NDMRC - Keeping railway modelling alive and well

How we started:

The club started in June 1969 with the first meeting at the Northampton Liberal Club where around fifteen potential members attended, and in December that year we became official placed on the National Club & Societies list.

Our first show was held at the Racecourse Pavilion on Kettering Road which was quite successful, and since then we have held a show most years.

We have moved serval times, initial moving to St Micheals Road where we shared a room with Northampton Modellers, then to Kingsthorpe Park Hall followed by Hardingstone Village Hall. And in early 2025 me move again to our current location of Roade Village Hall, where we continue to meet weekly and hold our show.

Day to Day:

On a normal week we get 3 running layouts out which are the Demonstration layout, the Junior OO Gauge test track and the N gauge test track Layout which allows for continuous running of trains.

We currently also get out the then new Junior Display layout (Rheilffordd Nant‐Y‐Clag) and the new N gauge Display Layout (RAYBILL JUNCTION). These layouts are currently being worked on for our show on July 19th, with wirring being complete and scenery being worked on currently.

Join Us:

Feel free to come see us at any of our meetings or contact us

Adult membership: £72 per year
Junior membership: £12 per year

Find Us:

7PM - 10PM Friday

Roade Village Hall
Bailey Brooks Lane
Northamptonshire NN7 2LS

Kingsthorpe:

Our Kingsthorpe layout is an imaginary line named after the Kingsthorpe Community Centre in Northampton. This O gauge layout is based on an imaginary preserved line adjacent to a working railway in the blue diesel era of British Rail.

O Gauge ⬤ DCC ⬤ 1980's ⬤ BR & Preserve ⬤ 32ft X 17ft

Northampton Castle:

The layout is a scale model of Northampton's Castle Station in the 1930s. It shows the area between Westbridge and Spencer Bridge and features buildings that were replaced in 1965. To mark its 50th anniversary, the Northampton & District Model Railway Club has built a layout of the town's Victorian Castle Station, which was lovingly recreated by local railway enthusiast, Leslie Roy.

OO Gauge ⬤ DCC & DC ⬤ 1930's ⬤ BR ⬤ 24ft X 10ft

Demonstration:

Our purpose-built Demonstration Layout includes four OO gauge and three O gauge tracks and is always a hit at club nights and exhibitions. It allows for the easy testing of any stock or controllers and you see a larger verity of trains running.

4 X OO Gauge ⬤ 3 X O Gauge ⬤ DCC & DC ⬤ 27ft X 17ft

Rheilffordd Nant‐Y‐Clag:

This layout has been build by some of the younger members of the club. The layout depicts a small move power depot set roughly in North Wales. The front main line is connected to the national network and the rear as a heritage railway.

OO Gauge ⬤ DC ⬤ 1980's onward ⬤ 12ft X 6ft