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Cheshire Railway Modellers members' websites
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Roger Aultman maintains a website dedicated to his extensive HO scale modelling.
Tom Blane has a website showing his layout and modelling interests.
Mike Bragg is owner of a website containing details of his O scale layouts which are portable and available for exhibitions.
Richard Brumpton is building a new layout, with details on his website.
Bill Chesney is a self-confessed armchair modeller but has built a module for the CRM OO layout.Ron Chulu has a website showing his layout, Buckden, currently under construction.
Geoff Coward's garden railway can be seen on his website.
Simon Dawson has several large scale models, his techniques are sometimes akin to those of an impressionist working on canvas and the layouts bring this across very well.
Jerry Eades is a micro-layout fan, his photo album shows images of his modelling.
Darren Eckersley is building a portable layout, intended for exhibitions, and has an extensive garden railway. His website shows both layouts and also includes a lively discussion forum.
Chris Gilbert has a website showing his superb HO scale exhibition models.
Mike Grant maintains a website giving details of his past and current modelling projects.
Jason Griffiths is building a layout in his loft. His website shows work in progress on the OO scale model.
Ian Holmes has a website for his prolific modelling of small layouts and also a "main line" site.
Nick Palette's website carries details of his layouts which are currently available for exhibitions.
James Roberts is building a layout in his loft. Work on the OO scale model will be chronicled on his website.
Jim Scott has an OO scale layout of a modern diesel depot. His website contains details and photos.
Mike Sheridan is modelling American railroads in HO scale. In addition to details of his HO scale layout Mike's website has a section describing his former G scale garden railroad and a nice collection of exhibition photographs.
Aaron Short is building a model called Laira Depot in OO scale, his website will chronicle the progress of the model.
Dave Skipsey has an impressive collection of prototype railway photographs and his models can be seen here.
James Stanford has an extensive website detailing his past and present model railroads, also featured are some of his local exhibitions and friends layouts.
John Teal has a railway empire in his garden shed, the OO scale layouts can be seen on his website.
Graham Thomson is building an N scale layout with the progress logged on his website.
Steve Thomas has a website detailing his OO scale modelling and another dealing with the Railways Of Kent, containing information on the stock used and many prototype photographs.
Paul Warburton has a modern OO scale diesel depot, details of which are to be found on his website.
Matt Wicks is building a model based on Horsed Keynes as it is preserved under Bluebell Railway ownership.
Jack Woodhams is building a heritage railway in OO scale, the Buckley Steam Railway has its own website.
Cheshire based model railway clubs
Several local model railway clubs have websites that you can visit to find out about their activities.
Alsager in the south of the county has a large catchment area and they hold a show each November, usually in either Alsager or Crewe.
Calder Northern is a division of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) British Region. The group's meetings in Crewe are listed on the linked webpage. Mike Lenz is CRM's resident Calder Northern representative and can be contacted via our forum or by email.
Cheadle Hulme one of the smallest, and also the newest, model railway club in the Stockport area. Contact details are given on their website and enquiries from any active modellers in the area are invited.
Chester has several club layouts and is a long established club.
Crewe originally model engineers but now almost exclusively a model railway group, this society was established in 1945 and is one of the oldest in the country. The club has a large OO scale layout.
Hazel Grove is one of several clubs in the Stockport area and holds a well attended exhibition annually.
Macclesfield have recently moved to new premises, the club has layouts in various scales and hosts one of the major exhibitions in the county.
Manchester covers a wide area, but their headquarters are in Sale so they are included in the Cheshire clubs listing. They have extensive clubroom facilities and hold their annual exhibition in the city centre each October.
Mid Cheshire Model Railway Society are based in Winsford which makes them within easy travelling distance for much of the county. Their clubroom is home to OO and O gauge layouts though their members also have interests in other scales.
New Mills is just over the border in Derbyshire, but is classed as part of the Stockport area. This club holds an annual exhibition of their own each February and attends other local shows too.
Stockport and District Railway Modellers hold their annual show at Stockport Grammar School. The club meets regularly at Stockport Grammar School. New members are welcomed, please make initial contact via the website if you are interested in visiting or joining the group.
Romiley Methodist Railway Modellers meet each Wednesday at romiley Methodist Church, where they also hold their annual show in September. The group have varied interests and several layouts.
Warrington is another well established club with an exhibition held in the town each year.
Wirral and North Wales (formerly Buckley and District) meet twice a week at their clubrooms in Neston. The club have OO and N scale layouts and would welcome prospective members on Tuesday or Thursday evenings.
Wirral Finescale Railway Modellers are a group who take their layouts to shows all over the country and also provide demonstrations of their workmanship.
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