Who are we?

25th Anniversary Running Meet.

Where are we located?

We are based in south Hampshire in the UK. Most members live in the Gosport and Fareham area but we have members as far afield as Southampton, Andover, Basingstoke and Poole.

What we are about

2026 marks a milestone for the Gosport Model Railroad Club, 25 years of modelling, friendship, and community spirit ! We celebrated the occasion at the May show, surrounded by members, visitors, exhibitors, and railway enthusiasts who have supported us throughout the years. What began as a shared passion for model railways has grown into a fantastic community filled with creativity and countless memorable exhibitions and events, whether organised by our club or supporting fellow clubs with theirs. Here’s to the next 25 years of modelling, community, and keeping the spirit of the railway alive !

We like to talk about railways and railroads, and run model trains. We have a Club owned N Scale modular layout which is often supplemented with modules owned by individuals. Several individuals have their own layouts that appear at our running Meets; these are in On30, OO, HO, N, O, Z and TT:120 scales, and are in various stages of build from 'just starting' to 'nearly complete'.

We do a lot of North American themed modelling BUT members are active in British outline layouts as well; in fact, we are interested in any railways, really. So if your main interest is British, or Continental, or "other" then please come along because it's our philosophy that really matters...anything goes!

We have members who attend all the meetings, and others who exhibit layouts at our quarterly meets only. That's fine by us. And if you have any layout that you'd like to exhibit then let us know ; you'd be very welcome !

"Round Robins"

We generally meet once a month for a chat and a bit of planning, and some doing. Usually on the second Friday of each month at 7:30pm. Want to come along? Then give us a call or send an e-mail. You're very welcome!

Running Meets and Exhibitions

We plan a Running Meet and Mini Exhibition four times a year, and these are open to the public. We also hold "members and guests only" Running Meets at other times.

Usually we have around five layouts on show of various scales, and often have one or two traders in attendance. Times and dates are published in the Calendar of Events.

A young visitor admires a train at one of our shows.