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Welcome to Glenrothes Model Railway Club - not only do we build and operate realistic layouts in various scales and time periods, and also have a laugh along the way.

An action-packed weekend at the Steam, Steel, Road & Rail Gala at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. Steam trains, diesel tr...
15/10/2026

An action-packed weekend at the Steam, Steel, Road & Rail Gala at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. Steam trains, diesel traction, vintage road vehicles, miniature working Traction Engines, model railways, and an excellent museum.
Coupled with a nice run up and down the line behind Tornado it was, on the whole, a wonderful opportunity to socialise the old fashioned way!

Is there a better way to spend an otherwise cold October weekend?

Photo credits: Martin Kennaway & David Simpson

Our smaller 00-gauge layout 'Woodside Central' is suddenly hot stuff - as we've been invited to exhibit it again this we...
12/10/2026

Our smaller 00-gauge layout 'Woodside Central' is suddenly hot stuff - as we've been invited to exhibit it again this weekend at Dundee Model Railway Exhibition. As with previous years the show is held in the Ardler Community Complex and the café is very good.

A new, different and thrilling addition to our exhibition calendar this year is the Steam, Steel, Road & Rail Gala at th...
04/10/2026

A new, different and thrilling addition to our exhibition calendar this year is the Steam, Steel, Road & Rail Gala at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway this weekend. You can find us in the Museum of Scottish Railways alongside the 1:1 scale class J36 no. 65243 'Maude' showing two of our layouts: Woodside Central and Newcastle Triangle.

That is, of course, if you're not too distracted by the running of 'Tornado' over on the railway (just like we may be!). Indeed, as a nod to this, your author has decided to bring along his N-gauge model of the very same loco for running on Newcastle Triangle.

It has been a long-established Scottish tradition to go on holiday “doon the watter”, so we’re joining in with our now a...
15/09/2026

It has been a long-established Scottish tradition to go on holiday “doon the watter”, so we’re joining in with our now annual attendance at Ayr Model Railway Exhibition in Troon this weekend with our 00 gauge layout 'Woodside Central'.

Nice new LED's have just been fitted to the layout so let there be light!

We were very pleased and humbled that our 'Thornton Glen' layout was voted Best Layout by public vote at Edinburgh Model...
13/09/2026

We were very pleased and humbled that our 'Thornton Glen' layout was voted Best Layout by public vote at Edinburgh Model Railway Exhibition on the 5th/6th September. It rounded off a very enjoyable exhibition at an excellent venue and we extend our congratulations to all the other award winners at the show.

Across wo halls plus a foyer it was their largest exhibition to recent date and doubled as a celebration of Edinburgh and Lothians Miniature Railway Club's 75th Anniversary. So here's a selection of photos of the layouts on show.

The author sends his grateful thanks to Edinburgh and Lothians Miniature Railway Club for some of the photos used here - you have the better camera!

It’s time for our scholarly enlightenment at Edinburgh & Lothians Model Railway Exhibition, held this weekend in George ...
02/09/2026

It’s time for our scholarly enlightenment at Edinburgh & Lothians Model Railway Exhibition, held this weekend in George Watson’s College. This year we will be attending with our large 00 gauge layout Thornton Glen that's set in the 1950s and 1960s. For more details please visit Edinburgh and Lothians Miniature Railway Club

The food's good in the school Dinner Hall, by the way.

This weekend will be time for our trip to Fife’s tourist jewel in the crown of St Andrews and its model railway exhibiti...
11/08/2026

This weekend will be time for our trip to Fife’s tourist jewel in the crown of St Andrews and its model railway exhibition on the 15th & 16th of August. The flyer is shown below, along with stuck to every major bus stop in the East Neuk!
This year we’ll be there with our large N-gauge layout Levenbank, with the layout having had its usual touch-up of the scenery and attempted gremlin removal.

It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Alan Jordan - a member of our club for the best part of twenty ye...
11/08/2026

It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Alan Jordan - a member of our club for the best part of twenty years - has recently passed away peacefully.

Alan's great involvement in many many projects together with his unique sense of humour and encyclopedic knowledge of all things transport and model railways will be greatly missed by all. Equally missed with fondness will be all those anecdotes from his career in the Merchant Navy and latterly as a technician in the NHS.

As Alan travels up to the Heaven branch of Glenrothes Model Railway Club we are certain of what the introductory question shall be: "Well, did you really finish any of those projects you worked on down there.......?"

Alan's funeral will take place in Kirkcaldy Crematorium on Friday 21st August at 12:45pm.

A selection of photos from the excellently organised and highly enjoyable Cupar Model Railway Exhibition last weekend. W...
24/07/2026

A selection of photos from the excellently organised and highly enjoyable Cupar Model Railway Exhibition last weekend. We were very pleased, humbled and grateful that our completely revamped 00 gauge layout 'Glenauld' received such a positive reception from the public, other exhibitors and traders alike.

To the heart of the Howe of Fife (or thereabouts) for Cupar Model Railway Exhibition this weekend on the 18th & 19th of ...
13/07/2026

To the heart of the Howe of Fife (or thereabouts) for Cupar Model Railway Exhibition this weekend on the 18th & 19th of July.

We are keen to exhibit our new large 00 gauge layout Glenauld (recently renamed from Minehaven) as we have been a hive of activity completing a full scenic revamp of the layout and the construction of a brand new Fiddle Yard.

We are equally keen to rid ourselves of those last remaining electrical gremlins!

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