MIOG Modern Image O Gauge - Crewe Heritage Centre - 25/26th October

[Al Tait]

The premier Modern Image O Gauge show returns for its fifth year, featuring a wide variety of layouts, trade and manufacturers as well as full size locomotives and all of the Crewe Heritage Centre attractions. an unmissable event for any modeller interested in diesel and electric traction. A charity event officially supporting Prostate Cancer UK.

Join us for the 5th annual MIOG show at the Crewe Heritage Centre. Tickets include access to the show, as well as all the attractions that the museum has to offer including full size locomotives and signal boxes including Class 40 D213 courtesy of Locomotive Services Group.

Following the sad loss of one of our founder members, Colin, in 2024, this year will be a Charity event officially endorsed by Prostate Cancer UK, to help raise much needed funds for the charity and also help raise awareness. A raffle is taking place too, more details in the next post. All proceeds from this year's show will be donated to PCUK.

We will kindly be supported by the best layouts, traders and manufacturers that O Gauge has to offer.

We will once again be supported by Locomotive Services Limited who will kindly be providing a full-Size heritage diesel locomotive from their fleet for display (Subject to availability). This will be displayed alongside various heritage diesel and electric locomotives at the museum.

Catering will be once again available on site, and a FREE bus service will run from Crewe Railway station at regular intervals.

Exhibition

Layouts
Barnes Green TMD - 1980s UK
Elm Engineering - 1980/90s UK
Hardwick Bridge - 1990s UK
Harzer GMBH - 1980s Germany
Johannesdorf - 1970s Austria
Knype Bridge - 1970s UK
Loch Dubh - 1970s UK
Napier Road - 1960s UK
The Sidings - 2000s UK Micro Layout
Winn Street Engineers Sidings - 1990s UK

List of Traders Attending
Arun Models ** New Trader For 2025**
Airframed Glass Display Cases **new Trader For 2025**
Buzz Models
Coastal DCC
Durham Trains of Stanley ** New Trader For 2025**
Easy-Build **returning For 2025**
Ellis Clark Trains **manufacturer**
Footplate **manufacturer**
Greenwood Model Railway Supplies
Gm Transport Books
Heljan **manufacturer**
Intentio
Made in Manchester
Northumbrian Painting Services
Peter Clark Models
Primo Trees
Prmrp Kits
Sbt Developments
Skytrex
Squires
Tower Models **new Trader For 2025**
Yellowshed Designs **new Trader For 2025**

 

[Al Tait]

Thanks to the various MIOG supporters, a charity raffle is also taking place with prizes including full size loco driver experiences, O gauge locos, sound decoders, kits, vouchers and more!

Every penny raised from the raffle will be donated to Prostate Cancer UK

Tickets are available now and at the show via the link below:

Modern Image O Gauge Raffle in aid of Prostate Cancer UK 2025

After loosing MIOG Member Colin Burgess in June 2024 to a short but aggressive fight with Prostate Cancer, we've turned our attention to fundraising for a cause that has been thrown to the forefront of our attention for all of the wrong reasons. Running up to our exhibition on the 25th/26th of October 2025 we've arranged a charity raffle which will run until the Sunday of the event. Model Railways was one of Colins many passions along with the real railways & fishing! We hope to help raise a pot of cash for the charity which will mean that other peoples loved ones and families wont have to experience the traumatic journey that we had to endure by leaving his cancer too late. He was a well loved Dad, Husband and man of his family, so please help us do him proud and you can pledge either a ticket or a donation via our Just giving page and it will help us raise our ambitious target of £20,000. Full details are available on our website www.modernimageogauge.co.uk

We've been truly humbled by the amount of prizes that have been donated to us by our traders and surrounding model railway community. Every ticket sold will allow us to make a 100% donation to Prostate Cancer UK from monies raised from this raffle. There is 17 prizes on offer, with a range of £20 - 600!

To enter simply purchase tickets and we'll do the rest.

Good Luck!

Full List of Prizes:
1st Prize - Heljan Class 60, Coal Sector Triple Grey - Donated by Tower Models
2nd Prize - Heljan Class 02, BR Blue - DCC Ready - Donated by Heljan
3rd Prize - Heljan Class 33 BR Blue Weathered - Donated by George Dent (Model Rail)
4th Prize - Easybuild Class 104 Complete Kit (Picture to show a finished model)- Donated by Easybuild
5th Prize - 2 x Flangeway ZZA Snowploughs (Livery of the winners choice) - Donated by Footplate Models
6th Prize 1 x ESU Sound Decoder of your Choice with Finescale Sounds - Donated by PRMRP
7th Prize - Heljan Southern Region CCT Van, BR Blue - Donated by Peter Clark Models
8th Prize - Dapol TTA Tanker - Donated by Durham Trains of Stanley
9th Prize - £100 Ellis Clark Trains Voucher - Donated by Ellis Clark Trains
10th Prize - Driver Experience Course - Rudyard Lake Railway
11th Prize - Diesel Driver Experience Course - Telford Steam Railway
12th Prize - Diesel Brake Tender Kit - Donated by Gary Smith (Fabricobble)
13th Prize - FNA-C Wagon Kit (Picture to demonstrate completed kit) - Donated by Buzz Models
14th Prize - Prize from Rails of Sheffield (TBC) - Rails of Sheffield
15th Prize - Loco Cradle (Tori Laser) - Donated by Buzz Models
16th Prize - £75 Voucher to spend on figures - Donated by Northumbrian Painting Services
17th Prize - Hydraulics in Focus by DE Canning (Signed) - Donated by GM Transport Books
18th Prize - Wooden Storage Box for Locos / Rollingstock - Donated by Yellow Shed Designs
19th Prize - Dapol Class 122 975042 ex 55019 in NSE livery DCC Ready - Donated by Dapol Ltd

 

[Al Tait]

19th Prize - Dapol Class 122 975042 ex 55019 in NSE livery DCC Ready - Donated by Dapol Ltd

 

[Arun Sharma]

I attended the show as a trader today. It was busy with visitors until closing at 1600. Well organised IMO and visitors prepared to pay for what they wanted. I had invested in one of those SUMUP machines and it had paid for itself today. Unsurprisingly perhaps, when spending £100-£200 folk don't want to carry those sorts of sums in cash and fewer people carry cheque books - so the SUMUP machine seems to expedite sales.

 

[Gismorail]

Attended this show yesterday excellent day out with friendly people. Some nice and inspiring layouts and good trade support.
Just a note about parking : The Hertigate Centre does'nt seem to have any public parking and the Tesco Car park has a restriction of three hours. (not enough time for real railway nuts. ) The Oak Strret car park is no longer there as it is now a building site !. For information the nearest public car park is on Edleston Road which is about a 7 min walk to the Centre.

 

[smgee]

Attended this show yesterday excellent day out with friendly people. Some nice and inspiring layouts and good trade support.
Just a note about parking : The Hertigate Centre does'nt seem to have any public parking and the Tesco Car park has a restriction of three hours. (not enough time for real railway nuts. ) The Oak Strret car park is no longer there as it is now a building site !. For information the nearest public car park is on Edleston Road which is about a 7 min walk to the Centre.

Yes, this caught me out, having parked in the Oak St car park previously, it was a surprise to get there and find a construction site!

 

[Emma H]

Visited the show today and was impressed with the selection of layouts and good trade support. Not often you see trade stands with a Class 87 and Class 91 as a backdrop. Ordered a class 121 driving trailer kit to go with my Dapol bubble car as a winter stock building project.

Likewise I was caught by the construction site where previously there was a car park. Ended up finding some on street parking about a 10 minute walk from the heritage centre.