Poole and District Model Railway Society 70th Anniversary Exhibition

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17–18 Oct 2026Saturday 17 October: 10.30am–5pm; Sunday 18 October: 10am–4pmBroadstone, Dorset
21 Layouts/13 Traders

Poole’s 70th anniversary exhibition brings 21 booked layouts, model railway traders and members’ sales to Corfe Hills School on 17–18 October 2026.

About this event

Celebrate 70 years of Poole & District Model Railway Society at Corfe Hills School, Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 9BG, on 17–18 October 2026.

Saturday 10.30am–5pm; Sunday 10am–4pm. Adults £8; accompanied children under 16 enter free. Free parking is available on site. The exhibition is on the ground floor with disabled access, and hot and cold refreshments are available.

The current organiser roster contains 21 booked layouts in O, EM, P4, OO, OO9, N and 2mm finescale. Its Traders section lists 13 entries including Puffin-Billy and PDMRS members’ sales. The hall plan also names James Trains and Rose & Rose among other stands; these have not been added to the trader count because their role is not specified in the Traders section.

Model Railway Solutions and Ray Heard Model Railways jointly sponsor the show. See the organiser’s programme and hall plan for stand positions, which may change on the day.

Verified 12 October 2026 against the official 2026 show page.

Layouts and exhibits

Blackmoor — OO9
Bournemouth Central — OO
Bradstock — O
Brewery Lane — O
Brighton East — EM
Broadstone — N
Buckleigh — OO
Burnham-on-Sea — 2mm finescale
Cheddar — P4
Children's layout — OO
Crossways Wagon Works — O & O9
Edward's Farm — EM & OO9
Glen McHoo Halt — OO9
Glenfield — N
Hawthorn Dene — N
Janes' Creek — EM
Karlisle — N
Marley Potts & Witherwack Sidings — OO
Pine Road — OO
Tan-y-Llyn — OO9
Trewithick — EM

What you can expect

✓ N gauge✓ OO gauge✓ O gauge✓ Narrow gauge✓ Trade support✓ Society stands✓ Second-hand sales✓ Free parking on site✓ Step-free access✓ Drinks and light refreshments✓ Hot food / catering on site✓ Family friendly

AT THE SHOW

Traders appearing

13 expected

DJL Models

| Second-hand model railways for Yeovil Steam Centre

Broadway Models

| Diecast road vehicles

Jill's Trains

| Model railways

Commodore Studio

| Laser-cut kits and second-hand models

Kelly Miller

| Weathered models

Mark Ayling

| Second-hand model railways

RM Innovations

| DC automated control system

Model Railway Bits

| Scenery and modelling accessories

John Sutton Models

| New and second-hand OO9, N and On16.5

Puffin-Billy

Listed trader

PDMRS members' sales

| Society sales stand