South Devon Model Railway Society was formed in 1968,
meeting in a local model shop. Having outgrown the shop
and a couple of other subsequent
club rooms, the society moved into
our current club room in Church
House, Abbotskerswell in 1984, and
have remained at this location ever
since. The Society has been meeting
for over 55 years, during which time
we have built several layouts in
both N and OO Gauge.
From small beginnings - A brief history
We are a small group of railway modellers who meet every
Thursday between 2.30pm and 10.30pm at our clubroom in
Abbotskerswell near Newton Abbot. We model mainly OO
Gauge with two new layouts in progress, one O Gauge the
other OO Gauge. We welcome new members or visitors to
our clubroom so if you would like to come along and have a
look around please get in touch.
Welcome to the South Devon
Model Railway Society
Since coming to Abbotskerswell the society has been able to
hold an annual open day for the public to come in and see
the clubs layouts and any visiting layouts in the room below.
All the proceeds from these Open Days have gone to the
Church House Trustees who look after the building. We have
been holding open days for nearly 25 years.
Open Days
Early N Gauge Layout
Kingdoms Crossing
News and Events
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See What We’ve Been Up To
Thursday afternoons until 9:30pm
See how the renovations to the
existing OO Gauge layout are going,
and check out our progress of the
new O, OO and N Gauge layouts.
Passmore Edwards Library
The exhibition at the Passmore
Edwards Centre, Newton Abbot
recently was a great success. Thank
you to all who visited making for a
very pleasant day all round.
Click here to enlarge video clip
South Devon Model Railway Society was formed in 1968, meeting in a local
model shop. Having outgrown the shop and a couple of other subsequent
club rooms, the society moved into our current club room in Church House,
Abbotskerswell in 1984, and have remained at this location ever since. The
Society has been meeting for over 55 years, during which time we have built
several layouts in both N and OO Gauge.
From small beginnings - A brief history
We are a small group of railway modellers who meet every Thursday between
2.30pm and 10.30pm at our clubroom in Abbotskerswell near Newton Abbot.
We model mainly OO Gauge with two new layouts in progress, one O Gauge
the other OO Gauge. We
welcome new members or
visitors to our clubroom so if
you would like to come along
and have a look around
please get in touch.
Welcome to the South Devon
Model Railway Society
Since coming to Abbotskerswell the society has been able to hold an annual
open day for the public to come in and see the clubs layouts and any visiting
layouts in the room below. All the proceeds from these Open Days have gone
to the Church House Trustees who look after the building. We have been
holding open days for nearly 25 years.
Open Days
Early N Gauge Layout
Kingdoms Crossing
Click here to enlarge video clip
News and Events
See What We’ve Been Up To
Thursday afternoons until 9:30pm
Come along on a Thursday afternoon or evening to see how the renovations
to the existing OO Gauge layout are going, and check out our progress of the
new O, OO and N Gauge layouts.
Passmore Edwards Library
The exhibition at the Passmore Edwards Centre, Newton Abbot recently
was a great success. Thank you to all who visited making for a very pleasant
day all round.
