Thank You for visiting...

On Behalf of Hull MRS and the Hull Show team, thank you to all our Exhibitors, Trader Supporters, Demonstrators and everyone else who contributed to the show - without you there would be no show.

Thank you also to all who visited us throughout the weekend. Hopefully there was something for all tastes among the layouts and you enjoyed the show. If you have any comments or suggestions, please do contact us through the "Contacts" box on the right side of this page - where ever possible we try to take on board suggestions. (If you would like a reply please make sure to enter an e-mail address)

Trophies were awarded as follows:

"Morrill Cup" voted the favourite layout of our visitors:

1. Witham (00) - Martin Reynolds
2. Howbrooke (00) - Richard Smith
3. (joint) Fitzwilliam Basin (09) - Andrew Booth, Alston (N) - Peter Brown & Cockshute (00) - Alan Freer

 "EPARM Shield" voted the best layout by fellow Exhibitors:

1. Alston (N) - Peter Brown
2. Fitzwilliam Basin (09) - Andrew Booth
3. Cockshute (00) Alan Freer

"MK Memorial Trophy" awarded for the best scenic or atmospheric layout by our Narrow Gauge group:

• Fitzwilliam Basin (09) - Andrew Booth

 

And so on to next year; of course we will be doing it all again (as if that was ever in doubt!) The dates are Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June 2027, once again at Princes Quay.

Several layouts are already booked and more to be confirmed shortly. Watch this space for details...

Notice: Dogs & other animals

 NOTE:

In line with Princes Quay's Policy and common with the majority of other model railway shows;

registered assistance dogs ONLY are permitted in the show. Show Officials and Venue Security staff may at their discretion challenge any other animals found on the premises.

 

 We are aware of a dog being presented as the Societies "Ambassor-Dog" - We do not have such a role and this Dog and their owner and not members of Hull MRS and do not have any connection to Hull MRS.

  

Last minute change...

We have a last minute change to the line-up for this weekend.

Unfortunately 'Megsdorf (HO)' has had to withdraw; however in it place we have 'Low Quay' from Society member & trustee Steve Routledge.

 

 

A 1950’s/1960’s fictional busy Western Region quayside
Low Quay started life at the beginning of the dreaded ‘lockdown’.
It all started with an idea to build a layout that would allow me to try out and experiment with modelling techniques and ideas. It had to be small enough to fit on the dining room table (my wife’s idea) to be able to carry on modelling through the cold of winter.
My main remit at the start of the project was to use as much material, track etc that I already had, and I have kept to this in the main. I wanted to bring some ‘life’ to the layout and have started with the basic electronic gizmo’s from MERG.
These took the forms of random lighting, gas light twinkling and arc welding simulations.
The atmosphere for the layout is the late 50’s/early 60’s post war industrial decline. Although designated as BR(W) region it could be just about any port town in the UK
The layout has recently received a scenic upgrade with more depth added to the rear.
The layout was never intended to be exhibited but after positive feed back from club members I took the plunge
I hope you enjoy my efforts. 

 

A big thank you to Steve for stepping up at such short notice.

A Sneak Preview!

With just two weeks to go to the show, have a look at what is on offer...

You can download a PDF copy of the show guide at the link below.

Printed copies will also be available free of charge at the show...

  

Hull Model Railway Show Guide 2026 

 

Updated Travel Directions

Good news for regular visitors is that the road improvements on the A63 Castle Street are now complete and the Junctions at Ferensway are fully reopened!

This is already making a noticeable difference to traffic flows through the centre of Hull at all times of the day.

For show visitors this makes access to Princes Quay from the East via Hedon Road so much easier with a right turn into Ferensway now possible, without a long diversion, and from the West/M62 and South/Humber Bridge, there is a new route option avoiding Ferensway. 

The directions on this page have been updated (see here), but beware some On-line Maps & Sat-nav systems may not have caught up with changes yet...

A Return to the “Old Country”…

Over the years Hull MRS has been notorious for the quality and variety of layouts produced. This is particularly so of the Narrow Gauge Group, who created such layouts as the Lincolnshire brickworks “Barrowfeet” (seen at last year’s Hull show) and the Triangular shaped (Exhibition planner’s nightmare!) “Crumley & Little Wickhill”.

Those with very long memories (and willing to admit their age) might also remember a series of 7mm scale layouts based on the “Ballymona Junction and Kerry Bridge Light Railway”, a fictional branch of the once-extensive 3ft gauge network in Ireland. The last exhibition Layout “Kerry Bridge” retired from the exhibition circuit in 1996, but much of the rolling stock remained in store, and after almost 3 decades and a few false-starts as other projects got in the way (such as Barrowfleet and Crumley mentioned above!) it is finally time for a return, this time using accurate 21mm gauge track rather than the simpler but under-sized 16.5mm gauge (using 00 track) of previous layouts.

“Kilmalley” (or “Cill Malle”) will make it’s public Debut at the forthcoming Hull Model Railway show.
Kilmalley is situated at the end of a long branch line somewhere in western Ireland, built using Government funds, in an attempt to open up the very poor region through which it passed.
In spite of Kilmalley having a small harbour, traffic was always light - except on Fair Days! On those occasions long cattle trains run, usually double-headed.
Most of the original stock has been replaced with slightly less worn-out equipment from other closed railways to keep things running. Somewhere up the line is a connection to the County Donegal system, so one of their railcars visits daily. This makes a real contrast to the usually tatty coaches on the daily mixed trains.
Now the roads have been improved, few people bother with the trains - talk of closure is being heard more and more often. With the closure of the West Clare recently, the line is the last of the once-extensive Southern Irish 3ft gauge railways. Perhaps railway tourism may yet save it - only time will tell…
In the meantime, two or three trains still clatter up and down the line to Ballymona Junction daily (except Sundays of course!); long may it continue…

Some scenic work still remains to be done but the layout should be substantially complete in time for the show... Come and see how things are progressing.

The Past - Previous Layouts…

An early incarnation of Ballymona Junction in the Hull MRS clubrooms formed an (unlikely) exchange with the English Midland Railway inspired Standard Gauge O-Gauge layout…

County Donegal Railway Railcar 12 crosses the River (this section was re-used in two or three layouts!)

Tralee & Dingle no 5 hauls a Fair Day mixed train into Kerry Bridge Station

The Future - Kilmalley…

Test running: Railcar 12 arrives with a van and passenger trailer in tow

T&D 5 Tests out the Turntable

Loco Shed and water tower under construction

Farm Buildings form part of the background

Scenery is starting to grow around the turntable

Crossing Keeper's cottage

The station has gained buildings and an overall roof

Historic Photos S Flint / M Scrimshaw, Present Photos P Derrick