Coming EventsHRCA AGM

 1): Main HRCA Events:

The HRCA will be attending a number of public events, see below for details...

2): Local Area Groups:

HRCA members have got together and formed themselves into local area groups to organise meetings and events which are open to members and friends.  The meetings are often held monthly or bimonthly during weekday evenings and generally consist of:

  • working layouts (members are encouraged to bring something to run)
  • member's sales tables
  • train traders
  • refreshments
  • exact format varies from group to group

Some groups also organise events in conjunction with other local 'railway' related themes, such as Heritage Steam Railways and Model Railway Societies.

Details of meetings and events can be found in the member's area of this website (login required).  However, the following summary of local groups is provided for potential new members consideration and review.
 

Anglia HRCA Meeting for the West Essex and North East London area
Loughton area. Six meetings a year, Saturdays 10-4. Dates irregular. Layouts for O and OO, , tea and coffee, car parking. Bus from Loughton Station. For those travelling by public transport, go to Loughton Station (Central Line) and then bus no.20 to Church Lane.

Bedfordshire Vintage Train Group HRCA Area Meeting
Meets bi-monthly on the second Wednesdays. Doors open at 5.00p.m.
running from 5.30p.m. close at 9.30p.m. Meet in the Village hall Houghton Conquest. MK453LF
All gauges welcome, but O,OO(2&3rail) and Ogauge steam are regulars. Traders too.
All members and friends welcome, food available, make your own Tea, Coffee or soft drinks.

Border Counties HRCA Area Meeting
Meets bi-monthlyy at either Haydon Bridge Community Centre just off the A69 between Haltwhistle and Hexham;
or Houghton Village Hall, Carlisle, 3 minutes from J44 of the M6 on the Hexham Road.
Refreshements are available and there are usually running facilities for 0 gauge 2 and 3 rail and dublo 3 rail.

Bristol and Somerset HRCA Area Meeting
Usually monthly in the Weston-super-Mare area. O gauge and Dublo layouts; members’ bring and buy.
Please visit the Bristol and Somerset website for further information: http://www.somersethrca.org.uk

Kentish Tappers/SEGOG(formerly Bromley Tappers) HRCA Area Meeting
Monthly in the Bromley area (just off the A21). Bus routes from Bromley South Station.
Refreshments; layouts, bring and buy.

Cambridge Group HRCA Area Meeting
Normally bi-monthly at Fulbourn (4 miles East of Cambridge).
Test and running layouts in Clockwork and Electric 0 gauge, Dublo 2/3-rail, bring something to run. Sales table.

Chesham Steamers,
Normally meets bi-monthly in the Chesham area. Layouts, light refreshments. Parking

Chiltern Hills HRCA Vintage Train Group
The Group meets six times a year in the Chesham area. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November.

Cornish Group HRCA Area Meeting
Normally monthly in the Camborne, Cornwall area
Members set up Hornby O Gauge and Hornby Dublo 2 and 3 rail layouts for general use; bring your own trains! Members sales, light refreshments. Excellent local fish & chip restaurant nearby!

Cotswolds Area HRCA Meeting
Monthly meeting in the Banbury area.
0 gauge and Dublo running facilities are always available and traders and other members always have a variety of Dublo and 0 gauge for sale or exchange. Car parking,

Devon Area HRCA Meeting
Monthly meeting in Bere Alston, Devon.. 12-5pm Ample parking. Wheelchair accessible. Hot drinks, light refreshments. Layouts, Sales table, remag service.

Eastwood Vintage Trains,
 Bi-monthly meeting in Southend-on-Sea Essex

Edinburgh Area HRCA Meeting
Monthly get together, usually at the Duddingston Golf Club in Edinburgh.
O gauge and 3 rail Dublo running facilities, traders and bring and buy table.
Bar lunches and an informal sit down supper always available.

Merseyside Area HRCA Meeting
The ‘Preston Brook’ group which now meets at Whitley village hall, Whitley (WA4 4EG) meets on Wednesday afternoons during school holidays.
O gauge and Dublo layouts - members sales and refreshments.

Northants & Rutland Area HRCA O Gauge Meeting
Bi-monthly meeting in the Harringworth area.
Hornby 0 Gauge layouts and traders.

