RailEX NE is back for 2026!
Including over 30 quality model railway layouts including ‘Thomas & Friends’ and LEGO Railways, trade stands and modeling demonstrations.
Including over 30 quality model railway layouts including ‘Thomas & Friends’ and LEGO Railways, trade stands and modeling demonstrations.
A free shuttle bus service will operate from North Shields Town Centre to RailEx NE & onwards to the Stephenson Railway Museum departing from Railway Terrace.
Timetable to be confirmed
The service will be wheelchair accessible using a low-floor service bus
The Blyth & Tyne Model Railway Society (BTMRS) have over 80 members ranging in ages from the youngest aged 14 and the oldest aged 85. The club caters for all model railway enthusiasts in all gauges.
We currently have layouts in 2mm, N, 3mm, HO, EM, OO, O and 7 Scale gauges and would welcome any new member especially those wishing to improve their modelling skills or have any skills they could pass on.
Layouts
Allington – OO gauge
Bedeside Lane – N gauge – Early 90s
Causey Arch – 16.5mm Gauge / 4mm/ft ish / 1750s
Cheviot Line – OO9 – 1950s/60s
Closehouse
Cockersands Level – OO9
Corsham – N Gauge / 1:148 / early 1970s
Doncaster York Road – OO Gauge – Steam/Green Diesel
GreenBooth – OO Gauge – 1950s/60s
Haltwhistle – N gauge
Hamsterley Mill – OO Gauge – Steam/Diesel
Hangman’s Reach – N Gauge
Hazlebury Yard – OO Gauge – 1960s
Holbrook Creek – OO9 – 1940s/50s
Mugga Ghyll Junction – N Gauge
Nazareth Portland Cement – N Guage – American
Newvaddon Parkway – N, 2mm to ft, 1.148, 1995 to today
Oxforth East – OO and OO9 – 1950s
PENRHYN QUARRIES – 016.5 10MM OR 1/32ND 1950S
Pick Purse Halt – O Gauge
Providence Colliery – 16,5mm gauge / 4mm/ft scale / 1950s BR/NCB
Queen Street – O Gauge – 1980s
Ravensworth Road – EM/4mm – Modern Image (2019)
Richmond – N Gauge – era 5
River Kwai – HO Gauge
Rosie’s Railway – N Gauge
Scalby – OO gauge – 1883 to 1967
Scotch Mist – Layout is O gauge, 7mm finescale, 1960’s and 70’s Scotland
Selby Station and Rotating Rail Bridge – Gauge O, finescale, 1920/30’s LNER
St. Andrews and Guard bridge – British N gauge 1:148 mid 50’s to mid 60s
St Georges Wharf – O Gauge – Dock scsene 1950’s
Urban Sprawl – N gauge – Trams
Walker Marine – EM gauge – Late 60s
Wendy’s Halt – O Gauge – 1990s
West Pinfold – P4 Transition
Whitburn Bay – O Gauge – 1930s/1950s – LNER/BR
Traders
Anoraks Anonymous
Brooks Models
Contikits
DC Kits
Digitrains
Durham Trains of Stanley
GM Transport Books(Sat Only)
Going Loco
J&J Models
MTFG hobbies
Mumfys Models
NER Models
North Eastern Railway Ass.
Penninne Models
Squires model and Craft tools
Sunderland Models
Totem Man
Trainsporters
Tri-angman
Demonstrators
Andrew Proctor – weathering locos and stock
Great North Air Ambulance Service (SUN Only)
John Elliott – Scratch built model buildings, using a variety of materials, including foamboard and styrene. Techniques for representing stonework, and painting and weathering techniques.
MERG
Paul Moore – Painting and Lining
Peter Stanger – Loco Building
Phil Carss – OO plastic kit building
By purchasing a ticket in advance, entry is granted from 09:30