Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Gauge O Guild Summer Show 2026
Date:
Saturday 30th May 2026 09:30 - 16:00 for all visitors
Location:
The Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan., WN5 0UL View in Google Maps
Price:
Members & Members Partners £12.00. Non Members £17.00 Children under 16 yrs £1.
On-line tickets:
Click here to purchase tickets
Details:
Details for the Summer Show at Robin Park Leisure Centre to date are below:
LAYOUTS BOOKED TO DATE: 14/04/2026
East Midlands Test Track
The junior - 'drive a train' layout
Practice Works by Craig Robertson LAWLOGG
Trelissik by Richard Brady of Alsager Club
Penlake Sidings ( formerly Dalry Road ) by Chris & Dave Sheridan
North Wales diesels by Nick Gurney
Wick End by Chris & David Warner
Kirtley Bridge by Bob Hordern
Glasshouse Loan by Craig Watson
Glendale by David Hoyle 7mm NG
Whitham Creek by Bernard Crick - American O scale 1/4 inch to the foot narrow gauge
Gauge O Guild Modular Layout with Colinwood by St Neots MRC
DEMONSTRATORS so far:
Nick Dunhill - Building Locomotives
Mike Sant – Lining Locomotives
John Emerson - Building freight rolling stock - the basics explained
Rob Bishop - Soldering Clinic
Robin Taylor - Coach building
Steve Robinson - Weathering techniques
Garry Lane - Building and renumbering modern image wagons
Al Tait - Making laser cut buildings
TRADERS SO FAR:
Warley MRC
Wigan and District Model Engineering Society
Talyllyn Railway
LAWLOGG
10 minutes from the M6.
15 minutes from M61.
There are several car parks around the venue. Many say they are free but actually they are free for 2 hours and because they are ANPR, if anyone stays more than 2 hours they will get a ticket.
It is a lot cheaper than a parking fine or, come by train and get the bus
The alternative is to visit the Wigan Council website who are advertising free all day parking at the weekends
Car park and permit charges
www.wigan.gov.uk
You will find the full list of Wigan car parks which are free on Saturday at the Council website and attached. If you locate them using Google, it is probably easy to get a bus or taxi to the venue.
Kempton Park becomes the Winter Show on December 12th 2026
Details for the Summer Show at Robin Park Leisure Centre to date are below:
LAYOUTS BOOKED TO DATE: 14/04/2026
East Midlands Test Track
The junior - 'drive a train' layout
Practice Works by Craig Robertson LAWLOGG
Trelissik by Richard Brady of Alsager Club
Penlake Sidings ( formerly Dalry Road ) by Chris & Dave Sheridan
North Wales diesels by Nick Gurney
Wick End by Chris & David Warner
Kirtley Bridge by Bob Hordern
Glasshouse Loan by Craig Watson
Glendale by David Hoyle 7mm NG
Whitham Creek by Bernard Crick - American O scale 1/4 inch to the foot narrow gauge
Gauge O Guild Modular Layout with Colinwood by St Neots MRC
DEMONSTRATORS so far:
Nick Dunhill - Building Locomotives
Mike Sant – Lining Locomotives
John Emerson - Building freight rolling stock - the basics explained
Rob Bishop - Soldering Clinic
Robin Taylor - Coach building
Steve Robinson - Weathering techniques
Garry Lane - Building and renumbering modern image wagons
Al Tait - Making laser cut buildings
TRADERS SO FAR:
Warley MRC
Wigan and District Model Engineering Society
Talyllyn Railway
LAWLOGG
10 minutes from the M6.
15 minutes from M61.
There are several car parks around the venue. Many say they are free but actually they are free for 2 hours and because they are ANPR, if anyone stays more than 2 hours they will get a ticket.
It is a lot cheaper than a parking fine or, come by train and get the bus
The alternative is to visit the Wigan Council website who are advertising free all day parking at the weekends
Car park and permit charges
www.wigan.gov.uk
You will find the full list of Wigan car parks which are free on Saturday at the Council website and attached. If you locate them using Google, it is probably easy to get a bus or taxi to the venue.
Public Transport
15 - 20 minutes walk from Wigan Railway Stations.
Frequent buses to the venue from Wigan Railway Stations.
