'O' Gauge Clubs

Okay there are many clubs out there, but here is a list of those that have a good O gauge following. It might not be complete or definative but we will try to keep it up to date. If you are a member of a club and would like a listing then just e-amil the details and I will add them in due course. I am obviously at the mercy of these clubs for the accuracy of the contact details. I have started with Lancashire but that is just because it is local!

Berkshire

Guildford Gauge O Group

CONTACT: Gareth Lloyd

email: guilplate@globalnet.co.uk

Telephone: 01483 565980

Cumbria

Carlisle and District 0 Gauge Group 0 Gauge Group

Website: Carlisle club link.

CONTACT: Richard Elton

email: richard.elton@btinternet.com

Telephone: 016974 73615

Essex

Ilford and West Essex MRC

Website: Ilford & West Essex club link.

CONTACT: Tony Spencer

Telephone 07730 420283

Hampshire


Gosport American Model Railroad Group
The Group meets on the second Friday evening of each month at 7.30pm. The Group, under the title of ‘Solent Sub-Division’, is affiliated to the NMRA British Region to which many of the Group’s Members also belong. The Group has sections for American N, HO, On30 and a general one for ‘Other Scales and Gauges’ (e.g. OO, O and G). The Group holds ‘Members Only’ Running Meets four times a year.

The Group also hold four General Public Meets a year in February, May, August and November at St Mary’s Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, Gosport PO12 2ET. Meet details are published in ‘Roundhouse’ (the NMRA British magazine).

Details and dates for Group activities can be found on www.freewebs.com/gosportrailroadgroup or by calling Allan Dobson on 02392 428564 or Steve Randell on 01489 583763 or 07766 536481. The Group can be contacted by email on gosportrailroadgroup@googlemail.com

Lancashire

Blackburn & East Lancashire MRS

Website: Blackburn club link.

CONTACT: Jeff J Baldwin
8 Nowell Grove
Read
Burnley
Lancs
BB12 7PG

email: Jeff@Baldwin383.fsnet.co.uk

Telephone: 01282 772795

Lancashire North 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Barry Walker
6 Willowdene Close
Bromley Cross
Bolton
BL7 9EF

Morecambe & Heysham Model Railway Club

CONTACT: Mick Brown

Telephone: 01524 423289

North Turton Gauge O Group 0 Gauge Group

Website: North Turton Club Link

CONTACT: Iain Gammack
273, Bolton Road
Turton
Bolton
BL7 0AW

email: ballymoss9018@tiscali.co.uk

Telephone: 01204 852681

These guys hold one of my favourite shows of the year. A vibrant and relatively young club that are very active and enthuisatic.

Preston 0 Gauge Group

Website: Preston Club Link

CONTACT: Mick Sutcliffe
26 Ribbleton Avenue
Preston
PR1 5RY

email: rauwhitby@btinternet.com

Telephone: 01772 709951

The club closest to us here in Blackpool and welcomes all comers on it's open days to play trains!

West Lancs O Gauge Group 0 Gauge Group

Website: West Lancs Club Link

CONTACT: Denis Morley
73 Moorside Road
Great Crosby
Liverpool
L23 2RT

email: dennis@morley.mersinet.co.uk

Telephone: 0151 931 2346

Norfolk

Norfolk Mardlers 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Phill Abbott

email: pjconsulting@paston.co.uk

Northamptonshire

Northampton and District Model Railway Club.

A club with an active, progressive and increasing membership. From Gauge 1 through O and OO to N gauge, we have members interested in various scales and gauges including a very well attended junior section building their first joint effort layout. We also have several exhibition layouts in O and OO with others being built. The club possess a large six line test track incorporating three OO, three O and one Gauge 1/G scale. We also have a separate N gauge test track with two ovals. Test track running nights take place every three weeks.


Meets every Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 10:30 at the Kingsthorpe Community Centre, NORTHAMPTON. NN2 6RQ

CONTACT: Stephen Lloyd (01536) 521653

Website: Northampton & District club Link

Scotland

Aberdeen Model Railway Club

CONTACT: Karl Stevens

email: Craigmill@tiscali.co.uk

Telephone: 019755 81369

Alloa 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Sandy Gorski
22 Dunmar Drive
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
FK10 2EH

email: as@gorski.freeserve.co.uk

Ayr MRG

Website: Ayr club link.

CONTACT: Dave Pratt
9 Barra Crescent
Broomlands
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA11 1DE

email: davepirvine@aol.com

Telephone: 01294 217325

>East Fife 0 Gauge Group 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Quentin Lucas

email: QuentinRQL@hotmail.co.uk

Wales

Barry & Penarth MRC

Website: Barry and Penarth Club Link.

CONTACT: John Chivers
8 Sarnfan Baglan Road
Port Talbot
Neath & Port Talbot
SA12 8AG

email: Johndc120@hotmail.com

Telephone : 07808 244491

Shropshire & Mid-Wales GOG Group 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Snowey Owen
62 Tudor Road
Shrewsbury
SY2 6TA

email: sandy.harper@ukonline.co.uk

Telephone: 01743 354143

South Wales 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: B Honeysett
18 Oakfield Road
Barry
S.Glamorgan
CF62 8PR

Telephone: 01446 736033

West Wales 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Mike Marritt
Post Office House
Llanybri
Carmarthen
SA33 5HF

email: mikeandpauleen@llanybripo.fsnet.co.uk

Telephone: 01267 241232

Yorkshire

Halifax 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: T Bairstow

Telephone: 01422 340259

Keighley 0 Gauge Group

CONTACT: Robin Taylor
8 Harewood Crescent
Oakworth
Keighley
BD22 7JN

email: robin.taylor@uk.york.com

Telephone: 01535 605663

Sheffield 0 Gauge Group

Website: Sheffield O Guage Group Link CONTACT: Mike Gibbs
19 Wood Lane Close
Stannington
Sheffield
S6 5LY

email: MikeRJGibbs@Sheffield23.fsnet.co.uk

Telephone: 0114 231 2847

Skipton & District Railway Society

CONTACT: Trevor Shaw
24 Nursery Lane
Addingham
West Yorkshire
LS29 0TN

email: trevor.shaw@dingham.demon.co.uk

Telephone: 01943 831935

North East.

NEGOM is the O gauge group that covers the NE of England (Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear, Teeside) and we meet on the second Friday of every month at Eighton Banks, Gateshead (full directions on the web site).

CONTACT:
Peter Shields (Secy)
Mob: 07840 278819
email: negomenq@yahoo.co.uk
web site: www.negom.org.uk