This page lists forthcoming meetings, exhibitions and courses.
Keen House is the headquarters of The Model Railway Club. It is located just off Pentonville Road at 4, Calshot Street, Kings Cross, London N1, which is about 10 minutes walk from Kings Cross station or 15 minutes from the Angel. Details on other venues can be obtained by clicking the venue link.
MERG Meeting Programme
Prospective new members are welcome to attend any of the following meetings to discuss MERG and meet those involved.
| April 2020 | ||
| 11th Time: 10:00 |
Tayside Area Group Meeting Cancelled Come along and join other members in building modules and our first demo board. There will be time to ask questions about any aspect of MERG's activities. |
Venue: The Friary, Tullideph Road,Dundee, DD2 2NP |
| 11th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group meeting - NOW ONLINE Agenda to follow - watch this space! This meeting will take place using the Zoom online teleconferencing system. We will have talks in the morning followed by a QnA and help clinic for anyone wanting advice. Click for more details |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| 14th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 21st Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 25 to 27th Time: 09:00 |
More CBUS course - POSTPONED - ONLINE SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE Follow on from Intro course. Scroll to the bottom of the diary page to see all courses. |
Venue: Rushden Transport Museum |
| 25th Time: 09:30 |
Three Counties Workshop workshop is Saturday April 25th 2020 9:30 am |
Venue: Hemel Hempstead Model Railway Club rooms |
| 25th Time: 10:00 |
Basic(ish) Electronics Part 2 MERG Somerset Area Group meeting - Ron Pluck will present the second in the series "Basic(ish) Electronics". To get an invite ensure that the somerset Area Group is in your permitted contact list on your membership page. |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 25th Time: 11:00 |
East Scotland Meeting Click for more details |
Venue: West Calder Community Centre, EH55 8DZ |
| 28th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| May 2020 | ||
| 2nd Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting Judi Rastall talking about the Kit Locker followed by M1639 Mike Clarke who will give a presentation about an FCU clone. To get an invite ensure that the somerset Area Group is in your permitted contact list on your membership page. |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 2nd Time: 14:00 |
Northern Ireland Area Group Meeting |
Venue: Cooke Church Hall, Park Road, Belfast |
| 5th Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 9th Time: 10:00 |
Tayside Area Group Meeting Cancelled Come along and join other members in building modules and our first demo board. There will be time to ask questions about any aspect of MERG's activities. |
Venue: The Friary, Tullideph Road,Dundee, DD2 2NP |
| 12th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 13th Time: 19:30 |
Cardiff Area Group Meeting Seminar – A comparison of CAD software A look at a variety of software for 3D printing Presented by Russ Davies |
Venue: Synod Office of the United Reform Church, Minster Road, Cardiff CF23 5AS. |
| 16th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group ONLINE meeting This area group meeting will be held online using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Agenda to follow. |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| 19th Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 23rd Time: 10:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire Area Group CANCELLED Meeting |
Venue: Leamington and Warwick MRS Club Room |
| 23rd Time: 10:00 |
South Hants Area Group all day Saturday workshop This is our monthly event where members who live too far away to come on a Thursday evening can come to the group. Members can work on or get help with their own projects or join in with group projects. Any MERG members are welcome. Note it moved as we are at expoEM on our usual 3rd Saturday. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom at Kemps Quay. |
| 26th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 29th to 1st Jun Time: 09:00 |
Intro to JMRI Panel Pro weekend course Starting out with JMRI Panel Pro - a weekend course that assumes no prior knowledge of JMRI. Scroll to the bottom of this diary page to see details of all courses. THIS COURSE IS UNDER REVIEW, BUT IS LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED, WITH ONLINE ZOOM SESSIONS IN THE MEANTIME, ON THE SCHEDULED DATES |
Venue: Rushden Transport Museum |
| June 2020 | ||
| 2nd Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 6th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting M4848 Alan Wright will give a presentation on sound chips. Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
| 6th Time: 14:00 |
Northern Ireland Area Group Meeting |
Venue: Cooke Church Hall, Park Road, Belfast |
| 9th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 11th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants Area Group meeting This is our regular monthly Thursday evening meeting. Any MERG members are welcome to attend. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom at Kemps Quay. |
| 13th Time: 10:00 |
Tayside Area Group Meeting Come along and join other members in building modules and our first demo board. There will be time to ask questions about any aspect of MERG's activities. |
Venue: The Friary, Tullideph Road,Dundee, DD2 2NP |
| 13th Time: 10:30 |
