the model tram enthusiast. Don't miss it.
25-26/08/2012	North Shields	Parks Sports Centre, Howden Road, NE29 6TL	-	Gordon & Margret Bulmer's 4mm Sunderland Tramways
15/09/2012	Shenfield	Shenfield High School, Oliver Road, CM15 8RY	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
29-30/09/2012	Southport	Birkdale High School, Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, PR8 3DT	-	Harry Moore's 7mm Southport in the day of the tram
13-12/10/2012	Barrow-in-Furness	Barrow Sixth Form College, Rating Lane, LA13 9LE	-	George Wilkinson's 7mm Sealane
28/10/2012	Colchester	County High School, Norman Way	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
17/10/2012	Royston	Meridian School, Garden Walk, SG8 7JH	-	Peter Boyt's 4mm Preserved Tramway
1-2/12/2012	Wakefield	Thomas Park Athletics Stadium, Horbury Road, WF2 8TY	-	George Wilkinson's 7mm Sealane

In the afternoon of Museum open Sundays. Check with Museum that the layout is in operation

Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum, Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HB

Bob and Martin Petch's 1:32 Southampton High Street.

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 traveling any distance.

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