RailEx East 2026 – Cambridge Model Railway Exhibition

About this event

RailEx East 2026 visitor guide

Cambridge Model Railway Club’s RailEx East brings a varied railway modelling programme to Cambridge Regional College on Saturday 12 September 2026. Two accessible halls accommodate British branch lines, overseas scenes, industrial railways and specialist trade stands.

Opening times and admission

The show opens 10am–4pm. Adult admission is £8 and children £3; under-fives enter free. One child is admitted free in a group of two or more children. Under-16s must be accompanied. Admission accepts cash or cards, but refreshments are card-only.

Layouts, traders and attractions

The current club list names 24 layouts without a provisional or withdrawn marker. Highlights include Hong Kong trams on Shau Kei Wan, American HO modelling on Rock Ridge, the 16mm industrial Fen End Pit and the N-gauge Big Boy Driving Experience. The full named line-up appears below. Acle and Ashcroft remain to be confirmed; Moth Eaton has withdrawn.

Eleven named traders cover models, components, books, maps and signalling. Look out for Great Eastern Models, DCC Model Railway Signalling and Zoe Hunter Railway Maps, alongside the club’s own sales stand. The Mid Suffolk Light Railway and Battle of Britain Locomotive Society are also listed. A named demonstration timetable has not been published.

Getting to Cambridge Regional College

Use the Cambridge campus on Kings Hedges Road, CB4 2QT. Parking is free and the exhibition halls are step-free and wheelchair accessible. The guided busway stops close by; Cambridge North station is approximately a 25-minute walk or two bus stops away. Drivers can approach from A14 junctions 32 or 33.

Checked 11 September 2026 against the club’s official exhibition page and its Visit Cambridge event listing. Check the club page before travelling for late changes.

Layouts and exhibits

Shau Kei Wan & All Cars Stop Here
File Mile House
Odstock Model Railway
Royston Wharf
Milo Mill
Three Mills on Ply
Little Colne
Rock Ridge
Lydgate
South Lynn
Lockes Down
Maldon Market Hill
A Brief Encounter
Clone Line
Modular N gauge
Fen End Pit
Shallowbrook
Big Boy Driving Experience
Crickey! It’s a Shed
Oakgrove Central
Fleebight Wharf
It’s all about the Branch Line ‘U’ see
Trinity Dock Street Bridge
Waterside

What you can expect