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40th UCKFIELD MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION
Incorporating Scalefour Southeast, a Scalefour Society Regional Event.
Organised by the Uckfield Model Railway Club.
UCKFIELD CIVIC CENTRE
Civic Approach
Uckfield
East Sussex
TN22 1AE
Saturday 18th October 2025
Sunday 19th October 2025
Open 10am till 5pm both days.
The 2025 Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition will once again be featuring a selection of some of the best quality layouts around. There will be full trade support as well as Demonstration and Society stands. Licensed Restaurant within the Civic Centre will be open throughout the weekend. There will be bacon/sausage baps for early arrivals to purchase - from 9am.
Once again this year sees the inclusion of Scalefour Southeast, a Scalefour Society regional event. Featuring the Society's Publicity Stand and the Scalefour Stores, along with four P4 layouts and a full schedule of demonstrations that should appeal to railway modellers of all scales and skills. We will also have the 2mm Scale Association Roadshow in attendance, featuring the Association sales and membership stand along with three 2mm finescale layouts for you to enjoy.
Celebrating the 40th exhibition milestone, the layout list includes some circuit favourites along with several debut appearances. With locomotive control recently changed to DCC with sound, Vincent de Bode's Flintfield portrays a Great Eastern Railway country terminus in about 1910. Having been refurbished and extended, Gordon Gravett's 7mm scale layout Ditchling Green representing a small Sussex BR Southern Region station will also be in attendance.
With the magazine Model Railway Journal celebrating 40 years – MRJ 0 appeared in January 1985, followed by issue 1 the following April – a couple of models that featured in that preview issue will be appearing at the exhibition. The late John Watson’s P4 model of Laxfield on the Mid Suffolk Light Railway will be making a rare appearance and the topic of Iain Rice’s article about the construction of a "be-rivetted drudge", the GER Class M12 Bromley Tank, and which featured on the front cover of the magazine, will be undertaking shunting duties on Flintfield.
The show has its usual eclectic mix of layouts, with of the 20 layouts scheduled to attend there will no less than 11 different scale/gauge combinations represented. Standard and narrow gauge British, Continental and American prototypes.
Full list of layouts expected:
Ditchling Green - 7mm/ft scale 32mm & 16.5mm gauges (0 & 0-16.5)
Gordon Gravett's BR (S) Station exhibited by Rex Davidson & Stephen Williams, Staffordshire - MRJ 50, RM Mar. 1992, BRM May 1997.
St Oswalds - 7mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (0-16.5)
Compact Welsh narrow gauge goods yard cameo by Tim Crockford, Gloucestershire.
East Lynn Quay - 1:64 scale 0.884in gauge (S)
The late Trevor Nunn's GER quayside presented by Simon Dunkley, Leicestershire - MRJs 171 & 172, BRM Mar. 2012.
Flintfield - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4)
North Suffolk GER country terminus c1910 presented by Adrian Colenutt, West Sussex - MORILL Oct. 1994, RM Oct. 2025.
Fryers Lane - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4)
Late 1980s, early 1990s BR freight scene by Mark Forrest, Staffordshire.
Laxfield - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4)
John Watson's East Suffolk BR(E) byway presented by Rod Cameron, Devon - MRJ 0.
Pwllheli - 4mm/ft scale 18.83mm gauge (P4)
2000s Cambrian Coast Railway terminus by Jonathan Buckie, Hampshire - BRM Nov. 2023.
Janes' Creek - 4mm/ft scale 18.2mm gauge (EM)
North Kent SE&CR industrial scene by Andrew Browne, Kent - BRM Sep. 2025.
Roman Road - 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Overhead line equipped BR (S) scene by Oly Turner, Kent - exhibition debut.
Rye Sands - 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Coastal SE&CR cameo by William Lloyd, Kent - exhibition debut.
Sheep Dip - 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
Industrial cameo by Rob Gunstone, Glamorgan - BRM Dec. 2020.
Shepherdswell EKR - 4mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (00)
1960s industrial East Kent Railway by Ian Lampkin, Surrey.
