Model Railway Day in Whitehead

Whitehead Railway Museum will host its first Model Railway Day this Saturday (November 9).
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Nov 2019, 16:29 BST
Model train enthusiasts are in for a treat at Whitehead Railway Museum.Model train enthusiasts are in for a treat at Whitehead Railway Museum.
Model train enthusiasts are in for a treat at Whitehead Railway Museum.

The exhibition at the Castleview Road premises will showcase layouts in the Carriage, Locomotive and Stables Galleries, 10am-5pm.

Two dozen layouts will be on show for the event including a “never before seen” museum standard layout from England, the ‘Saltdean’, a Victorian model which includes a brewery and 0 gauge locomotives based on William Stroudley’s designs.

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Other highlights include Thomas the Tank Engine, vintage models, Lego layouts and a new N gauge layout in a briefcase featuring a tractor factory.

Tickets can be purchased on entry and are £10 for adults and £6 for children with a family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) costing £25. Each ticket includes a steam train ride, operating from the Station Building platform every 15 minutes, 12-4pm.

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