AGM 2025 and Model Competitions
The AGM for 2025 will be held online, using Zoom, on Sunday 14th September.
AGM Agenda and reports were circulated with the Magazine and Newsletter. The minutes of the previous AGM are available to members in the members only section of the website. The password details for the member's only section are available for each member on Membermojo.
The Online Model Competition 2025
Voting details will be emailed to all members in September 2025, voting closes at 23.59GMT, 11th September.
The entries are in four categories, and can be viewed through the links:
- Locomotives (scratch built and kit built) , winner (L1) GWR Railcar, by Duncan Fogg
- Locomotives (ready to run conversions) , winner (R2) Dapol Terrier "Stepney", by Tom Blount
- Coaches and non-passenger coaching stock , winner (C1) Highland Railway 6 coach set, by Anthony Yeates
- Freight Stock , winner (W4) 3x BR 16t Minerals, by Kevin Knight
- Other items , winner (O3) Barque James Craig, by Ross Balderson
( the category, Locomotives (scratch and kit built), didn't attract enough entries to require a vote, but the Chairman and Competition Secretary both felt it was sufficiently good to be well deserved of winning the category ).
These were also awarded by the Chairman and Competition Secretary:
Steve Sykes Award ( pregrouping model ) Anthony Yeates, HR coaches
Chairman’s Award: Ross Balderson, sailing barque “James Craig”
Apprentice Stakes: Richard Johnson, Guisborough Station
The In-Person Model Competition 2025
The model competitions were held as part of "Expo" at Derby in May 2025. The Guest Judge was Steve Duckworth.
Groves Trophy (scratch/kit-built locomotives)
Nick Mitchell Hunslet 16” 0-6-0 Saddle Tank
Neil Ballantine Quaich (modified proprietary locomotives)
John Aldrick GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 “Westwood Hall”
Dreadnought Trophy (coaching stock or non-passenger coaching stock)
Keith Gloster Three-coach SR Bulleid set
Highly commended: Richard Brummitt 2 GWR “Beetle” Prize Cattle
Vans, & Simon Hadwin BR Beaver-tail Observation Coach
John Barker Trophy (goods or non-revenue rolling stock)
Jim Watt 3 Caledonian Railway goods wagons
Malcolm Stone Award (non-rolling stock model, preferably with a
railway flavour)
David Eveleigh Scenic features on his layout “Yuen Long Street”
Highly commended: Bob Jones Yeovil footbridge
Mike Bryant Trophy (model of a”complete train” –
must include motive power)
Jim Watt CR Glasgow/Edinburgh Direct train (Dunalastair 4-4-0 + 3 coaches)
Highly commended: Alan Whitehouse MSW electric-hauled mineral train &
Jerry Clifford SDJR Engineers’ train with Kirtley loco
Steve Sykes Award (best “pre-grouping” model in pre-grouping
condition)
Jim Watt CR Glasgow/Edinburgh Direct train (Dunalastair 4-4-0 + 3 coaches)
Highly Commended: Jim Watt Caledonian Railway mineral train
The Willis Cup (aids to model making, mechanisms, machinery)
Julia Adams, for work on the gear cutting machine now in use for making
gears for the Association Shops.
Chairman’s Trophy (for the Chairman’s favourite exhibit)
The “Beresfords” warehouse on “Lighterman’s Yard”
Geoff Jones Layout Trophy
Anthony Yeates “Corrieshalloch”
Apprentice Stakes (best model by a member who has not previously
won ab Ass’n award)
Simon Hadwin 6 Air Ministry tank wagons
Members’ Choice Trophy (for members’ favourite entry of
those present on the day)
Jim Watt CR Glasgow/Edinburgh Direct train (Dunalastair 4-4-0 + 3 coaches)
Highly Commended: Andrew Stroud “Blueball Summit
