Spring Exhibition Layouts 2026
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Abbott Darcy (OO) - Steve Harrison
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‘Together at Christmas’ is a OO gauge micro layout constructed on three standard bookshelves. The idea behind the layout is that each section can be stored away on a bookcase when not in use. The layout is set during the present day and depicts a small heritage line in their first year of operation who are holding their first Santa Special event.
On the layout are a number of modified laser cut buildings and 3D-printed products from a variety of different traders. These include a high number of 3D-printed figures. There are a number of different things to find on the layout, including celebrity cameos and animals.
I aimed to depict an accurate recreation of what you might see at such a small heritage line during such an event, including the cold and miserable weather of an early December. The figures aim to capture people from all works of life and include a mix of age groups, ethnicities and disabilities. Each building also includes a detailed interior which also includes a Santa’s grotto in what is normally the station waiting room and café.
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Bildeston Junction (OO) - Sudbury Model Railway Club
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Bildeston Junction is set in the rural Suffolk countryside during the 1950s and represents a ‘might-have-been’ branch line serving Bildeston village.
In 1901 a light railway linking Hadleigh and Long Melford through West Suffolk villages was proposed and surveyed by Colonel Stephens. Although the route did not pass through the village of Bildeston we have assumed that the latter's population objected and demanded to be included in a revised plan.
We have also included a line from Bildeston to Stowmarket to give further impetus to developing the rural economy. Hence the layout name Bildeston Junction.

During the 1950s, by which time the Bildeston line had passed into nationalisation, early diesels have made their appearance alongside the traditional ex GER and LNER locos that have served the area for many years.
However, it is not unusual for trains from other regions to make an appearance on the layout from time to time to add variety and interest at exhibitions.
The layout features Bildeston market place, with clock tower, and a large timber yard.
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Bourton on the Marsh (O) - Mick Boon
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Bourton on the Marsh depicts a small fictitious station on the edge of the Cotswolds just after the Second World War. A limited timetable still manages to fulfil the needs of this small rural community.
All structures are scratch-built including the bridge and all of the buildings. The trackwork comprises of C&L finescale track connected by Peco points. The rolling stock are all kit built using Parkside Dundas plastic kits with Kadee couplings fitted to most wagons, whilst the locos are all ready to run with added detailing. If you have any questions regarding the layout, please ask.
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Butley Quay (009) - Peter Rednall
Butley Quay is a small through station on the imaginary narrow gauge East Suffolk Light Railway departing from the mainline at Melton and terminating at Orford.
The line was built to serve the coastal 'Sandlings' area of Suffolk for local agriculture and trade. The arrival of the railway encouraged the growth of the small port and town alongside the Butley River.
The model represents the railway in the early 1950s when services are still quite busy. The railway has acquired a range of locos and rolling stock from other lines which have closed, hence the variety of liveries to complement the company’s own apple green engines and red and cream coaches.
Butley Quay has featured in 009 News (January 2018) and Railway Modeller (April 2019).
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Geeksvillle Depot (HO) - Daniel Bonham
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Geeksville Depot is a fictional layout on the Union Pacific Railroad, the diesel maintenance depot is located off the mainline a few miles north of Greenwood south of Omaha, Nebraska in the USA.
Built during World War II to help maintain the smaller steam and early diesel fleet; after the war many changes have occurred over the years. The old roundhouse has gone and in its place is the new and modified maintenance shed, to help with the much bigger diesel locomotives on the Union Pacific Railroad from the late 1950s to the early 1980s, such as the DDA40Xs and U50s.
The depot services and stores first and second generation diesel locomotives up to the model day diesel electric power locomotives. The depot also stores and repairs a large amount of passenger and freight cars.
Steam does still pay a visit to the depot from time to time in the form of the Union Pacific Heritage Fleet including the 4-8-4 Northern, Challenger and the mighty ‘Big Boy’ 4-8-8-4 locomotive.
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