Bingham model rail exhibition 2025

Having previously visited the Bingham Model Railway Show back in March to only find I had the wrong date in my calendar, todays visit to that show was carefully checked on the website prior to setting off. Mrs. Woody accompanied me in the interests of keeping a rein on my spending but more so just to make sure my checking on the date was indeed accurate this time! It was, and there was a show and I did get into it, it was good and my spending was modest!

The Bingham show is one of those that is regarded as being at the smaller end of the size scale but I do like this type of show. So much easier to get around and you actually get to see everything.

There were some themes running through the show. Firstly, there was an unusually high number of n gauge layouts which bucks the trend of recent years. Secondly, Steel and Scotland seemed to have a high level of representation as well!

One layout that ticked both trends was this n gauge layout called Glenellen. It shows that in a modest space n can really allow scenic development as well as allowing longish trains to run.

Continuing the Scottish theme but moving up to 00 gauge there was Rannock which modelled part of a fictitious Glasgow urban station. It certainly had that atmosphere.

Also with atmosphere was this 00 gauge model called Llanforan Shed which displays the builders collection of Barry locos from the Barry Railway system. If you want to find out about the Barry Railway there is a useful description on Wiki here.

Showing the extremes of n gauge was this model of Rolleston Junction ...

...which allows some long trains to run through the countryside along 15 foot or so of baseboard.....

through to Oxthorne which is a branch line terminus built in around five foot. It did make great use of DCC sound fitted locos as well!

There are a couple of other layouts that caught my eye and even Mrs. Woody's but I will show those in tomorrow's post.