August 8, 2026 – August 9, 2026
The Town Hall Wells Somerset
Saturday August 8th & Sunday August 9th
Open 10,30 to 5,00 Saturday, 10,30 to 4,00 Sunday
Admission £10.00 adults
Children 15 to 17 £5.00 each
- As last year this years show has 3 events promoted in it. The S Scale Society is 80 years old this year. S Scale is the only British model railway entirely to imperial scale at 3/16’’ to the foot 1-64 size. There will be 2 layouts on show as well as an S Scale demonstration and a display.
- The second promotion is the 60th anniversary of the closure of the Somerset & Dorset Railway. This line is looked on as one of the premier lines in the country. There are 4 layouts at the show, Cheddar shows what the S&D looked like 100 years ago, Chewton Mendip also shows the S&D 100 years ago, Flintcombe another line that never was shows the S&D as it was in the 1930’s, and Evercreech Junction in N gauge shows what the line was like in the 1950’s/60,s
- The 3rd event at Railwells is the 50th anniversary of the Scalefour Society, there are 4 layouts for this event, Cheddar, Flintcombe, Allt-y-Graban Road and Ventnor Town that was built in a quarry on the Isle of White as it was on Friday June 3rd 1960 when the 2 brothers who built the layout visited the station with their parents,
- There are also demonstrations showing how to model in all the scales within the show.
- There are at least 15 layouts, 18 traders, demonstrations and displays.
- For full details of this years Railwells go to www.railwails.com
- Accompanied 14 and under Free
- Wheel chair bound Free
Railwells 2026 Layouts invited to attend
- P4 Cheddar S&DJR Simon Challis
This layout depicts the S&D as it would have been 100 years ago - P4 Flintcombe S&DJR Dorset Gang of 4
A might have been station built in Dorset set in the 1930’s - P4 Ventnor Town
With the stock that would have been running on Friday June 3rd 1960 - P4 Allt-y-Graban Road Bernie Baker
mineral line goes to the bottom end of the Central Wales line - Og The Bridge Kevin Cartwright
Showing what you can be built in 0 gauge, first part of a larger layout - S Scale Arcadia Richard Barton
Layout depicts the GWR in Herefordshire 1920/30’s period - S Scale Emwell Brendan Walsh
This layout is based on the railways of Essex and Suffolk - 1:50 Scale 18.2 Gauge Gorden & Maggie Gravett
Port de Crozon Reseau Breton railway France - Broad Gauge GWR Marlborough Andy Cundick
Marlborough station from 1865 to 1875 - EM Chewton Mendip Tim Tincknell
A Somerset & Dorset branch line station shown in the 1920’s never built - 00 The North Circular Mountain Railway Geoff Trenholme
A small layout that that can be built by anyone that says I have no room - 00 Roundabout Geoff Trenholme
A very very small layout - Ng Totnes Jerry Clifford
A scene of this station and surrounding country side built by John Birkett-Smith - Ng Fine scale Churnbury David Mace
A GWR branch line set in the early1960’s - Ng Evercreech Junction Somerset & Dorset Railway Shepton Mallet & Dist MRS
The junction built for the Bath Extension as it would have been in 1950’s and 60’s
Traders invited to attend Railwells 2026
- Bill Hudson Transport Books
- Scalefour Society Stores
- Dart Castings with Monty’s figures and MJT
- Taff Vale Models
- Branchlines
- Wells Railway Fraternity Book Sales, in aid of The Railway Children Charity
- Roxey Mouldings
- CM3 Models Selling all the tools and bits you need
- Railway Children’s Charity book sales
- Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust
- Aspire Gifts and Models
- Blacksmith Models
- Model Stock (ABS) A new name for ABS 4mm kits
- EBMA Hobby & Craft
- Refreshments The Wookey Hub, Food all day
The Town Hall, Wells, Somerset
Saturday August 8th & Sunday August 9th 2026
Open 10,30 to 5,00 Saturday, 10.30 to 4.00 Sunday
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