Uckfield MRC exhibition 2026 #1

My favourite show comes around again, and once again I got there – just! Despite outstanding wallpapering and other jobs, I took off straight after church on Sunday 18th to drive down to Uckfield. I arrived at about 1:30pm, so the cafe was still full. I went around the main hall, then retreated for their most excellent all-day full English. I then completed my trip around the exhibits. As always, the show didn’t disappoint, and if anything, it was even better than last year. One thing I did enjoy this year was a good chat with a number of layout operators. All seemed to have time to interact with the punters. So where to start. Why not the side room, and the lovely Cranwood, lovely Southern Region in Dorset. Abbeymouth (P4), a pleasant GWR branch line set in North Devon. James Hilton is very good at micro-layouts. Coalbridge Street (HO) is tiny, but interesting to look at and to operate. Keindorf (HOe) visits the Swiss narrow gauge. A Dreary Tuesday….. in the Dearne Valley (OO) does…