London Festival Of Railway Modelling 2009
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London Festival Of Railway Modelling
28th & 29th March 2009 The London Festival of Railway Modelling in Association with The Model Railway Club took place at Alexandra Palace in London on 28th & 29th March 2009. The journey to the show from the North is either by car or train and it was probably best to take the train as the car park was full from around 11.30 onwards. The trains down to London were not without a hitch as the National Express to Kings Cross was going to be very late so we decided to take the slow train to Finsbury Park and then take the train to Alexandra Palace from there. The shows organisers had put on some buses to pick people up and take them up the hill to the show but unfortunately we didn't see one so we walked.
If you haven't been to Alexandra Palace before then you are in for a treat. The palace is situated in Alexandra Park and was opened in 1875. The palace was originally opened in 1873 but was beset by fire and was rebuilt and reopened in 1875. Once you make your way into the building you come across the main hall which is vast. In addition to the Main Hall the West Hall was used as a specialist exhibition area. Tickets were available for the event in advance at a discount and it is recommended that you do purchase in advance if you are definitely going to the event as it makes things easier when you get there. Like its sister show in Peterborough there was a children's area provided which gave a chance for the little ones to have some time out and listen to stories or to do some colouring. There were also some a number of demonstrations where you could learn some tips to increase your modelling skills. For example topics covered were: model tree construction, scenery demonstrations, resin castings, construction of coaches and much more besides. The British Railway Modelling Theatre was again in operation with a half a dozen lectures taking place over the weekend. It was good to see that in comparison to the Peterborough show that there were a number of catering facilities available and that a number of tastes were catered for. The only problem was that the seating areas were not sufficient for the number of people eating and there were a lot of bemused families wandering around trying to find seats or just sitting on the floor. Again there were many great layouts on display were fantastic and some of them are featured in the photo slideshow and video on this page. There are actually too many layouts to give mention to all of them but some notables were Copenhagen Fields, Moose Lake Canyon, Newchapel Junction, Hampton End and Camp 93 - Parsons Lumber. I am already looking forward to 27th and 28th March 2010.  
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