Whitehead Railway Museum Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishrailwayman Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Looking forward to representing Wexford Model Railway Club with "Diesel Depot" in IE mode with hopefully some visiting NIR locos: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayhall27 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 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 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitehead Railway Museum Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Looking good Irish Railwayman! And we hope you manage to get around for a look too sayhall27! See you all Saturday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debrawenlock Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Capecastle almost ready! Really looking forward to being part of the day and to meeting everyone! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debrawenlock Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Here is a pdf file of the guide to Whitehead's model railway day this Saturday Model_Railway_Day_Guide-1.pdf 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debrawenlock Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 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 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debrawenlock Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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