Model Electronic Railway Group
The Leading Society for Model Railway Electronics
MERG Area Groups and Special Interest Groups
MERG has an increasing number of Area Groups and Special Interest Groups throughout the UK and the rest of the world - it is believed that the full benefit of the membership of MERG can better be achieved when as many members as practicable meet and share their experience. Area Groups provide opportunities for members in local areas to meet up in person for mutual help. There is also a 'Virtual Group' enabling those members that cannot attend local meetings to meet on line by Zoom.
Most Special Interest Groups provide opportunities for members interested in specific technologies to meet and share their interest, these groups normally meet on line via Zoom. We also have some Special Interest Groups devoted to the preparation, by experienced members, of educational materials to help those less experienced gain confidence and skills.
Each Area Group and most of the Special Interest Groups has its own section on the forum, their own public and member only web pages and they hold regular meetings in their areas (or via Zoom). You can see more about your local Area Groups and appropriate Special Interest Groups by selecting them from the lists on this page.
Current Area Groups
| Online | Virtual Area Group |  |
| East of England | East Anglian Area Group | |
| Three Counties Area Group | |
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| Greater London | Croydon Area Group | |
| London Area Group | |
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| Midlands | East Midlands Area Group | |
| Warwickshire / North Oxfordshire Area Group | |
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| West Midlands Area Group | |
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| North East | North East Area Group | |
| Yorkshire Area Group | |
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| North West | Cumbria Area Group | |
| Merseyside Area Group | |
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| North West Area Group | |
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| Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Area Group | |
| Scotland | Aberdeen Area Group | |
| East of Scotland Area Group | |
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| Scottish Borders Area Group | |
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| Tayside Area Group | |
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| West of Scotland Area Group | |
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| South | South Hants (Southampton) Area Group | |
| South East | Canterbury Area Group | |
| Thames Valley Area Group | |
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| South West | Somerset Area Group | |
| Wales | Cardiff Area Group | |
| Wales North Area Group | |
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| Europe | Ireland Area Group | |
| Worldwide | North America Area Group | |
| Australia & New Zealand | ANZ Virtual Area Group | |
| Australia Capital Territory Area Group | |
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| SE Queensland Area Group | |
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| Victoria Area Group | |