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23rd February 2019 - 24th February 2019 Tenterden Model Railway ExhibitionGIMRA Invicta Portable Track.. Contact Tony Whibley for details Tel: 01580 762004 email: whibs.aj@tiscali.co.uk
9th March 2019 - 10th March 2019 Gauge 1 in Longjumeau, France
Fete du Train a Vapeur in Longjumeau, France. 15km south of Paris. Several gauge 1 tracks, plenty of capacity for runners. Rail connections from Paris every 30 minutes. Contact Hugh Hutchinson, GIMRA 4033
16th March 2019 - 17th March 2019 Midlands Garden Rail Show
Warwickshire Event Centre
23rd March 2019 - 24th March 2019 London Festival of Railway Modelling
13th April 2019 - GIMRA Spring Meeting Shepshed
Iveshead School, Forest Street, Shepshed. LE12 9DB 10.30am - 4pm Yorkshire Group Ridings layout Contact Stuart Hithersay: stuh256@yahoo.co.uk
10th May 2019 - 12th May 2019 National Model Engineering Exhibition
The Racecourse Exhibition Centre, Doncaster. DN2 6BB. Gauge 1 with Yorkshire Group Ridings. Contact Grahame Platt. 01924-387413
11th May 2019 - Association Larger Scale Model Railways
Reading
11th May 2019 - Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers
Open day to all visitors from 10.30am. Contact Geoff Leigh on 01905-776280 email to: lickey@btinternet.com
19th May 2019 - G Scale Garden Railway Show
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road, Nottingham. NG8 4PH Yorkshire Group with Moordale. Contact John Barefoot 01332-516485
22nd June 2019 - 23rd June 2019 Woodvale Rally - Cancelled
29th June 2019 - 30th June 2019 Swiss "EiWi Bahndammfest"
Witterswil near Basel. Get Together 10am - 6pm on Saturday. At 7pm apero and dinner, please book for dinner with Christian Schmutz: chs@csc-schmutz.ch or telephone: +41 61 711 88 86/+41 78 711 82 04. Sunday Get Together 10am - 4.30pm
29th June 2019 - 30th June 2019 Perth Model Rail Exhibition
Most prestigious event in Scotland with over 100 exhibits and trade stands. Held in Dewar Centre, close to Perth Railway Station. Gauge One in attendance. Contact Les White.
29th June 2019 - Get Together, Adam Houghton
The Laurels, Staplehurst from 11am. Contact Adam Houghton.
5th July 2019 - 6th July 2019 Essex Group Open Day
Gauge 1 and Gauge 3 layouts. Fish and Chip lunch, contact Cliff Barker on 01702-217422 10am to 6pm each day.
6th July 2019 - 7th July 2019 Guilford Model Engineering Society
Stoke Park Railway Gala Weekend, featuring 16mm and Gauge 1
6th July 2019 - Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers
Modern Traction Day, all tracks open from 10.30am. Contact Geoff Leigh on 01905-776280 email to: lickey@btinternet.com
13th July 2019 - Gauge 1 North
Agricultural Business Centre, Haddon Road, Bakewell. DE45 1AH Yorkshire Group with Ridings. Contact Peter Vincent, secretary@gauge1north.org.uk
4th August 2019 - Birmingham Society of Model Engineers
Illshaw Heath Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull. West Midlands. B94 6DN Gauge 1 event day Contact Phil Shrimpton 07935 248 355
10th August 2019 - The Big Model Show, Southport
Floral Hall, Southport. Model Railways, Model Boats, Model Aircraft, Model Cars. Demonstration stands. Gauge 1 with Dobson Bridge. Contact Peter Wood.
7th September 2019 - Bromsgrove Society of Model Engineers
Open Day. All tracks open from 10.30am. Contact Geoff Leigh on 01905-776280 email to: lickey@btinternet.com
5th October 2019 - Welling and District Model Engineering Society
Open Day 10am - 5pm. Falconwood, Kent. Next to the railway station and behind the electric sub station. Contact Fred Holdsworth.
12th October 2019 - GIMRA Trade Show and AGM Update
We are unable to arrange the AGM at Statfold Barn. A replacement venue is being sought, preferably on the 12 October but that date cannot be guaranteed'. 'The website will be updated as soon as a replacement venue is arranged'.
2nd November 2019 - Padiham Model Railway Exhibition
Featuring North West Group Withnell Junction. Contact Maurice Rushby
10th October 2020 - G1MRA Trade Show and AGM
Steam at Swindon
Using the Events list
This events list is in the public part of the website and should only include events open to the public though admittance may have to be arranged in advance. However, some closed-to-the-public events do creep into this list by mistake so you are advised to check with the organisers before attending. There is also a members only events list in the password protected part of the website.
Please note that most G1MRA events are organised locally and that some Groups have their own websites – See Groups for further information
Please observe the protocol: Spectators are not to get in the way of drivers of trains and drivers should not obstruct the tracks when stopping. (see Standards and Guidance).
For G1MRA run exhibitions, but not Get-Togethers unless specifically requested, please take the current boiler certificate for each live steam loco you wish to run (see Standards and Guidance).
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