Wakefield RMS
2024 Exhibition (New Date)
Due to circumstances beyond our control, our upcoming 61st exhibition will be a week earlier than previously advertised – 5th and 6th October 2024.
Refreshments will be available to purchase.
We are unable to offer tickets for purchase in advance. Tickets can be bought on the door, payments accepted by cash or card.
More details of layouts and traders being added – check for updates.
Location
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Sports Hall, Northgate, Wakefield, WF1 3QX Get directions
Opening hours
| Sat, 5th October | 10am - 5pm |
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| Sun, 6th October | 10am - 4:30pm |
Admission charges
| Adults | £9 |
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| Accompanied children (under 18) | Free (max 2 per adult) |
| Children (12 to 17) | £2 |
Layouts
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| Exchange Sidings | BR transition era by John Lacey |
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| Green River Wyoming | 1970s USA by Robin Nixon |
| Little Alp From my Friends | Swiss mountain railways by club member Anthony Beckwith |
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| Lockden | A freelance English branch terminus by Richard Pike |
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| Warren | Narrow gauge by club member Colm Connolly-Taylor |
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| Dettingen | Germany in the 2000s by Roger Epps |
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| Franklin Falls NH | Ray O'Neil's slice of New England |
| Karlsberg | A West German branch line in the 1970s by Roger Nicholls |
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| Bardun | The debut of the society's new modern layout (2010 onwards) featuring a cement plant |
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| Effingham Street | BR era in the area between Bury and Manchester by Steve Saxby |
| Glanyfern | BR steam by club member Andrew Booth |
| Haworth Yard | A new layout based on the KWVR by club member Toby Farey |
| Inchyra Paper Mill | A finescale model of a Scottish Paper Mill, set in 1958-62, by Tony Bucknell |
| Outwell Village | Alan Price's recreation of the Wisbech and Upwell tramway. |
| Stanley Ferry | The society's latest project showing the loading of Tom Puddings |
| Thomas | The ever popular opportunity for kids to drive the trains themselves |
| Tregurra Dries | China clay in the 1985 to 2000 period by Mark Murray |
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| Braynerts Sidings | Paul Gittins' latest creation featuring some particularly intricate trackwork. |
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| Dewsbury GN | Last opportunity to see Geoff Tiffany's depiction of the Great Northern in Yorkshire before it is retired from the exhibition circuit. |
| Slattocks Junction | The Calder Valley line in the period 1955 – 1965 from the Manchester MRS |
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| Hyde Lane | Diesel depot inspired by Healey Mills from Nick Hughes |
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Traders
| CM3 Models |
| Going Loco |
| Millennium Models |
| Model Signs |
| Mount Tabor Models |
| Nick Tozer Railway Books |
| North Western Models |
| North Yorkshire Moors Railway |
| Road and Rail Collectables |
| Uncommon Kits |
| Wakefield Hospice |
| Wakefield RMS Sales Stand |