Model Railway Day at Whitehead Railway Museum

[Whitehead Railway Museum]

Join us for our first ever Model Railway Day at Whitehead Railway Museum on Saturday 9th November! 

The exhibition will be held at Whitehead Railway Museum, Castleview Road,
Whitehead BT38 9NA and will showcase layouts on display in the Carriage,
Locomotive and Stables Galleries from 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.
Layout highlights include Thomas the Tank Engine, Looney Toon’s Road Runner,
the 1950’s Roland Emmett cartoonist inspired, Far Tottering and Oyster Creek
Railway as well as various 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 just £25. Each ticket includes a free
steam train ride, operating from the Station Building platform every 15 minutes from
12-4pm.

Arriving by NI Railways? Produce your ticket to receive 20% off the admission price!
The Edwardian Tea Room will be open serving hot stew, soup, tea, coffee and
delicious traybakes. Additionally there will be refreshments served from our dining
cars in the Carriage Gallery.

With limited public car parking Whitehead Railway Museum are encouraging patrons
to use public transport, this event is fully wheelchair accessible.

If you would like to find out more about Whitehead Railway Museum and RPSI
events, visit their website www.steamtrainsireland.com and follow them on
Facebook @whiteheadrailwaymuseum
Twitter @RPSItrains
Instagram @steamtrainsireland

[Irishrailwayman]

Looking forward to representing Wexford Model Railway Club with "Diesel Depot" in IE mode with hopefully some visiting NIR locos:

[sayhall27]

I'll be there shovelling all coal I to 3bg. Can't wait for it. Just hope I can get a break mid day to see the models

[Whitehead Railway Museum]

Looking good Irish Railwayman! 

And we hope you manage to get around for a look too sayhall27!
 

See you all Saturday 

[debrawenlock]

Visitors to Whitehead Railway Museum on Model Railway Day this Saturday 9th November 2019 will get a peak at this 'never before seen livery' on one of the RPSI MK2 rake. Find out more on Saturday.

[Patrick Davey]

Capecastle almost ready!  Really looking forward to being part of the day and to meeting everyone! 

[debrawenlock]

Here is a pdf file of the guide to Whitehead's model railway day this Saturday

Model_Railway_Day_Guide-1.pdf

[debrawenlock]

This photo shows RPSI Whitehead Railway Museum from the air. It looks like a model! Visible are the Coaling Point, Water Tower, Turntable, Stables, Engine Shed and Carriage Shed. Come and see what's inside at Whitehead Model Railway Day this Saturday 9th November 2019.

Come by Translink NIR train to save 20% off admission and avoid having to find a parking space on what promises to be a busy day.

 

Edited December 9, 2019 by debrawenlock

[debrawenlock]

Tony Ragg's Standfording O gauge layout with GNRI S Class and an LMS NCC Mogul. See these miniature Whitehead engine shed and Stables buildings inside the full size carriage gallery at Whitehead Railway Museum tomorrow Sat 9th November 2019.