The 2022 Warley Show featuring the Society’s belated 40th Anniversary Celebrations.
The Warley Model Railway Show was held at the NEC Birmingham over the weekend of the 26th & 27th November, 2022 and featured a special area given over to the Society to showcase a selection of quality Swiss layouts, and to house the Society’s sales stand in celebration of our special occasion. This should have happened in 2020, but, of course there wasn’t a show in 2020 or indeed 2021. The layouts featured were Bärental and Dorf (RhB HOm) owned by Mike and Steve Ausden, Chlâtère (SBB/SNCF HO) owned by Paul Russenberger, Die Lötschbergbahn (BLS Lötschberg South Ramp N) owned by Alison Poulter, Neuburg 1913 and 2013 (RhB HOm) both owned by Jim Finlayson and Swiss Pass (SBB & RhB HO/HOm) operated by Barrow-in-Furness Model Railway Club. There were detailed description of all of the layouts in the September 2021 & September 2022 issues of Swiss Express. In addition Society Exhibitions Director Simon Ellis exhibited his RhB HOm layout Beckenvick close to our area. We were delighted that Jim Finlayson won the Continental Modeller Cup for the best Continental layout.
The SRS at Warley in Pictures
(Photos by Martin Fisher, Glyn Jones and David Stowell –
The Society Sales Stand – Chairman, Roger Ellis is tempted to buy something.
Left to right: Secretary, Hywel Rees, Advertising Director, Bernard Davis, Treasurer, David Stowell, Sales Director, Gary Eldridge and Membership Manager, Steve Buck.
Society Sales Stand and Helpers
Left to right: Membership Manager, Steve Buck, Webmaster, Glyn Jones, Sales Director, Gary Eldridge, Advertising Director Bernard Davis, Branch Co-ordinator, Paul Russenberger and Exhibitions Director , Simon Ellis.
SRS Sales Stand
Gary Eldridge taking a credit card payment.
SRS Sales Stand
Bernard Davis is trying to persuade Phil Blackman to buy something…..anything!
SRS Sales Stand
Gary Eldridge and Steve Buck sell a calendar.
SRS Sales Stand
Bernard Davis hoping to sell a new Society Fleece to Sholto Thomas
Bärental and Dorf
Owner Mike Ausden explains something whilst Pam Ausden sits in the background.
Bärental and Dorf
Bärental and Dorf
Steve Ausden’s cap is just visible above the layout.
Bärental and Dorf
Bärental and Dorf
Waiting for the arrival of a Post Bus.
Chlâtère
Owner Paul Russenberger talking to Society Director Bernard Davis. Sales Director Gary Eldridge, Webmaster Glyn Jones and Pam Jones are at the Sales Stand
Paul Russenberger and Colleague with Chlâtère
Chlâtère
Chlâtère
Chlâtère
Die Lötschbergbahn with owner Alison Poulter
Die Lötschbergbahn
Die Lötschbergbahn
Die Lötschbergbahn
Die Lötschbergbahn
Die Lötschbergbahn
Die Lötschbergbahn
Die Lötschbergbahn
Neuburg 1913
Neuberg 1913
The band are playing to welcome the new arrivals before they are transported to the hotel on the hill.
Neuberg 2013
Owner, Jim Finlayson is presented with the Continental Modeller Cup by, record producer, Pete Waterman.
Neuburg
Continental Modeller Trophy and Cup
Neuburg 1913
There are over 560 differences between the two layouts. The hot air balloon is replaced by a helicopter in the later layout.
Neuburg 2013
Owner Jim Finlayson talks to an admirer
Neuburg 2013
Neuberg 1913
The steam snowplough waiting for winter
Swiss Pass
Swiss Pass
Swiss Pass
HO fiddle yard featuring over 70 trains. The HOm fiddle yard is on the upper level.
Beckenwick
Left to Right: Owner and Society Exhibitions Manager, Simon Ellis, former Secretary and Author Martin Fisher and Society Chairman, Roger Ellis.