Nottingham & Derby Area Group.
Bi-monthly Saturday meetings in Risley, Derbyshire area. Running facilities for O-gauge clockwork and 3-rail electric, with Dublo 2 and 3-rail layouts normally available, Free parking and level access. Refreshments.

Orpington (SE London/NW Kent Area) HRCA Meeting
Informal meetings held most months in the Orpington area. 0 Gauge running facilities and remag service always available, plus Dublo layout most months, In conjunction with the Toy Collectors Fair to which the public are welcome. Small admission fee applies, regular attendance by several train traders, refreshments available, car parking and easy access by public transport.
Please note that the layouts/meetings are located on a stage only accessible by steps.

Penmorfa (NW Wales) HRCA Area Group Meeting ALL MEMBERS please note that Group meetings at Penmorfa have been suspended due to a crisis at the hall were we meet. A further announcement will be posted when the future is clearer.
Regular monthly meetings in Penmorfa village near Porthmadog, Gwynedd, normally third Tuesday in the month. We welcome train collectors of all makes and gauges to run their own trains or just come and see ours.  A great day out with so much real steam close by in season.  Layouts operating in both gauges, electric and c/w. Light refreshments usually available.

Retford Runners
Normally held on the last Wednesday evening in the month, alternate odd numbered months, in the Retford, Notts area. Lots of free parking, level access, Dublo and 0-gauge tracks or bring a layout. Commission-free Bring and Buy table, refreshments.

Scottish HRCA Area Meeting
Normally held in Menstrie. Scottish Members Get-together, 0 gauge and 00 running tracks available.

Surrey Hills Area Group
Meet on the first Tuesday of every month at Merrow Village Hall, 177 Epsom Road Guildford GU1 2QY – access via Redwood Close. Parking available on site. Doors open at 12 noon and close at 4pm. We usually have an 18’ x 12’ three-rail O gauge test track available for members’ running, as well as smaller O gauge layouts, a regular trader and a very enthusiastic 2 and 3 rail Dublo membership with a number of layouts. Meetings are generally ‘themed’ but with no obligation. Coffee, tea and biscuits are included in the £3 entry charge. We also have occasional guest speakers on railway and other transport topics. Bring something to run.

Sussex Vintage Model Railway Collectors
Meets monthly in the Brighton area, and sometimes at the famous Brighton Toy and Model Museum.
Test tracks for Hornby 0 gauge electric and clockwork, and 2 and 3 rail Dublo. Other makes also welcome.

Thames Valley Area HRCA Meeting
Usual monthly meeting in the Mortimer, Berkshire area.
Working Layouts, Train Traders and Refreshments. Different display theme each month.

Wessex HRCA Corfe Mullen Group Meeting
Monthly meeting in Corfe Mullen area. Ample free parking.
Hornby O gauge and OO 2/3 rail layouts,

Whaplode Meeting
Usually monthly in the Whaplode, Lincs. Area. 0 Gauge and Dublo 3-rail running tracks;

Yeovil and District Group Monthly Meeting
Usual monthly meeting in the Yeovil area. We would be delighted to see anyone from the area with an interest in vintage model trains and we run O gauge and our new Dublo 2/3 rail layout at most meetings. In fact anything from the Meccano empire is most welcome.

3): Other Events:

See also diary below.

4): Diary Dates: 

[HRCA members: please login to the Members' Area to view a more detailed diary which includes all the following events plus 'Members only' events]

[last updated 2nd September 2024]

PLEASE NOTE: Events may be subject to cancellation at short notice.

