Exhibition 2026
Saturday 24th 10-5pm & Sunday 25th 10-4pm January 2026
Admission £10 Accompanied children under 16 FREE
Layout list updated 1st January 2026
List of Layouts
Attending Layouts
Netherton 7mm scale, O gauge GWR 1930s
Seaton Junction 4mm scale, OO gauge SR/BR SR
Test Track various
Botleigh Old North Road 4mm scale, OO gauge BR SR
Wantage 4mm scale, 18.83mm gauge Wantage Tramway
Ryburn 4mm scale, 18.83mm gauge LYR
Marlborough 1865 4mm scale, 28mm gauge GWR Broad gauge
Three Cocks Junction 4mm scale, EM gauge Cambrian/Midland, c1904
Sundown Lane 4mm scale, EM gauge BR SR 1970s 3rd Rail
Express Daisy Sidings 4mm scale, EM gauge Inglenook Shunting Plank
Tellindalloch 4mm scale, OO gauge BR ScR 1960s late steam/green diesels
Gara Bridge 4mm scale, OO gauge GWR 1930s
College Halt 4mm scale, OO gauge Various
Hanton Tarrant 3mm scale TT3(12mm gauge BR SR steam & 3rd rail electrics
The Essence of Ventnor 7mm scale, O gauge SR Isle of Wight
The Parlour Railway 7mm Scale/O gauge GWR Broad & Standard gauge
Brink Valley Tramway 7mm scale, O9 Freelance 15″ narrow gauge
Rathmelton 7mm scale/21mm gauge Irish 3′ (Donegal/Lough Swilly)
Smalldale Quarry N gauge Modern Image
Selborne 4mm scale, OO9 Freelance narrow gauge
Barnwood N gauge Modern Image
Tittesworth 4mm scale, OO9 Freelance narrow gauge
Kaninchenbau 3.5mm scale/H0e Alpine narrow gauge
Drive-a Train 4mm scale, OO gauge Thomas & Friends, etc
Tropical Wonders N Gauge Freelance
Lego World LEGO Freelance
Colorado Springs (in caferteria) G Scale Playmobile
Kids Corner
Lego World
Railway built with the world famous bricks
"Hands-on" Childrens’ Layout
SMRS Thomas layout – have a go at operating the famous little blue engine and his friends
List of Traders/Societies & Demonstrators
Traders
Aspire Gifts & Models
Bill Hudson Transport Books
Blacksmith Models
C & L Finescale
Cheltenham Model Centre
Dart Castings
Dingo Servo Mounts
GLR Bespoke Services Ltd
H & A Models
K&M Trees
Langley Models
London Road Models
Model Railway Solutions
Modelstock
Ron-Lines Model Railways
Roxey Mouldings
Severn Models
Squires Model & Craft Tools
Transport Treasury Publishing
Wheels of southsea
SMRS club sales stand
Where to find us
Directions to the Exhibition
Below is a list of directions on how to find us, depending on your method of transport.
Travelling via Car
Barton Peveril College is about 1½ miles from M3 Junction 13 or M27 Junction 5 and will be AA signed from shortly after the junctions.
Please use SO50 5BX for SatNav. (The college post code will take you to the back entrance of the campus)
PARKING – Onsite parking fills up quickly, particularly on the Saturday.
Disabled Parking is available at the front of the college (Chestnut Avenue entrance)
If the car park is full, street parking is available in Chestnut Avenue, the long layby is free at weekends and the residential streets to the south (Southampton) side of Chestnut Avenue are not restricted at weekends. The streets to the north (Eastleigh) side of the college are residents only on Saturday but are largely unrestricted on Sunday. Please park sensibly and legally.
Alternatively, park in one of the car parks in Eastleigh town centre and make use of our FREE bus service running from Eastleigh railway station to the exhibition
Travelling via Train
Both Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway stations (London Waterloo line) are about a 25 minute walk, or by bus as below.
Free Heritage Bus
Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust (www.sadtht.co.uk) will be providing a free bus service between Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway stations and Barton Peveril College. The service is expected to run approximately half hourly from about 9.30am
Travelling via Bus
Bluestar Route 2, (Southampton – Eastleigh – Fair Oak) from Eastleigh station, stops in Derby Road near Tennyson Road. It is a short walk along Tennyson Road to the back entrance to the college. Every 15 minutes on Saturday, half-hourly on Sunday.
Bluestar Route 5, (Eastleigh to Romsey, Saturday only) from Eastleigh station, stops outside the college, infrequent service (every 2 hours).