Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Date: 6th & 7th September 2025 - Sat 09:30 - 17:00 Sun. 09:30 - 16:00 for all visitors
Location: Bingley Hall on Stafford County Showground. Weston Road. Stafford, ST18 0BD View in Google Maps
Price: SEE BELOW
On-line tickets:
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Details:
TICKET PRICES:
Guildex - One day: £15 for members. Members partners £15 and £20 for ALL other visitors
Guildex - Two days: £20 for members. Members partners £20 and £25 for ALL other visitors
The following layouts are booked to attend:
Arun Quay by Gordon & Maggie Gravett
Dalnotter Riverside by Graeme Moyes & Team
Harbourne St Mary by Market Harborough MRS
Haymarket by Alistair Tait
Hassell Harbour Bridge by Iain Chippendale and Alsager Railway Association
Manchester Hardwick Bridge By Chris Warner & Team
Photograph coming soon
Prospect Road from Ireland by Barry Moule
Selby by Renny Lord & Team
St Georges Wharf by Alan Gray
Photograph coming soon
The Basin by Stan Summers
Whaplode by Thomas Hoy
Woodhill Goods and Sowerby shed by Adrian Walby
The Guild Modular layout with scenic section ‘Colinwood’ by St Neots MRC
East Midlands (EM) O Gauge Test Track
Liverpool and West Lancs (LAWLOGG) O Gauge Group Test Track
Demonstrations will include Soldering with Rob Bishop. Track Building with Brian Nicholson. Battery Remote Control Operation with Phil Downs. Figure Painting by Rob Anderson. Metal Kit Construction with Brian Tole. Plastic Modelling with Chris Tooth. Road Vehicle Modelling by Colin Hobson. Templot Assistance and Track Construction with John Jones & Terry Downes. Modern Freight Vehicle Modelling with Garry Lane. Pre Group Railways by Robin Taylor. Weathering Techniques with Tom Foster and Painting and Lining by Geoff Haynes.
Getting to the Show
DrivingThe Showground is situated on the A518 Stafford to Uttoxeter road some 4 miles from Stafford. Drivers from either the North or South using the M6 motorway should exit at junction 14 and follow the signs for the County Showground.
Birmingham. 32
Newcastle 173
Bristol. 116
Norwich. 194
Edinburgh. 265
Nottingham. 64
Liverpool 72
Oxford 95
London. 145
Shrewsbury. 32
Manchester 60
York. 106
Public Transport
The Showground is just 4 miles from Stafford Railway Station. The station is situated on the West Coast Main Line offering a direct service to London Euston with a journey time of approximately one hour and twenty minutes. It also offers direct services to Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Manchester and Liverpool.
Airports - Birmingham International and East Midlands airports are both a 50 minute drive from the Showground whilst Manchester Airport can be reached in little more than an hour.
Traders booked so far: (04 08 2025)
| 1039 Models |
| 55H |
| Ace & Shamrock Trains |
| Ace Products |
| AirFramed |
| Amberly Components |
| Atkitz |
| Bill Hudson Transport Books |
| Brushes 4 Models |
| Buzz Models |
| C & L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd |
| Colin McCallum Estate |
| Connoisseur Models |
| Contikits |
| Craft Lighting |
| CRT Kits |
| D.C.Kits |
| Dapol |
| Diane Carney |
| Duncan Models |
| Easy-Build Coaches |
| EBMA Hobby & Craft |
| Ellis Clark |
| Ennis 75 Models |
| Finney7 |
| First Class Kits |
| Footplate Models |
| Gladiator |
| Gloforce |
| Greenwood Track |
| Haywood Railway |
| Heljan |
| HMRS |
| Intentio |
| J & M Hughes |
| James Green Artist |
| JSModels |
| Lanky Kits |
| LCUT Creative |
| Masterpiece Models |
| Metalsmith (Leeds) Ltd |
| Midland Railway Centre |
| Midland Railway Society |
| Minerva Model Railways |
| MMM (Made in Manchester Models) |
| MMR Models |
| Modelu |
| Monk's Gate Models |
| Moor View Models |
| MSC Models |
| Nick Tozer Railway Books |
| Northumbrian Painting Service |
| Online Models |
| P.R.Model Railway Products |
| Parliamentary Trains |
| Peartree Engineering |
| Peter Clark Models |
| Phoenix Precision Paints |
| PLM Cast-a-Ways |
| Poppy's Woodtech |
| Premier Components |
| Primo Models |
| Ragstone Models |
| Ray Heard Model Railways |
| S M Models |
| Sanspareil ICS |
| SBT Developments |
| Simon's Sort Out |
| SKOG |
| Skytrex Ltd |
| Slaters Plastikard |
| Squires Model and Craft Tools |
| Steamline Ltd. |
| TMS Models |
| Tower Collection Blackpool |
| Tower Models |
| Trainsporters |
| Walsall Model Industries |
| Walsworth Models |
| White Rose Modelworks |
| Youchoos |