2024

Sep 3, Tues. HRCA Surrey Hills Group Merrow Village Hall, 177 Epsom Road Guildford GU1 2QY (5 mins from A3) 12 noon to 4pm
Sep 3 Tues South Somerset (Yeovil). The Village Hall, Recreation Ground, Norton Sub Hamdon, TA14 6SE. 2.30 to 6.30pm
Sep 5, Thurs. Severn Valley Tinplate Runners, Quatt Village Hall,Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6QW 4 miles south of Bridgnorthon the A442. - look for our roadside banner.11am - 5pm approx.
Sep 7, Saturday. . Gloucestershire Worcestershire Runners (NEW GROUP) Tewkesbury Baptist Church, Station Road,Tewkesbury Gloucestershire. Gl20 5DR. 10am-4pm.
Sep 9,Mon.Cotswold Group. Northend Village Hall, Top Street, Northend, Warwickshire CV47 2TN 1 Mile from J12 on the M40. 3.30pm - 8.00pm.
Sep 11, WedHRCA Thames Valley Group, Mortimer. St.John’s Hall, West End Road, Mortimer RG7 3TF. 3.30-9.30pm,
Sep 15, Sun Orpington, Crofton Halls, next to Orpington Station BR6 8PR.09.45am -1.15pm.
Sep 16,Mon. Eastwood Vintage Trains, St.Laurence Church Hall, Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6UH:7-10pm
Sep 16, Mon EdinburghGroupDuddingston Golf Club, 137-139 Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh EH15 3QD. 11.30-17.00hrs
Sep 17, Tues.North Wales Group,Penmorfa Memorial Hall Porthmadog, GwyneddLL499RT.2pm to 5pm£3 inc. refreshments
Sep 17, Tues. Wessex Group St.Nicholas Church, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset. BH21 3LE. 6-10pm.
Sep 17, Tues.Whaplode Village Hall, Kirkgate Whaplode, PE12 6TE. 10 am-2 pm
Sep 18,Wed. Devon, Bere Alston Bowling Club, Bedford Street, Bere Alston, PL20 7DZ 12-5 pm,
Sep 18, Wed. Kentish Tappers/SEGOG(formerly Bromley Tappers) Bromley Common Road Methodist Church, Main Hall, Bloomfield Road, Bromley BR2 9RZ. 2-5.30pm.
Sep 19, Thurs. Chiltern Hills, Chesham Methodist Church, Bellingdon Rd, Chesham HP5 2HA . 12-6pm .
Sep 21, Sat. Yeovil Annual Exhibition. The Village Hall, Recreation Ground, Norton Sub Hamdon, TA14 6SE. .10.30am -4.00pm
Sep 24, Tues. Cambridge.Fulbourn Village Library, The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn. CB21 5HD.5.30-9.30pm.
Sep 25, Wed. Retford Runners, Clarborough Village Hall, Nr Retford, DN22 9LN.On the A620. 4.15 to 9.pm
Sep 26, Thurs, Bristol and Somerset, Scout Hut, Totterdown Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4LJ.
Sep 26, Thurs. East Anglia Group (Ipswich branch)Landseer Road Methodist Church, Ipswich. IP3 9LX. ). 7.00 pm until 10pm
Sep 27, Fri, Sussex Vintage Model Railway Collectors, Crowhurst Community Centre (at rear of Knoyle Hall), Knoyle Road, Preston Park, Brighton BN1 6RB, 1930-2200.
Oct 1, Tues.South Somerset (Yeovil). Norton Sub HamdonVillage Hall, Recreation Ground, New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon. TA14 6SF . 2.30 to 6.30pm.
Oct 1, Tues. HRCA Surrey Hills Group Merrow Village Hall, 177 Epsom Road Guildford GU1 2QY (5 mins from A3) 12 noon to 4pm
Oct 2, WedHRCA Thames Valley Group, Mortimer. St.John’s Hall, West End Road, Mortimer RG7 3TF.Note one week early. 3.30-9.30pm,
Oct 3, Thurs. Severn Valley Tinplate Runners, Quatt Village Hall,Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6QW 4 miles south of Bridgnorthon the A442. - look for our roadside banner.11am - 5pm approx.
Oct 5 Sat . H.R.C.A. Autumn Exhibition, British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire. Free entry to this national event for members.
