Join us
Come and join the club
Your first three club nights are on us. Meet the members, see the layouts, have a go, and decide in your own time.
Redbridge Wharf (OO). Photo: Jamie Warne, courtesy of British Railway Modelling
Class 33s outside the depot at Lockton Lane (O gauge)
Your first visit
Three steps to the club room
1
Get in touch
Use the form below or email the club. Tell us a little about what you model, or what you’d like to try, and we’ll suggest a good Wednesday to come along.
2
Come along on a Wednesday
We’ll send directions to the club room near Broughton. Someone will meet you, show you round the layouts and introduce you. Bring a loco along if you like.
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Try three nights, free
Join in with whatever’s on: building, operating, Show and Tell or a talk. If you’d like to become a member after that, we’ll talk you through how it works.
Who joins
Whatever you model, and however much you know
Our members come from Winchester, Romsey, Chandlers Ford and across West Hampshire. Some have been modelling for fifty years; others joined with a box of ready-to-run and a lot of questions. You’ll fit in if you’re:
- new to the hobby, or coming back to it after a long break
- an experienced modeller in any scale, from T and N to O and narrow gauge
- happier wiring, painting, coding or planning than running trains
- keen to see your work at exhibitions, or just to have somewhere to run it
We run analogue and DCC, steam-era and modern image, and everything in between.
Members gathered round a layout on a club night
Membership
What being a member means
A club room of your own
Members can use the club room at other times as well as on Wednesdays, with OO and O gauge layouts permanently up.
Layouts to run and build
Operate Redbridge Wharf and Abbotstone, test your own stock, and help build Eastleigh, our next exhibition layout.
Shows, talks and trips
Help operate our layouts at exhibitions, hear outside speakers, and join visits like our recent tour of Eastleigh Arlington Fleet Services.
Good company
Show and Tell evenings, the quarterly Chairman’s Chatter, an annual dinner and trophies, and plenty of tea and conversation.
Questions
Good to know
Do I need my own layout or trains?
No. The club layouts are there for members to run and work on, and plenty of members joined with nothing more than enthusiasm. If you do have stock, bring it along to test.
I’m a complete beginner. Is that OK?
Absolutely. Between us we’ve built just about everything, from baseboards to brass locos, and members are always happy to share what they know. The new test track is a good place to learn DCC, track laying and wiring.
Which scales and eras do you model?
All sorts: T, N, P4, EM, OO, O and NG7, from pre-grouping to the present day. The club layouts are OO (Redbridge Wharf) and O (Abbotstone), and Eastleigh will be N gauge.
Where is the club room?
Near the village of Broughton in the Test Valley, an easy drive from Winchester, Romsey, Stockbridge and Andover. We’ll send full directions when you arrange your visit.
How much does membership cost?
Your first three club nights are free. If you decide to join, we’ll explain the annual subscription and how the club is run when you visit.
Can you help me sell or value a collection?
Sorry, we’re not able to help with disposing of layouts or stock.
Arrange your first visit
Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll reply by email with a date and directions.