London Area Group |
Venue: Keen House, Kings Cross |
| 13th Time: 13:30 |
Members Meeting in London |
Venue: Keen House, Kings Cross |
| 16th Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 20th Time: 10:00 |
South Hants Area Group all day Saturday workshop This is our monthly event where members who live too far away to come on a Thursday evening can come to the group. Members can work on or get help with their own projects or join in with group projects. Any MERG members are welcome. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom at Kemps Quay. |
| 23rd Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 28th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group meeting - NOW ONLINE This area group meeting will be held online using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Agenda to follow. |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| July 2020 | ||
| 4th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
| 4th Time: 14:00 |
Northern Ireland Area Group Meeting |
Venue: Cooke Church Hall, Park Road, Belfast |
| 7th Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 9th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants Area Group meeting This is our regular monthly Thursday evening meeting. Any MERG members are welcome to attend. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom at Kemps Quay. |
| 11th Time: 10:00 |
Tayside Area Group Meeting Come along and join other members in building modules and our first demo board. There will be time to ask questions about any aspect of MERG's activities. |
Venue: The Friary, Tullideph Road,Dundee, DD2 2NP |
| 12th Time: 10:00 |
West Midlands Area Group Meeting 12 July 2020 Click for more details |
Venue: Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands B69 4NL. |
| 14th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 15th Time: 19:30 |
Cardiff Area Group Meeting Seminar – Overview of DDC standards and DDC block control Using block control on DCC systems Presented by Philip Silver |
Venue: Synod Office of the United Reform Church, Minster Road, Cardiff CF23 5AS. |
| 18th Time: 10:00 |
South Hants Area Group all day Saturday workshop This is our monthly event where members who live too far away to come on a Thursday evening can come to the group. Members can work on or get help with their own projects or join in with group projects. Any MERG members are welcome. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom at Kemps Quay. |
| 18th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group ONLINE meeting This area group meeting will be held online using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Agenda to follow. |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| 21st Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 25th Time: 10:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire Area Group CANCELLED Meeting |
Venue: Leamington and Warwick MRS Club Room |
| 28th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| August 2020 | ||
| 1st Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting M4418 Tony Braithwaite will give a presentation on Programming. Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
| 4th Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 11th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 13th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants Area Group meeting This is our regular monthly meeting. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 15th Time: 10:00 |
South Hants Area Group all day Saturday worksho This is our monthly, all day Saturday workshop, open to all Merg members. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 18th Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 25th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 29th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group ONLINE meeting This area group meeting will be held online using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Agenda to follow. |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| September 2020 | ||
| 1st Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 8th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 10th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants Area Group meeting This is our regular monthly meeting. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 12 to 14th Time: 09:00 |
JMRI Part 2 weekend course Follow on to JMRI Panel Pro intro course. Scroll to the bottom of the diary page to see details of all courses. Click for more details |
Venue: |
| 12th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting Adrian will give a presentation on sound effects. Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
| 12th Time: 10:30 |
London Area Group |
Venue: Keen House,Kings Cross |
| 12th Time: 13:30 |
Members Meeting in London Dave McCabe will give a talk on signaling |
Venue: keen House, Kings Cross |
| 15th Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 16th Time: 19:30 |
Cardiff Area Group Meeting Details To Follow |
Venue: Synod Office of the United Reform Church, Minster Road, Cardiff CF23 5AS. |
| 19th Time: 10:00 |
South Hants Area Group all day Saturday worksho This is our monthly all day Saturday workshop, open to any Merg members. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 22nd Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 26th Time: 10:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire Area Group Meeting |
Venue: Leamington and Warwick MRS Club Room |
| October 2020 | ||
| 3rd Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
