South West Herts Model Railway Society

South West Herts Model Railway Society A Model Railway Society based at The Lincolnsfield Centre in Bushey, near Watford. also open Mon & Wed mornings 10.30-13.00

If you are interested in joining please come along to one of our club nights on
either a Tuesday or Thursday evening from 19:30. Membership is in the mid twenties and we are always happy to welcome visitors and potential new members. We have access to the clubroom 7 days a week but our main club nights are Tuesdays & Thursdays 19.30 to 22.00 approx. Unfortunately we no longer have any members spe

cialising in ‘0’ gauge and the permanent ‘0’ gauge layout in the clubroom has been removed to allow space for layouts under construction. The current 'N' gauge layout is called 'Dudley Frey', after a member who sadly passed away. It is a circuit 16 feet long and 3 feet wide with 4 running roads. Automatic light signals are installed and work is progressing on an extening the layout. Our 'OO' gauge layout is called Tedburn St Mary which is also 16 feet long. Some might say it a bit ‘long in the tooth’ but it is still receiving invitations to exhibition and in November we will be taking it to ‘Warley’. Another ‘00’ layout is Silverbury which just has its scenic's to complete before it too can join the exhibition circuit. We also have an 0-16.5 layout being built. Social events have included the Annual Dinner in January, a Bar-B-Que during the Summer and visits to places of interest such as the Daily Mirror printing works, we also went to the Warley Exhibition last November. Last year one of our younger members started a club magazine, ‘That There Magazine’, which is very interesting. Click on the link and read it for your self.

15/06/2026
Our Jurassic halt layout was a real show stopper at recent shows - the attention to detail was excellent.
15/06/2026

Our Jurassic halt layout was a real show stopper at recent shows - the attention to detail was excellent.

..My latest shed a Bachmann Colas 66 acquired off ebay for a reasonable price- currently on the work bench- being weath...
15/06/2026

..My latest shed a Bachmann Colas 66 acquired off ebay for a reasonable price- currently on the work bench- being weathered and having fittings and a coupling fitted - It was a DCC ready model but I had issues with fitting a TTS sound chip to this so I ended up with a standard Zimo decoder...The model has lights unlike the Hornby sheds that mostly don't..
Loco will appear on the club DCC layout Silverbury in due course.

More from Chateauronne:- The Main square with café, boulangerie and walled boules court. The trees are in blossom so it’...
15/06/2026

More from Chateauronne:- The Main square with café, boulangerie and walled boules court. The trees are in blossom so it’s springtime.

I have been asking the members to open up their Railway rooms /sheds to see what they are currently modelling.First off...
15/06/2026

I have been asking the members to open up their Railway rooms /sheds to see what they are currently modelling.
First offering comes from John Davy our club Chairman.
a French N gauge layout that he is working on that will be appearing on 27th June 2026 at Biggleswade
Chateauronne.Size 4ft 6inch x 2ft.
Station Kitbashed from Faller kit (2nd hand)Buildings Kit and scratchbuilt (Faller, Kibri, Vollmer etc)
Track Kato with Kato points (code 80)
Controller - DC Gaugemaster GMC-W from 16V ac supply

Picasso autorail X3800 waits in the bay platform whilst BB63000 passes on a timber train.

a view of our 2026 exhibition thanks to Dusty Shelf !
14/06/2026

a view of our 2026 exhibition thanks to Dusty Shelf !

Welcome to Watford! In this video, we’re taking you to the Queen' ...

More of Peter Hodge's brass kit whilst under construction..
13/06/2026

More of Peter Hodge's brass kit whilst under construction..

Gerry Shilling's domain "Fudge Town".
13/06/2026

Gerry Shilling's domain "Fudge Town".

Mike Roualle's take on an Aldi supermarket with local policeman vignette. On the "Klapping" H0 layout .
13/06/2026

Mike Roualle's take on an Aldi supermarket with local policeman vignette. On the "Klapping" H0 layout .

Address

The Lincolnsfield Centre
Watford
WD232ES

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7:30pm - 10pm
Thursday 7:30pm - 10pm

Telephone

07590334523

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