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Members, please let me have your recommendations for suppliers in and around Guildford.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Aquarius Plastics | Bar & sheet plastic of all sorts. Very helpful and have lots of offcuts. |
| Lee Spring | A local company supplying a vast range of springs from stock. |
| MJ Engineering | Drawings, castings, fasteners & materials. |
| PT Machining | Machining services, boiler manufacture, repair of steam models. |
| View Models | Second hand steam locomotives from 'O' gauge to 7¼" gauge, rolling stock, track, model traction engines and other steam models. |
| Warco | Warren Machine Tools (Guildford) Ltd. Machine tools and other metal-working equipment. |
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We could publish a list of model engineering suppliers, but we think that this one at The Model Engineering Clearing House is pretty comprehensive. However, here's a short list of suppliers who have sent us information or asked for a link on our site:
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Miniature Pressure Gauge Ltd. | Small pressure gauges for steam models (and other types of gauge). |
| Hobbies Ltd. | Various kits, tools and materials, including model boats, steam engines, aircraft and toys. |
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We could publish a list of suppliers to the 16mm garden railway hobby, but it would look very similar to this one on the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers site.
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| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers | GMES includes the West Surrey area group. |
| 7¼" Gauge Society | |
| Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies | GMES is affiliated to the Southern Fed. |
| The Society of Model and Experimental Engineers |
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| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| The Model Engineering Clearing House | Run by Andy Clark and Myke Baigent. |
| Lost Models Directory | Part of The Model Engineering Clearing House |
| UK Model Shop Directory | Model shops, suppliers, events, clubs. |
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| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Publishers | Publishers of Garden Rail magazine |
| Camden Miniature Steam Services | Mostly books. A few drawings and castings. |
| Kevin Robertson Books | Local railway book specialist |
| Magicalia | Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop magazines. |
| Model Engineer Exhibition | |
| Meridienne Exhibitions | Midlands ME Exhibition, London ME Exhibition |
| Miniature Railway Magazine | |
| Model Engineer Index | Downloadable index |
| Narrow Gauge and Industrial | Narrow gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review magazine and books |
| The Miniature Builder | Online magazine |
| The Railway Channel | Online TV magazine |
| TEE Publishing | Engineering in Miniature, new books, second hand books |
| Trans-Pennine Publishing | Transport books, Vintage Roadscene magazine, lists of events and museums. |
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| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| South West Rail Photos | Railway Photos by John Williamson |
| Ron's Railway Pix | Railway photos going back to the late fifties from the UK and continental Europe, including main line, narrow gauge and industrial. |
| Southern Images | Mostly railway but also a few images of other transport, buildings, etc. |
| Dudleys-Photos | A variety of railway photos, including garden railways. |
| Southern Railway Photo Net | Standard gauge railways in Southern England. Good indexing by location and loco type. |
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A more complete list is available at The Model Engineering Clearing House.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Surrey Society of Model Engineers | At Leatherhead |
| Malden & District Society of Model Engineers | Thames Ditton Miniature Railway |
| Liphook Modellers Club | Clubhouse, 3½" & 5" gauge ground level track and boating pool at Hollycombe |
| The East Surrey 16mm Group | The East Surrey Group of The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers, located at Redhill |
| Basingstoke and District Model Engineering Society | |
| Reading Society of Model Engineers | |
| Sussex Miniature Locomotive Society | Beech Hurst Railway, 3½" & 5" gauge raised track |
| Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers | |
| Brighton & Hove Society of Miniature Locomotive Engineers | |
| Portsmouth Model Engineering Society | |
| Fareham & District Society of Model Engineers | No website |
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| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Astolat Model Railway Circle | Meet in Guildford. OO and N gauge layouts. Their annual exhibition is in January. |
| Witley Model Railway Club | Exhibition in February |
| Farnham & District Model Railway Club | Layouts in N, OO and O gauge. Annual exhibition in October. |
