Warley Model Railway Club
Railway modelling in most scales and gauges
Warley Model Railway Club, Unit 1F Pearsall Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2RA
Registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Charity No: 1153792
Picture Gallery - The Early Years
During this period the club grew from its small beginnings, moved into its first permanent clubroom in the old nissen hut at Harry Mitchell, before taking up residence across the car park in one of the old ”hospital” units
The Wonder, Tividale. It was here in 1966 that the first gathering of what was to become Warley Model Railway Circle took place.
An early meeting of Warley Model Railway Circle.
Standing: Phil Phillips; Bob Mevis; ??; ??
Seated: Dennis King; ??; ??; Bob Gumery; ??; Dave Mee
The Harry Mitchell Centre, Smethwick
Venue for most of our exhibitions before we moved to the NEC.
Picture taken March 2013 of the first clubroom.
We occupied the front, whilst a slot car racing club occupied the rear
The first layout built by members of Warley Model Railway Circle.
September 1968 prior to exhibiting at the Worcester MRC Exhibition
Members assembled in Harry Mitchell centre for an exhibition in the early 1970’s
October 1974 and Warley layout Sandwell Victoria
October 1974.
The airfield on Haselbury Bryan with a vampire and Meteor in residence.
The halt station on OO layout
Old Smethley and Warbury Regis
Display of models in the early 1970’s
Haselbury Bryan, the first fine scale layout by Warley MRC - early 1970’s
1975 exhibition with member Graham Paviour showing his chain driven loco to John Williams and his son Ian
1st meeting of Warley GOG group, June 1991
John Seward, Paul Jones, Owen & John Gibbon