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Now in Stock
Hornby R1073 Orient Express DCC Set, £285
Bachamnn & Hornby DCC ready locos
Dapol Terriers
Bachmann Peaks
Hornby MK.1 Coaches, £14.50
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New Products from H&A Models
Congratulations on 10 years of UK Model Shop Directory, here's to the next 10!
We are delighted to announce that we now stock the range of Slaters 'OO' Gauge Wagon kits - available on the H&A Models website. With the exception of the private owner wagons (which have been discontinued) all Slaters 'OO' Gauge wagon kits now include wheels and bearings.
New Kits from Parkside Dundas
PC80 - now available - LNER 20 Ton Hopper Wagon (kit represents the first batch of 409 built by Hurst Nelson in 1936)
New Kits from Cambrian
C81 - now available - LNER 6 plank Open
Shows
On the 6th & 7th we are at the Rochdale Show, followed by Biggleswade on the 13th, Milton Keynes on the 20th and a new show at Dereham on the 27th February. We will be at Abrail again this year on the 6th March and of course at Alexander Palace on the 27th & 28th March.
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New Manager and New Year N Gauge Offers
Castle Trains are delighted to announce that we have appointed a new shop manager. Following a difficult end to the year with record sales and insufficient staff, 2010 is set to see our growth continue. We are delighted to have appointed Dave Wheatley, former manager of Antics in Coventry, as our new shop manager. Dave will be working with us over the coming months to introduce a number of changes, new ranges and improve the customer service so it is second to none.
To celebrate the new year, we have introduced a new staff uniform and some new offers. Whilst we always have lots of offers in OO Gauge, this year we also have some huge savings in N Gauge for a limited time, as well as our usual 6, 000+ items on the website which is connected to our integated stock management system.
This year we are also delighted to support the return of the Churchrail exhibition in Warwick. This small show is only half a mile from our shop and should be well worth a visit to see the 12 layouts of various scales. Obviously we will be there with our trade stand and lots of offers, so please come along to Churchrail on 6th March and meet Dave and some of the team (This May be your last chance to get some of our limited edition wagons with four almost sold out).
For details of other shows we are attending please see our website news page.
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Model Rail Scotland 2010
Over 150 stands including Layouts, Traders and Exhibitors
Model Rail Scotland is a Premier Model Railway Exhibition and one of Europe's top Model Railway events. Supported by Bachmann, Dapol, Hornby, and Model Rail Magazine, Model Rail Scotland brings together the highest standard of exhibits from the UK and Europe.
The 44th Annual Model Rail Scotland event will take place at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in the heart of Glasgow. Held as always during the last weekend of February and running from Friday the 26th, through to Sunday the 28th, this annual three day extravaganza of railway modelling boasts over a hundred and fifty stands comprising traders, exhibitor's layouts and various societies.
There will be something for every taste.
Rising from the Floods - Workington Model Railway Exhibition 2010
The biggest Model Railway Exhibition in Cumbria returns to Workington on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 February. Organisers, the Workington Transport Heritage Trust, had to cancel the event planned for last November, with less than 24 hours before opening the doors to the public, because of the floods. This is their attempt to put something back into the community. Nearly all the traders and exhibitors booked to attend last year have agreed to come this time round. Some exhibitors will not be charging for their travel costs and traders who can't attend have kindly said 'keep the deposit we paid for last years show'.
Having spent 12 months organising the event and then cancelling was a big blow for the Trust as it is the biggest source of income during the year. Lots of people have come forward with offers of help and support including one layout owner from Oldham, who wants to help the people of West Cumbria and is bringing his layout to display at his own cost, including sorting out accommodation for himself. Arranging this event in a matter of only a couple of months has tested the abilities of the organisers but amazingly it will be even bigger than that originally planned for last November. Twenty layouts are expected to attend in all scales and gauges from around the country including an 'O' gauge one from Preston, 'EM' from Horwich, 'P4' from Askrigg, 'OO' from Barrow-in-Furness, 'N' from Millom and 'Z' from Askam-in-Furness, to name but a few. With over 1, 600 people attending in 2008 it is hoped that local people will again support the event to show that they too are coping following the floods and that West Cumbria is "Open for business".
When the organisers cancelled last years event they were amazed to receive telephone calls from all round the country from people asking if it was still on. Calls came in from as far south as Chester, lots from the North East and Scotland as well as one person who had made arrangements to travel from Northern Ireland just to see a couple of the layouts that he was interested in. It shows how big an event the exhibition has become and that it brings visitors into the area at a traditionally quite time of the year.
Last time a 'Thomas the Tank' engine layout was built, especially for the exhibition. Young children were invited to operate it and some parents did as well! It will be making another visit and again, all will be invited to try their hand at operating it. Several other exhibitors will also welcome visitors to 'have a go'! the biggest layout is 32' x 11' and will be running over 20 trains in modern image \'OO\' gauge representing those that could have been seen on the West Coast main line until very recently. For the first time a 'Z' gauge layout will be making an appearance. This is the smallest commercially available gauge at the present time and is modelled on the North American railways. Slightly larger in scale will be an 'N' gauge layout built by award winning modellers from Millom model railway club showing what the local freight railway company, Direct Rail Services, looks like in miniature. These are all making their debut at the Workington Show.
Along with the layouts to look at you will be able to buy everything you need to build and stock your own model railway from the excellent variety of trade stands that will be in attendance.
For ideas on what to model a number of Society stands will also be present as well as modelling demonstrations.
Venue: - Moorclose Sports Centre, Workington, CA14 3SA
Open: - Sat 10 am - 5 pm. Sun 10 am - 4 pm.
Admission: - Adults &Pound;3.50. Concessions &Pound;2.00. Children &Pound;1.00. Family 2+3 &Pound;8.00
Contact: - Philip T Tuer. 01228-522118.
Website: - www.wtht.co.uk
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