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Our History:
Northampton and District model railway club was founded in 1969 and has had several homes over the years. Kingsthorpe hall Was the home of the club for many years and the club had sole use of the top floor of the building which allowed them to leave any projects that were ongoing until the following week rather than put the project away as we have to do, even today. As the club room was on the top floor of a building that had a spiral staircase it created problems when we had to move model railway layouts in and out of the building usually when we were attending model railway shows with the layouts. This venue was used by the railway club until ...
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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 & Preservation ⬤ 32ft X 17ft
Northampton Castle:


This portable layout from the origianl loft layout, lovingly created by Leslie Roy 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.

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 variety of trains running.

4 X OO Gauge ⬤ 3 X O Gauge ⬤ DCC & DC ⬤ 27ft X 17ft
Rheilffordd Nant‐Y‐Clag:


This layout has been built by some of the younger members of the club. The layout depicts a small motive 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
Contact Us:
Upcoming Exhibitions:
  • 18 July 2026 10am-4pm
  • NDMRC Annual Exhibition
  • Roade Village Hall, Roade NN7 2LS
  • Layout: Kingsthorpe
  • 23rd/24th May 2026
  • Model Boat Mayhem
  • Wicksteed Park, Kettering, NN1 4RY
  • 4 July 2026 1pm-4pm
  • St Matthews Chuch Summer Fete
  • St Matthews Chuch, NN1 4RY