Exhibitors
The show normally has over 20 layouts and displays in all the major garden railway scales and gauges covering live steam, electric, narrow gauge and standard gauge. We anticipate a similar number for the 2023 show and full details will be posted on this page. If you have a layout or exhibit and would like to be considered for this year's show you can download a form here: Exhibitor booking form to be entered into the selection process. Entries are being presently considered with those confirmed being shown below a little later in the year.For now details of those that attended in 2022 are shown below:
16 mm Scale
MENDIP VALE
Severn Mendip 16 mm Group
Portable Live Steam layout representing the junction
of two narrow gauge lines at a country station with loco sheds.
MWCH GRUMBLYN
Guildford M.E.S.16mm Layout with 32mm and dual gauge
32mm/45mm circuits, featuring a wide variety of locos and stock including
scratch built and coal firing.
SLATE QUARRY
Terry Bowden.32 mm gauge diorama depicting a slate quarry with main line and siding.
INDIAN HILLS
16 mm scale live steam layout loosely based on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
16 MM ASSOCIATION
A layout made up of modules which correspond to 16mm Association modular standards
PHURCOMBE HALL
16mm Vintage/Heritage layout and display
HAMPSHIRE AREA GROUP - 16MM ASSN
Modular layout built to 16mm Association standards with 32mm and 45mm gauge lines.
WHEAL STEAM
16 mm live steam layout
BUDLEY BAY
South Devon Garden Railway Group
Portable live steam layout
DRECKLY
Central Somerset 16mm NGN Group
Double track loop portable layout and an additional static display.
G Scale
DEVON AREA G SCALE
Working G scale layout
WOLF CREEK
American narrow gauge - G scale. Scratch built and modified commercial models demonstrated on a mine diorama.
WHITELEAF LIGHT RAILWAY
G scale layout showing live steam and tramway operations.
Gauge 1
MORTON ROAD
Double track Gauge 1 layout owned and operated by
the South Devon Garden Railway Group
O Gauge
BOWMAN CIRCLE
Vintage Live Steam Gauge 0 exhibition layout 1910 -1990.
Other scales / gauges
WESTLAND AND YEOVIL MES
Display of locos in 32mm, 2.5",3.5", and 5" gauges.
WADEBRIDGE 34007
Restoration project at the Watercress Line to restore Bullied Pacific Wadebridge to steam
TIVERTON MES
Display of miniature live steam locomotives, stationary engines and engineering models
in various scales
OUT OF AFRICA
Based on an imaginary African scene, a very large exhibit featuring 45mm gauge track running 1/24 scale Rhodesian Railways and South African trains.
LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY
Heritage railway based at Woody Bay Station, North Devon.