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This page gives a summary in date order of events of many clubs and societies, exhibitions and other events of interest to the historical modeller: naturally our own Area Group meetings are included.

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Disclaimer

The listing here is given in good faith, but the HMRS cannot be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies in information arising from outside the Society.

During the winter months in the event of very severe weather, actual or forecast, an event may be cancelled or postponed. Please check with the organiser before making a journey in these circumstances.

February 2012
Mon 6 London		The Brighton Line		HMRS London Area Group
Wed 8 Butterley		A ‘home grown’ presentation’.		HMRS East Midlands Area Group
Thu 9 Brighton		‘In search of efficiency’ A review of internal combustion and other experimental locomotive types from 1830 to 1950		HMRS Sussex Area Group
Fri 10 Harman’s Cross, Nr Corfe Castle		An Audio-Visual RAILSHOW		The Purbeck Railway Circle
Fri 24 Great Baddow, Nr. Chelmsford		Wagon Loads for the Modeller		HMRS Essex Area Group
Sat 25 Saltford		An afternoon of Railway Films from the British Transport archives		HMRS Bristol Area Group
Tue 28 Bury		EM TRACK CONSTRUCTION		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
Wed 29 Bletchley		A Cambrian Railways Journey from Welshpool to Aberystwyth		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
March 2012
Sat 3 Kettering		Spring Show		Gauge 'O' Guild
Mon 5 London		The London Street Tramways Company network		HMRS London Area Group
Thu 8 Brighton		Western Steam in the sixties.		HMRS Sussex Area Group
Fri 9 Harman’s Cross, Nr Corfe Castle		The Kent & East Sussex Railway		The Purbeck Railway Circle
Wed 14 Butterley		Highways & Byways of the East Midlands		HMRS East Midlands Area Group
Sat 17 - Sun 18 Nottingham		Nottingham and East Midland MRE
Sat 24 Saltford		Welsh Narrow Gauge modelling		HMRS Bristol Area Group
Tue 27 Bury		THE MIDLAND RAILWAY PIONEERING		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
Wed 28 Bletchley		Railways of Cuba and Kenya		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
Fri 30 Great Baddow, Nr. Chelmsford		The GNR - more than just Stirling Singles. Images from the GNRS Photographic Collection		HMRS Essex Area Group
Sat 31 - Sun 1 Bradford		Anual Exhibition		Bradford Model Railway Club
April 2012
Mon 2 London		Library night and a joint meeting with NGS/W&L Ry Soc., the topic being a Tribute to the late Bob Vice, the former W&L Ry Soc sales officer.		HMRS London Area Group
Wed 11 Butterley		LD&ECR slide show - Part 2		HMRS East Midlands Area Group
Thu 12 Brighton		Locomotive and Rolling stock Weathering - Talk and demonstration		HMRS Sussex Area Group
Fri 13 Harman’s Cross, Nr Corfe Castle		Festival of Trains: A Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the trains named to commemorate the Festival of Britain in 1951		The Purbeck Railway Circle
Sat 14 - Sun 15 Horsham		Horsham Model Railway Exhibition		Crawley Model Railway Society
Fri 20 - Sat 21 Derby		Archives, Artefacts, Amateurs & Academics: A Workshop		Business Archives Council
Tue 24 Bury		THE 0-6-2 TANKS OF THE SOUTH WALES VALLEYS		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
Wed 25 Bletchley		North London Line		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
Sat 28 Saltford		Furness Railway		HMRS Bristol Area Group
May 2012
Mon 7 London		Modelling trees		HMRS London Area Group
Wed 9 Butterley		Using a computer to prepare masters for etching and casting, including an introduction to Gauge 3 modelling		HMRS East Midlands Area Group
Thu 10 Brighton		Locomotive Building in 7mm scale		HMRS Sussex Area Group
Fri 11 Harman’s Cross, Nr Corfe Castle		The Railway I knew: 1947-1975		The Purbeck Railway Circle
Sat 19 Butterley		HMRS AGM - for members only		Historical Model Railway Society
Sat 19 Saltford		vintage steam colour slides		HMRS Bristol Area Group
Tue 22 Bury		ROBERT STEPHENSON THE EMINENT ENGINEER		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
June 2012
Mon 11 London		On and Off the Footplate		HMRS London Area Group
Thu 14 Brighton		‘Botley 5 years on’ - Progress on a dream layout		HMRS Sussex Area Group
Tue 26 Bury		P.O. COAL WAGONS		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
July 2012
Fri 13 Harman’s Cross, Nr Corfe Castle		The Railway I knew: 1947-1975		The Purbeck Railway Circle
August 2012
Sat 4 - Sun 5 Southwold		Southwold Model Railway Exhibition.		Waveney Valley Model railway Club
Sat 18 - Sun 19 Butterley, RIPLEY		Midland Railex		Midland Railway, Butterly
September 2012
Mon 3 London		BTF Films		HMRS London Area Group
Sat 22 Saltford		to be advised		HMRS Bristol Area Group
Tue 25 Bury		L&Y STATIONS AND STRUCTURES		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
Wed 26 Bletchley		A Presentation of the G.W. and G.C. Joint line between Northolt Junction (Marylebone) and Ashendon Junction, Woodford		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
October 2012
Mon 1 London		Monorails		HMRS London Area Group
Tue 23 Bury		A TRIP TO EASTLEIGH IN 1910		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
Sat 27 Saltford		to be advised		HMRS Bristol Area Group
Wed 31 Bletchley		The GN and LNWR lines in Leicestershire		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
November 2012
Sat 24 Saltford		to be advised		HMRS Bristol Area Group
Tue 27 Bury		MODEL BUILDING CONSRUCTION		HMRS East Lancashire / North Manchester Area Group
Wed 28 Bletchley		An evening devoted to modelling		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
December 2012
Mon 3 London		members evening and mince pies		HMRS London Area Group
Sat 22 Saltford		to be advised		HMRS Bristol Area Group
January 2013
Wed 30 Bletchley		A film show of archive material		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
February 2013
Wed 27 Bletchley		The London and Birmingham Line Part 1		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
March 2013
Wed 27 Bletchley		The West Highland Lines		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
April 2013
Wed 24 Bletchley		The North Wales Coast Lines Part 1		HMRS Bletchley Area Group
October 2013
Mon 7 London		Modelling Allotments		HMRS London Area Group

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