Exhibitions
The club organises three exhibitions each year, Railex, Risex and Haddenham, and opens its doors to members of the public for our annual open day where people can come and see what we do. We have also joined in Princes Risborough Festival which we call Festirail normally held in the summer.
RISEX - Saturday 20th February 2027
RISEX is our smaller family exhibition, where we offer a fun day out for the family with a good selection of interesting layouts with a few traders offering ready to run models, books and specialist components. We also have a great second hand stall.
Layouts in 2027 include:
Carterton
Late 1950s and early 1960s on the Fairford branch.
Crystal Springs
Trams on the outskirts of San Francisco.
Didcot A
Represent the famous Oxfordshire landmark of Didcot ‘A’ coal-fired power station.
East Anstey
East Anstey Station and Yeo Mill Halt on the North Devon line.
Freedles
A freelance fun layout in N gauge, which is set in ‘anytime’ and does not reflect any particular era.
Jubilee Works
A fictional industrial site, which boasts an extensive internal narrow gauge rail system,
Okement Quarry
A ‘work-in-progress’ layout conceived for the Gauge O Guild modular layout concept.
Ordsall Wharf Sidings
A small siding complex fed from a local freight yard, that is situated close to the Manchester Ship Canal.
Shadwell East
Developed by the Junior section of the High Wycombe & District MRS, and represents a fictional small terminal station in the East End of London, set in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Tetbury
Set to cover 1950 up until closure in 1964, with an operational day following the transition from steam to diesel traction.
The exhibition is held at the Community Centre in Princes Risborough, now called the Wades Centre.
Please find below a link to our promotional YouTube video for our 2026 show: RISEX 2026
RAILEX 2027 - Change of Date
Saturday 22nd May, Sunday 23rd May
This is the weekend BEFORE the Bank Holiday
The Exhibition will once again be in the Main Hall of the Stadium
Please note this is a change of date. We have moved a weekend earlier than our “traditional” weekend which will, we believe, make the show conflict less with family activities over the Bank Holiday and half term.
Railex is our large finescale exhibition, where the quality of layouts is paramount, along with a great selection of specialist traders for our visitors to meet all your modelling needs.
The exhibition will again be held at the large sports hall in 2027, at Stoke Mandeville stadium in Aylesbury.
See more details at the RAILEX dedicated website.
Haddenham & Thame 25th September 2027
Next year's show Saturday 25th September 2027
On Saturday 26th September 2026 we hosted a small exhibition in Haddenham village hall featuring half a dozen layouts, traders and our secondhand stall. It's an exhibition for local families, somewhere to see what could be possible for them, or their children, or just to enjoy seeing the skill of local modellers and watching the trains. All whilst enjoying a nice cup of tea and a piece of homemade cake. See our promotional video: Haddenham & Thame Model Railway Exhibition 2026
Club Open Day 2027 - tbc
With our Open days we allow the public to visit on a day where we can show prospective members what we get up to. In support of the Risborough Festival, we hold our Open Day on on the same day as the Risborough Festival, at St. Mary’s Hall, Church Street in Princes Risborough. Our Open Day is an informal event where you can talk about railways, models, and modelling techniques. It will feature one of our club layouts as well as demonstrations and displays of club member’s projects and a second hand stall selling rolling stock, scenic accessories, books, and magazines.
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