Devils Bridge - 4mm/ft scale 9mm gauge (00-9)
Scale model of the Vale of Rheidol Railway terminus c1904 by Andy Cundick, Wiltshire.
Broken Creek - 3.5mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (H0)
Truncated US Branch by Lee Wenham, West Sussex - CM Oct. 2025.
Les Caves du Roy - 3.5mm/ft scale 16.5mm gauge (H0)
1980s Lebanese Beirut city scene by Matt Strickland, Somerset - CM Jun. 2025 - second exhibition.
Linfield - 3mm/ft scale 14.2mm gauge (3mm finescale)
Early 1900s branch line terminus by Andrew Shillito, Kent - exhibition debut.
Todmorden Midland - 1:148 scale 9mm gauge (British N)
1950s/60s BR (M) terminus layout by Ed Purcell, Birmingham - RM Oct. 2016.
Callaton - 2mm/ft scale 9.42mm gauge (2mm finescale)
1980s North Eastern cameo layout by Mick Simpson, County Durham - MRJ 283.
Ley Hill - 2mm/ft scale 9.42mm gauge (2mm finescale)
Fictitious light railway terminus presented by Jerry Clifford, Wiltshire.
Caledonian Goods & Coal Yard - 2mm/ft scale 9.42mm gauge (2mm finescale)
Mrs Wilberforce's NE Yard by The Model Railway Club, London - MRJ 140.
Trade expected at the present time:
Blacksmith Models - range of 4mm etched kits
Branchlines - extensive range of kits, parts and motors for the modeller
C&L Finescale Track Building Systems - suppliers of finescale trackwork and components and 7mm ready to run
Cambrian Model Rail - 4mm wagon kits and 16mm NG parts, stockists of straight wire from Eileen's Emporium
Coastal DCC - extensive range of control systems and components for DCC
Compass Model Railways - local model shop with very extensive range of accessories and ready to run rolling stock
Dart Castings / MJT / Monty's Models - miniature figures and model railway vehicle detailing parts
Dingo Servo Mounts - servo mounts and control boards
Golden Arrow Productions - resin kits for Southern prototypes and suppliers of bowpens for lining
Green Scene & Freestone - all your scenic needs
Meon Valley Models - 4mm wagon kits
ModelStock (ABS) - range of 4mm scale rolling stock kits
Plus Daughters - N gauge specialist stocking British, Continental and American ready to run
Prickley Pear Products - pre grouping rolling stock kits
Rail-Books - all the latest books and publications
Roger Jones - second hand ready to run
Roxey Mouldings - etched kits in both 4mm and 7mm scales
Scalefour Stores - supplies for the discerning modeller including 4mm Dingham couplings
Severn Models - etched scenic buildings and accessories in 2mm, 4mm and 7mm scales
Squires Model & Craft Tools - wide range of tools, glues and raw materials for the modeller
South Eastern Finecast / Stevensons Carriages - 4mm scale locomotive kits and scenic builders sheets
The Wagon Yard - specialist in N and 00 rolling stock
W.M. Collectables - extensive range of second hand ready to run
Demonstrations:
Roger Sawyer - Soldering For Beginners.
Mike Ainsworth - Starting your route to P4.
Bob Cummings - Motorising & wiring turnouts.
James Walters - Templot, including Plug Track.
Greg Coady - Building, painting & lining coaches.
Jeremy Good - Building British Finescale turnouts in P4.
David Lowe - CAD and 3D Printing.
Mark Tatlow - Coach Building
Displays:
Uckfield Model Railway Club - membership and information stand
Bentley Miniature Railway - 7.25 inch gauge ground level line in the East Sussex countryside - publicity stand.
Scalefour Society - membership and information stand
The 2mm Scale Association Roadshow - membership and sales stand etc
Public access to the Civic Centre is via either the free High Street car park (Civic Approach), or the Tesco Superstore. The venue is also only three minutes walk away from both the railway and bus stations.
Additional car parking at the station car park - with kind arrangement of Network Rail and APCOA this is also now free over the weekend. Just drive in and park.
More information and layout pictures at Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition 2025
Adrian
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