Oct 12, Sat.Bedfordshire Vintage Train Group. Village Hall Houghton Conquest, MK453LFNear the A6, and the Ampthill – Bedford Road B530 All day event
Oct 12, Sat. Nottingham and Derby Group Risley Village Memorial Hall, Derby Road, Risley, Derbyshire DE72 3SS 1 mile from A52/M1 Junc 25. 2.00 to 6.00pm.
Oct 13, Sun. Border Counties Haydon Bridge Community Centre NE47 6ET just off the A69 between Haltwhistle and Hexham 9.30-3.30.
Oct 14,Mon.Cotswold Group. Northend Village Hall, Top Street, Northend, Warwickshire CV47 2TN 1 Mile from J12 on the M40. 3.30pm - 8.00pm.
Oct 15, Tues.North Wales Group,Penmorfa Memorial Hall Porthmadog, GwyneddLL499RT.2pm to 5pm
Oct 15, Tues. Wessex Group St.Nicholas Church, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset. BH21 3LE. 6-10pm.
Oct 15, Tues. Yorkshire.Drax Sports and Social Club, Main Road, Drax, North Yorkshire YO8 8PJ. 12.30-5.30pm
Oct 16,Wed. Devon, Bere Alston Bowling Club, Bedford Street, Bere Alston, PL20 7DZ 12-5 pm,
Oct 16, Wed. Kentish Tappers/SEGOG(formerly Bromley Tappers) Bromley Common Road Methodist Church, Main Hall, Bloomfield Road, Bromley BR2 9RZ. 2-5.30pm.
Oct 17, Thurs, Bristol and Somerset, Scout Hut, Totterdown Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4LJ.
Oct 17, Thurs. Chiltern Steamers, Chesham Methodist Church Bellingdon Road, Chesham HP5 2HA. 10am-3pm. £5.
Oct. 17, Thurs. West Lancashire Classic Trains, Hesketh Bank Community Centre, Station Road, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6SR. 1.30 - 5.30pm
Oct 21, Mon Edinburgh, GroupDuddingston Golf Club, 137-139 Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh EH15 3QD. 11.30-17.
Oct 23,Weds.Preston Brook.Whitley village hall, Village Lane Higher Whitley WA4 4EJ11.30am-5pm
Oct 26, Sat. Bristol and Somerset Group 14th Annual Vintage Hornby Train Show. King Alfred School Academy (Block B), Burnham Road, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3EE. 10.00am to 4-00pm
Oct 26, Sat.London NE Loughton, St.John’s Scout Hut, Church Lane, LoughtonIG10 1PD.10am - 5pm
Oct 27, Sun Orpington, Crofton Halls, next to Orpington Station BR6 8PR.09.45am -1.15pm..
Nov 2 Sat, Train Collectors Society Autumn Show The Trinity Church Halls, off Narborough Road in Hallam Crescent, Leicester LE3 2RD. 10 min from the M1 J21. 10.30 to 4.30
Nov 3, Sun. Cambridge. Train Running Day. Fulbourn Village Library, The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn. CB21 5HD. 10am-4pm.
Nov 5, Tues. South Somerset (Yeovil). Norton Sub HamdonVillage Hall, Recreation Ground, New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon. TA14 6SF. 2.30 to 6.30pm.
Nov 5, Tues. HRCA Surrey Hills Group Merrow Village Hall, 177 Epsom Road Guildford GU1 2QY (5 mins from A3) 12 noon to 4pm
Nov 7, Thurs. Severn Valley Tinplate Runners, Quatt Village Hall,Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6QW 4 miles south of Bridgnorthon the A442. - look for our roadside banner.11am - 5pm approx.
Nov 9, Sat. East Anglia Group. Play Trains Day. Trimley St Martin, Memorial Hall, IP11 0RJ. 10.30 am to 4.30 pm.
Nov 9, Sat. . Gloucestershire Worcestershire Runners (NEW GROUP) Tewkesbury Baptist Church, Station Road,Tewkesbury Gloucestershire. Gl20 5DR. 10am-4pm.
Nov 9, Sat.Slimbridge, near Gloucester, Village Hall, GL2 7BJ11am - 4pm Running
Nov 10, Sun. Border Counties Haydon Bridge Community Centre NE47 6ET just off the A69 between Haltwhistle and Hexham 9.30-3.30.
Nov 11,Mon.Cotswold Group. Northend Village Hall, Top Street, Northend, Warwickshire CV47 2TN 1 Mile from J12 on the M40. 3.30pm - 8.00pm.
