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.