Leeds Model Company Exhibition at the Brighton Toy and Model Museum

Until 21st October 2012, the Brighton Toy and Model Museum will be home to a very special display of locomotives and Southern Railways rolling stock, made by the Leeds Model Company (LMC).

Started in 1912 by Rex Stedman, the Leeds Model Company also known as Leeds or LMC produced various '0' gauge model railway stock. For the more affordable market, they produced rolling-stock made of wooden bodies with lithographed paper decals which when got tired looking could be replaced with a fresh set of decals. They also produced a range of rolling-stock using the then new 'Bakelite' plastic material as well as more beautiful 'made to order' items from the more expensive end of the range.

If you are particularly interested in the history the Leeds Model Company, pop in and purchase a copy of David K. Peacocks book 'The Leeds Model Company 1912-2012: The First One Hundred Years, selling for £19.95 in our collectors shop.

Train Running Day: Legendary Trains of the 1930s (24th March 2012)

Train Running Day, 24 March 2012

The next Train Running Day is scheduled to take place at at the Museum on Saturday the 24th of March 2012. The theme will be "Legendary Trains of the 1930s".

The day will be broken into two showings, one in the morning from around ~10:30am to ~1pm, and a second running in the afternoon after an hour's break, from around ~2pm to ~4:30pm.

More details are on the Wiki.