G1MRA AGM and show 2026

It's nice when people organise a show just over 10 minutes drive away. When G1MRA announced their AGM would be at the transport museum at Gaydon, I was delighted. I put enough miles in travelling for model railways, that I must have been due a short trip. As well as my general love of shows, there was another reason to go. As a thank you for publishing the layout "Helvetia", from Belgium, in Garden Rail, I'd been promised some cake. To be fair, it's a fascinating, if very simple, model, with the most stunning rolling stock, so I didn't actually need to be bribed, but I didn't own up to that. I'm always on the lookout for interesting models for the readers, and this ticked a lot of boxes. Although the important part of the day (which I'll admit I didn't attend) is the AGM, most people were more interested in the layouts and trade. There were two layouts, a South African line, and the Association's own "Carding Road". Tradewise, there were all the people you would expect. If there is a…

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