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2008 Exhibition
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Our 72nd Annual Exhibition will be held on 3rd, 4th and 5th October
2008 at the New Century Hall, Corporation Street, Manchester, so do mark
this in your diary. There are two floors of exhibits and the New Century Hall provides a comfortable environment
for visitors with most of the space carpeted and chairs for you to have a rest.
Opening times: |
Ticket prices are the same as last year:
advance tickets |
on the door |
|
Adult |
£5.50 |
£6.00 |
Pensioner |
£4.50 |
£5.00 |
Junior (aged 5-16) |
£2.50 |
£3.00 |
Family (2+2) |
£13.50 |
£15.00 |
Exhibition Guide |
£1.00 |
£1.00 |
Pensioner means anyone in receipt of state pension.
Juniors are aged 5-16 years, children under 5 are
free.
Family tickets admit up to two adults and two juniors.
Advance tickets are available by clicking this link
Layouts (note that Dewsbury Midland is now withdrawn):
Click on the highlighted names to see some photographs of these layouts.
Albion Quarry 7mm Finescale LMS, 1930s Apethorn Junction 7mm Finescale BR, 1970s Bleakhouse Road 4mm OO gauge BR, 1959-64 Burntisland 1883 (East of Scotland 4mm Group) 4mm S4 gauge North British Railway 1883 Cheddar SDJR 4mm S4 gauge SDJR 1920s Cornwallis Yard 4mm EM gauge GWR, 1930s Dyna Hyfryd (Preston MRS) 2mm N gauge GWR, 1940s East Dean (Hillingdon Railway Modellers) 7mm finescale BR, 1950/60s Eidiger Eller 3.5mm HO gauge DB, 1960s - present day Gox Hill Quarries 4mm EM & OO9 BR(W), 1950s Grafenwalde (website) 3.5mm HO gauge DB, 1950s/1960s Keyhaven Quay 4mm OO gauge BR, 1980s Laira Bridge 7mm finescale LSWR Linfit West CCE Sidings 4mm OO gauge 1990s Loscoe Yard Gauge 1 American, present day Moortown Bottom Yard 4mm OO9 1950s Narrow Road 4mm EM gauge Edwardian Peak Quarry 4mm OO gauge 1990 Stainmore Summit 4mm EM gauge BR, 1960s Vauxhall Road 4mm EM gauge 1990s
Traders (click the links for their websites):
247 Developments All Components Bachmann Industries Europe Ltd. Bill Hudson Books Brassmasters C+L Finescale Comet Models Cheltenham Model Centre D.C. Kits & Models Eileen's Emporium Ffestiniog Railway Society Freestone Model Accessories The Gordon Coltas Trust - photograph sales Greenscene John S Gibb Langley Miniature Models Modern Structures in Miniature N Gauge Lines Parkside Dundas Pennine Models Phoenix Precision Paints Railway Modeller and Peco Products Rural Railways Ten Commandments Uncommon kits Videoscene and Train Crazy Wizard Models (Model Signal Engineering and 51L) ZTC Controls
Other exhibitors (click the links for their websites):
2mm Scale Association
7mm Narrow Gauge Association
DEMU
East Lancashire Railway
Gauge O Guild
Historical Model Railway Society
Lancashire and Yorkshire Society
RMweb
The Scalefour Society
Warley Model Railway Club
Directions
The Hall is at the junction of Corporation Street and Miller Street, next to the CIS tower. Access to the Exhibition is through the front entrance, facing Corporation Street. Corporation Street runs alongside Victoria Station from the Triangle (Corn Exchange) and the Printworks.
Note
that the post code for New Century House does not give the correct
location on Google Maps nor StreetMap.
Full details of the Hall can be found at www.newcenturyhouse.co.uk
There is plenty of car parking in the nearby area.
Take the train to Victoria Station only 3 minutes walk
from the Exhibition, to Piccadilly Station (15 minutes walk),
or to Deansgate Station (20 minutes walk).
Metrolink trams will be running throughout the Exhibition
from Bury, Altrincham, Eccles/Salford Quays, Piccadilly Station and G-Mex
Station - alight at Victoria Station.
We look forward to welcoming all our friends, old and new, to our exhibition