More information can be found on this website -
https://moovitapp.com/index/en-gb/p...North_West-site_79693333-2105#google_vignette
We have tried to show the places to get off on the attached map.
If you look at a map you will see the venue is near to the large Robin Park Retail Park.
Date:
Saturday 30th May 2026 09:30 - 16:00 for all visitors
Location:
The Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan., WN5 0UL View in Google Maps
Price:
Members & Members Partners £12.00. Non Members £17.00 Children under 16 yrs £1.
On-line tickets:
Click here to purchase tickets
Details:
The 2026 Summer Show will be held in Wigan instead of Kempton Park.
Kempton Park becomes the Winter Show on December 12th 2026Details for the Summer Show at Robin Park Leisure Centre to date are below:
LAYOUTS BOOKED TO DATE: 14/04/2026
East Midlands Test Track
The junior - 'drive a train' layout
Practice Works by Craig Robertson LAWLOGG
Trelissik by Richard Brady of Alsager Club
Penlake Sidings ( formerly Dalry Road ) by Chris & Dave Sheridan
North Wales diesels by Nick Gurney
Wick End by Chris & David Warner
Kirtley Bridge by Bob Hordern
Glasshouse Loan by Craig Watson
Glendale by David Hoyle 7mm NG
Whitham Creek by Bernard Crick - American O scale 1/4 inch to the foot narrow gauge
Gauge O Guild Modular Layout with Colinwood by St Neots MRC
DEMONSTRATORS so far:
Nick Dunhill - Building Locomotives
Mike Sant – Lining Locomotives
John Emerson - Building freight rolling stock - the basics explained
Rob Bishop - Soldering Clinic
Robin Taylor - Coach building
Steve Robinson - Weathering techniques
Garry Lane - Building and renumbering modern image wagons
Al Tait - Making laser cut buildings
TRADERS SO FAR:
| 1039 Models |
| 55H |
| 7mmloco.co.uk |
| AirFramed |
| Allan Lewis |
| Atkitz |
| Bill Hudson Transport Books |
| Brushes 4 Models |
| Buzz Models |
| C & L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd |
| Connoisseur Models |
| Dapol |
| Duncan Models |
| Ellis Clark |
| Ennis 75 Models |
| Finney7 |
| Footplate Models |
| Gladiator |
| Greenwood Track |
| Haywood Railway |
| Ian Kirk Models |
| JSModels |
| Judith Edge Kits |
| Lanky Kits |
| LCUT Creative |
| Metalsmith (Leeds) Ltd |
| Midland Railway Society |
| MMM (Made in Manchester Models) |
| Nick Tozer Railway Books |
| North Western Models |
| Northumbrian Painting Service |
| Online Models |
| Peter Clark Models |
| Premier Components |
| Ray Heard Model Railways |
| Sanspareil ICS |
| Skytrex Ltd |
| Slaters Plastikard |
| Specialist Aggregates - Authentic 7mm Ballast launch |
| Squires Model and Craft Tools |
| Steamline Ltd. |
| Tower Collection Blackpool |
| Tower Models |
| Trainsporters |
| Walsworth Models |
| Yellowshed Designs |
Societies for 2026 so far are:
Scale7 GroupWarley MRC
Wigan and District Model Engineering Society
Talyllyn Railway
LAWLOGG
Getting to the Show
Driving10 minutes from the M6.
15 minutes from M61.
PARKING
There are several car parks around the venue. Many say they are free but actually they are free for 2 hours and because they are ANPR, if anyone stays more than 2 hours they will get a ticket.
The best place to go is car park shown on the attached map which is on the left of the road which comes down from the Red Robin Pub towards the stadiums.
This is free on non match days and there will not be any matches on 30th May
There is a foot path shown on the mapIt is a lot cheaper than a parking fine or, come by train and get the bus
Alternative car parks:The alternative is to visit the Wigan Council website who are advertising free all day parking at the weekends
Car park and permit charges
www.wigan.gov.uk
You will find the full list of Wigan car parks which are free on Saturday at the Council website and attached. If you locate them using Google, it is probably easy to get a bus or taxi to the venue.
The 2026 Summer Show will be held in Wigan instead of Kempton Park.