| Liphook & District Model Railway Club and go to the L&DMRC section | N, OO and O gauge layouts. |
| Alton Model Railway Group | OO, O and S4 layouts. Their main exhibition is in February every year, with an exhibition of American layouts in July. |
| Basingstoke & North Hants Model Railway Society | 2mm finescale, OO and O gauge layouts. |
| South Hants Model Railway Club | Portsmouth. Layouts in EM (18.2mm) and S4 (18.83mm) and O gauge. Their annual exhibition is in March. |
| Fareham & District Model Railway Club | N and OO gauge and O9 narrow gauge layouts. Exhibition in October. |
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By distance from Guildford
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Minzens Railway | 7¼" gauge ground level railway at Knaphill run by Woking Miniature Railway Society |
| Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway | 3½", 5" and 7¼" gauge ground level railway run by the Frimley and Ascot Locomotive Club |
| Great Cockcrow Railway | 7¼" gauge ground level railway near Chertsey |
| South Downs Light Railway | 10¼" gauge railway at Pulborough |
| Swanley New Barn Railway | 1km long 7¼" gauge railway in Swanley Park. Runs every weekend from Easter to end of October and weekdays at peak times. |
| Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway | 7¼" and 10¼" gauge railway |
| Royal Victoria Railway | 10¼" gauge railway at Netley, Southampton |
| Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway | 12¼" gauge railway |
| Moors Valley Railway | 7¼" gauge ground level railway in Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood |
| Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway | 15" gauge railway, 13.5 miles long |
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By distance from Guildford
Google Maps with the locations below indicated.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Rural Life Centre | Museum of rural buildings, crafts and social history. Home to the Old Kiln Light Railway, a short 2' gauge line with both steam and i/c locos. Located a couple of miles south of Farnham. |
| Hollycombe | A varied collection: short standard and narrow gauge railways, steam-powered fairground rides, 7¼" gauge ground-level railway, stationary engines, road vehicles. Located just south-east of Liphook. |
| Kempton Pumping Engines | A pair of huge pumping engines; one has been restored to working condition and is the largest working triple expansion steam engine in the world. (Who remembers the GMES visit in the 70s to see them before the original boilers were removed?) |
| Kew Bridge Steam Museum | Impressive collection of stationary steam engines centred on two original water-pumping beam engines. Also a museum of water supply and a short narrow-gauge line with a Quarry Hunslet "Cloister" run by the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust. |
| Amberley Working Museum | Formerly Amberley Chalkpits Museum. A huge variety of historical interest. A short length of 2' gauge line with an extensive collection of small industrial i/c locos. Road vehicles, craftsmen of various trades, re-constructed buildings and a museum of electricity. |
| Milestones | Large indoor museum with re-created street scenes. Located on the Basingstoke ring road. |
| Twyford Waterworks | Preserved complete Edwardian water pumping station and softening plant open at various times of the year to visitors. |
| Eastney Pumping Station | A Victorian sewage pumping station serving Portsea Island. Two restored rotative beam engines. |
| Bursledon Brickworks | Includes a working stationary engine and a short narrow-gauge line with two petrol locomotives run by the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust. |
| Crossness Pumping Station | Four partially restored Victorian sewage pumping beam engines. Built as part of Sir Joseph Bazalgette's great sewer project to give London proper drainage following the "Great Stink" of 1858. Wonderful ornate cast iron work. |
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Most local narrow gauge lines are of modest length and associated with a works or museum (see above).
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Google Maps with the locations below indicated.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Mid Hants Railway | Our local preserved line, running from Alton to Alresford. Significant gradients which make the locos work hard. |
| Bluebell Railway | The first of the standard gauge lines to be preserved. A large collection of southern locos from the 1872 LBSCR terrier "Fenchurch" to the last loco built at Brighton Works still in operation, the BR standard 4MT, 80151. |
| Kent & East Sussex Railway | A rural line of about 10 miles using mostly small tank locos. |
| Swanage Railway | Leave your car near Corfe Castle and take the train to the seaside. |
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| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| North County Model Railroad Society | California, USA. The webmaster is Nick Ruddick, one of our members. |
| Gippsland Model Engineering Society | The other 'GMES' in Victoria, Australia. |
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