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WC&P Railway Anniversary Exhibition
Details of show here
To celebrate the 125th Anniversary year of the original opening of the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway
Sunday 2 October 2022
Parish Wharf Leisure Centre, Portishead, BS20 7DD
10.00 until 16.00
A special one-day event which we hope will be as good as our first one in 2017 which was a great success.
There will be 14 top class layouts in a variety of scales/gauges, original artefacts, static models, historic photos, railway fine art, trade and society stands, and light refreshments.
Free 8-page visitors' guide to exhibition.
Venue alongside the Marina. Level access.
Free nearby parking.
Not to be missed!
Adults: £5 ● Children 6-16: £2 ● Age under 6: free
Family ticket – 2 adults and up to 3 children: £12
We accept cash or credit/debit cards
Layouts:
Ashcombe Road, WC&PR – Andrew Ullyott – EM gauge
Clevedon, WC&PR – Andrew Ullyott – EM gauge
Rolvenden – Col Stephens’ K&ESR – Robin Gay – P4 gauge
River Yeo – WC&PR with bridge and wharf – Stephen Ash – N gauge
Portishead – WC&PR – David Taylor – OO gauge (new layout)
Ripple Road – Imaginary Col Stephens Light Railway – OO gauge
Leysdown – Col Stephens’ Sheppey Light Railway – P4 gauge
Bwthyn y Rhosod – Radio-controlled layout – O gauge finescale
Seeohtoo Recycling Plant – Recycling carbon footprints! – 1:48 scale On30 (new layout)
Wild Goose and Riddon – Small narrow gauge tramway – OO9
Holmeshurst – Col Stephens-style Light Railway – O gauge
Arcadia – Inspired by the Rother Valley Railway – 1:64 scale – S gauge
Ewe – Inspired by the Wisbech and Upwell tramway – OO gauge (new layout)
Snowdon (NWNGR) – Narrow gauge railway at Rhyd Ddu – 1:38 16mm gauge
Society stands:
WC&P Railway Group – WC&PR models, original artefacts and items for sale
Colonel Stephens Society
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Portishead Railway Group – campaign to reopen Portishead to Bristol branch
Railfuture – campaigning for a bigger better railway
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
Vale of Berkeley Railway
RNLI, Portishead
Trade Stands:
Art in Motion – original fine art by motoring and transport artist Stuart Booth
Mainline & Maritime – large selection of railway and maritime publications
Antics Models – stockist of popular scales plus WC&PR special additions
'Bits for Layouts' – second-hand N gauge
Lester Harrison – memorabilia
Lord & Butler Model Railways – stockist of leading brands
Demonstrations:
Kit building demos – Ian Roll
Other Displays:
Display on employees of WC&PR and other Col. Stephens railways
Historic WC&PR photos slide show – Ian Bennett
Static O gauge WC&PR models – Clive Thompson
Light Refreshments
Details of show here
To celebrate the 125th Anniversary year of the original opening of the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway
Sunday 2 October 2022
Parish Wharf Leisure Centre, Portishead, BS20 7DD
10.00 until 16.00
A special one-day event which we hope will be as good as our first one in 2017 which was a great success.
There will be 14 top class layouts in a variety of scales/gauges, original artefacts, static models, historic photos, railway fine art, trade and society stands, and light refreshments.
Free 8-page visitors' guide to exhibition.
Venue alongside the Marina. Level access.
Free nearby parking.
Not to be missed!
Adults: £5 ● Children 6-16: £2 ● Age under 6: free
Family ticket – 2 adults and up to 3 children: £12
We accept cash or credit/debit cards
Layouts:
Ashcombe Road, WC&PR – Andrew Ullyott – EM gauge
Clevedon, WC&PR – Andrew Ullyott – EM gauge
Rolvenden – Col Stephens’ K&ESR – Robin Gay – P4 gauge
River Yeo – WC&PR with bridge and wharf – Stephen Ash – N gauge
Portishead – WC&PR – David Taylor – OO gauge (new layout)
Ripple Road – Imaginary Col Stephens Light Railway – OO gauge
Leysdown – Col Stephens’ Sheppey Light Railway – P4 gauge
Bwthyn y Rhosod – Radio-controlled layout – O gauge finescale
Seeohtoo Recycling Plant – Recycling carbon footprints! – 1:48 scale On30 (new layout)
Wild Goose and Riddon – Small narrow gauge tramway – OO9
Holmeshurst – Col Stephens-style Light Railway – O gauge
Arcadia – Inspired by the Rother Valley Railway – 1:64 scale – S gauge
Ewe – Inspired by the Wisbech and Upwell tramway – OO gauge (new layout)
Snowdon (NWNGR) – Narrow gauge railway at Rhyd Ddu – 1:38 16mm gauge
Society stands:
WC&P Railway Group – WC&PR models, original artefacts and items for sale
Colonel Stephens Society
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Portishead Railway Group – campaign to reopen Portishead to Bristol branch
Railfuture – campaigning for a bigger better railway
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
Vale of Berkeley Railway
RNLI, Portishead
Trade Stands:
Art in Motion – original fine art by motoring and transport artist Stuart Booth
Mainline & Maritime – large selection of railway and maritime publications
Antics Models – stockist of popular scales plus WC&PR special additions
'Bits for Layouts' – second-hand N gauge
Lester Harrison – memorabilia
Lord & Butler Model Railways – stockist of leading brands
Demonstrations:
Kit building demos – Ian Roll
Other Displays:
Display on employees of WC&PR and other Col. Stephens railways
Historic WC&PR photos slide show – Ian Bennett
Static O gauge WC&PR models – Clive Thompson
Light Refreshments