Kempton Park becomes the Winter Show on December 12th 2026Details for the Summer Show at Robin Park Leisure Centre to date are below:
LAYOUTS BOOKED TO DATE: 14/04/2026
East Midlands Test Track
The junior - 'drive a train' layout
Practice Works by Craig Robertson LAWLOGG
Trelissik by Richard Brady of Alsager Club
Penlake Sidings ( formerly Dalry Road ) by Chris & Dave Sheridan
North Wales diesels by Nick Gurney
Wick End by Chris & David Warner
Kirtley Bridge by Bob Hordern
Glasshouse Loan by Craig Watson
Glendale by David Hoyle 7mm NG
Whitham Creek by Bernard Crick - American O scale 1/4 inch to the foot narrow gauge
Gauge O Guild Modular Layout with Colinwood by St Neots MRC
DEMONSTRATORS so far:
Nick Dunhill - Building Locomotives
Mike Sant – Lining Locomotives
John Emerson - Building freight rolling stock - the basics explained
Rob Bishop - Soldering Clinic
Robin Taylor - Coach building
Steve Robinson - Weathering techniques
Garry Lane - Building and renumbering modern image wagons
Al Tait - Making laser cut buildings
TRADERS SO FAR:
| 1039 Models |
| 55H |
| 7mmloco.co.uk |
| AirFramed |
| Allan Lewis |
| Atkitz |
| Bill Hudson Transport Books |
| Brushes 4 Models |
| Buzz Models |
| C & L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd |
| Connoisseur Models |
| Dapol |
| Duncan Models |
| Ellis Clark |
| Ennis 75 Models |
| Finney7 |
| Footplate Models |
| Gladiator |
| Greenwood Track |
| Haywood Railway |
| Ian Kirk Models |
| JSModels |
| Judith Edge Kits |
| Lanky Kits |
| LCUT Creative |
| Metalsmith (Leeds) Ltd |
| Midland Railway Society |
| MMM (Made in Manchester Models) |
| Nick Tozer Railway Books |
| North Western Models |
| Northumbrian Painting Service |
| Online Models |
| Peter Clark Models |
| Premier Components |
| Ray Heard Model Railways |
| Sanspareil ICS |
| Skytrex Ltd |
| Slaters Plastikard |
| Specialist Aggregates - Authentic 7mm Ballast launch |
| Squires Model and Craft Tools |
| Steamline Ltd. |
| Tower Collection Blackpool |
| Tower Models |
| Trainsporters |
| Walsworth Models |
| Yellowshed Designs |
Societies for 2026 so far are:
Scale7 GroupWarley MRC
Wigan and District Model Engineering Society
Talyllyn Railway
LAWLOGG
Getting to the Show
Driving10 minutes from the M6.
15 minutes from M61.
PARKING
There are several car parks around the venue. Many say they are free but actually they are free for 2 hours and because they are ANPR, if anyone stays more than 2 hours they will get a ticket.
The best place to go is car park shown on the attached map which is on the left of the road which comes down from the Red Robin Pub towards the stadiums.
This is free on non match days and there will not be any matches on 30th May
There is a foot path shown on the mapIt is a lot cheaper than a parking fine or, come by train and get the bus
Alternative car parks:The alternative is to visit the Wigan Council website who are advertising free all day parking at the weekends
Car park and permit charges
www.wigan.gov.uk
You will find the full list of Wigan car parks which are free on Saturday at the Council website and attached. If you locate them using Google, it is probably easy to get a bus or taxi to the venue.
Public Transport
15 - 20 minutes walk from Wigan Railway Stations.
Frequent buses to the venue from Wigan Railway Stations.
- 602 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 stops – Get off at Fire Station stop then walk past Asda towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
- 603 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 Stops – Get off at Fire Station stop then walk past Asda towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
- 604 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 7 Stops – Laurus Mews get off then walk past Pizza Hut towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
- 641 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 Stops – Thomas Moore Gardens – Walk about 6 mins past Robin Park Shopping park.
More information can be found on this website -
https://moovitapp.com/index/en-gb/p...North_West-site_79693333-2105#google_vignette
We have tried to show the places to get off on the attached map.
If you look at a map you will see the venue is near to the large Robin Park Retail Park.