Nov 13, WedHRCA Thames Valley Group, Mortimer. St.John’s Hall, West End Road, Mortimer RG7 3TF. 3.30-9.30pm,
Nov 18, Mon EdinburghGroupDuddingston Golf Club, 137-139 Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh EH15 3QD. 11.30-17.00hrs
Nov 19, Tues.North Wales Group,Penmorfa Memorial Hall Porthmadog, GwyneddLL499RT.2pm to 5pm£3 inc. refreshments
Nov 19, Tues. Wessex Group St.Nicholas Church, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset. BH21 3LE. 6-10pm.
Nov 20,Wed. Devon, Bere Alston Bowling Club, Bedford Street, Bere Alston, PL20 7DZ 12-5 pm,
Nov 20, Wed. Kentish Tappers/SEGOG(formerly Bromley Tappers) Bromley Common Road Methodist Church, Main Hall, Bloomfield Road, Bromley BR2 9RZ. 2-5.30pm.
Nov 21, Thurs. Chiltern Hills, Chesham Methodist Church, Bellingdon Rd, Chesham HP5 2HA . 12-6pm .
Nov 25,Mon. Eastwood Vintage Trains, St.Laurence Church Hall, Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6UH:7-10pm
Nov 26, Tues. Cambridge.Fulbourn Village Library,The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn. CB21 5HD.5.30-9.30pm.
Nov 27, Wed. Retford Runners, Clarborough Village Hall, Nr Retford, DN22 9LN.On the A620. 4.15 to 9.pm
Nov 28, Thurs, Bristol and Somerset, Scout Hut, Totterdown Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4LJ.
Dec 3, Tues.South Somerset(Yeovil). Norton Sub HamdonVillage Hall, Recreation Ground, New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon. TA14 6SF . 2.30 to 6.30pm.
Dec 3, Tues. HRCA Surrey Hills Group Merrow Village Hall, 177 Epsom Road Guildford GU1 2QY (5 mins from A3) 12 noon to 4pm
Dec 3, Tues. Yorkshire.Drax Sports and Social Club, Main Road, Drax, North Yorkshire YO8 8PJ. 12.30-5.30pm
Dec 5, Thurs. Severn Valley Tinplate Runners, Quatt Village Hall,Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6QW 4 miles south of Bridgnorthon the A442. - look for our roadside banner.11am - 5pm approx.
Dec 8, Sun. Border CountiesHoughton Village Hall, Carlisle, CA3 0NG 3 minutes from J44 of the M6 on the Hexham Road. 9.30-3.30
Dec 9,Mon.Cotswold Group. Northend Village Hall, Top Street, Northend, Warwickshire CV47 2TN1 Mile from J12 on the M40. 3.30pm - 8.00pm.
Dec 11, Weds.Bedfordshire Vintage Train Group. Village Hall Houghton Conquest, MK453LFNear the A6, and the Ampthill – Bedford Road B530 5 -9 pm
Dec 11,Wed. Devon, Bere Alston Bowling Club, Bedford Street, Bere Alston, PL20 7DZ 12-5 pm,
Dec 11, WedHRCA Thames Valley Group, Mortimer. St.John’s Hall, West End Road, Mortimer RG7 3TF. 3.30-9.30pm,
Dec 14, Sat. Nottingham and Derby Group Risley Village Memorial Hall, Derby Road, Risley, Derbyshire DE72 3SS 1 mile from A52/M1 Junc 25. 2.00 to 6.00pm.
Dec 16, Mon EdinburghGroupDuddingston Golf Club, 137-139 Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh EH15 3QD. 11.30-17.00hrs
Dec 17, Tues. Wessex Group St.Nicholas Church, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset. BH21 3LE. 6-10pm.
Dec 18, Wed. Kentish Tappers/SEGOG(formerly Bromley Tappers) Bromley Common Road Methodist Church, Main Hall, Bloomfield Road, Bromley BR2 9RZ. 2-5.30pm.
Dec 19, Thurs. Chiltern Steamers, Chesham Methodist Church Bellingdon Road, Chesham HP5 2HA. 10am-3pm. £5.
Dec 21, Sat.London NE Loughton, St.John’s Scout Hut, Church Lane, LoughtonIG10 1PD.10am - 5pm
Dec 30, Mon. HRCA Thames Valley Group, Mortimer. St.John’s Hall, West End Road, Mortimer RG7 3TF. ALL DAY