| 6th Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 8th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants Area Group meeting This is our regular monthly meeting. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 10th Time: 10:00 |
West Midlands Area Group Meeting 10th October2020 More details to follow Click for more details |
Venue: Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands B69 4NL. |
| 13th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 17th Time: 10:00 |
South Hants Area Group all day Saturday worksho This is our monthly all day workshop, open to any Merg members. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 20th Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 27th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| November 2020 | ||
| 3rd Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 7th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
| 7th Time: 10:30 |
London Area Group |
Venue: Keen House, Kings Cross |
| 7th Time: 13:30 |
Annual General Meeting The Kings Cross MRC have agreed to open Keen House to everyone after the AGM. They will be on-site, operating their layouts, answervingall questions put to them. Those attending will also be able to bring their own locos or trains, DC or DCC, any gauge and run them on the Kings Cross circular track |
Venue: Keen House |
| 7th Time: 14:30 |
members Meeting in London As per the description on the AGM. There will be no speakers at this event |
Venue: Keen House, Kings Cross |
| 10th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Presentation Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 12th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants Area Group meeting This is our regular monthly meeting. |
Venue: Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom |
| 17th Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 24th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group Call: Discussion Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| December 2020 | ||
| 1st Time: 19:00 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Click for more details |
Venue: Grazeley Village Hall, Church Lane, Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1LD |
| 5th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting Work will continue on the group projects plus other topics will be covered at some meetings throughout 2020. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form. |
Venue: St James Church Hall, Preston Road, Yeovil |
MERG Attended Shows
| April 2020 | ||
| 18 & 19th |
North Down Model Exhibition - CANCELLED An exhibition of boats, trains, planes and other models. Please check starting time on Sunday. |
Venue: Bangor Academy |
| 18 & 19th |
TrainWest demo Merg willhave a stall with a new demo of our CBus and DCC systems. Bristol Area Group members will staff the stall for friendly chats Click for more details |
Venue: Springfield Community Campus, Corsham |
| May 2020 | ||
| 9 & 10th |
Wexford MRC Annual Exhibition WMRCs Annual exhibition , the best dedicated MR exhibition in the country , come to the sunny south east and see for yourself ( we even extended the M11 for you ) Click for more details |
Venue: St Joseph’s community centre , bishopswater, Wexford |
| 16 & 17th |
Kyle Model Railway Exhibition Come along and say hello to the WoSAG team on their stand. |
Venue: Concert Hall, 8 South Beach, Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 6FF |
| 16 & 17th |
expoEM Spring 2020 Bracknell. -CANCELLED The MERG South Hants Area Group will be in attendance. |
Venue: Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road, Bracknell, RG12 9SE |
| August 2020 | ||
| 29 & 30th |
Ulster Model Railway Club Show Many layouts spread over a space for three basketball courts. |
Venue: Sports Hall, Methodist College, Belfast |
| September 2020 | ||
| 26 & 27th |
Worthing Model Railway Club exhibition This is Worthing Model Railway Club's annual exhibitions. |
Venue: Durrington High School |
| October 2020 | ||
| 3 & 4th |
Fareham Model Railway club Exhibition This is the Fareham Model Railway Club's annual exhibition. |
Venue: Fareham Leisure Center. Fareham, Hampshire. |
| 10 & 11th |
Farnham and District MRC Annual Exhibition The MERG South Hants Area Group will be in attendance. Click for more details |
Venue: Alderwood Leisure Centre, Tongham Road, Aldershot, GU12 4AS |
| November 2020 | ||
| 7th |
Cultra Model Railway Exhibition This show provides a mix of layouts in and around the 12" to ft displays of the museum. |
Venue: Folk &Transport Museum, Cultra, North Down |
Training courses
| April 2020 | ||
| 25 to 27th |
More CBUS course - POSTPONED - ONLINE SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE Follow on from the CBUS intro course to take your CBUS to the next level. The physical course is postponed until it is safe again, but we will do some online sessions using Zoom on the scheduled days. |
Venue: Rushden Transport Museum |
| May 2020 | ||
| 29th to 1st Jun |
Intro to JMRI Panel Pro weekend course Starting out with JMRI Panel Pro - a weekend course that assumes no prior knowledge of the free layout control software JMRI. THIS COURSE IS UNDER REVIEW, BUT IS LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED. |
Venue: Rushden Transport Museum |
| September 2020 | ||
| 12 to 14th |
JMRI Part 2 weekend course JMRI Panel Pro Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling. A follow on from the intro course to tackle more topics. Click for more details |
Venue: Rushden Transport Museum |