Hadlow Model Railway Club

We are fully paid members of NARM - the National Association of Railway Modellers - who set the standard for all exhibition layouts around the UK. All three of our exhibition layouts meet the official GWR branch line criteria which means that to be considered to be exhibited each must have all of the following:

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A GWR branch line exhibition layout will only be considered  exhibition standard if the layout contains:

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• at least one siding which has a static open plank wagon and at least one banana wagon representing a local dairy. 

• a windmill situated within the vicinity of the station area, no further than 30 inches from the station building. (Powered sails optional).

• at least 90% of the scenic element must be hills and grass with no other features of note. 

• sheep or cattle must be confined to a pen on the branchline platform area.

• layouts must include a Bedford OB single decker bus travelling on a road going over a small bridge.

• Backscene must be Peco market town. Realistic photographic backscenes will not be accepted.​

• Rolling stock must operate to a timetable with a minimum of one locomotive moving at least once every ten minutes.