Listed below are the Model Railway clubs active in Australia and seeking new members. Intending new members should contact the club secretary or designated contact for further details.
BRITISH RAILWAY MODELLERS OF AUSTRALIA INC. With 450+ members Australia wide, the BRMA exist to help promote the modelling of the railways of the United Kingdom and provide contact between members who have similar interest. The magazine The Clearing House is published four times a year. National Secretary: Andrew Emmett. 29 Tigress Drive, Hallett Cove S.A 5158 0401 126 348. secretary@brma.org.au Membership Secretary: Manfred Ebinger. PO Box 404 Maryborough, Vic 3465 0447 893 829. membership.sec@brma.org.au ACT: David Leaver dleaver@bigpond.net.au 02 6254 6867 NSW: Rodney Vanderwaals rodneyv@iinet.net.au 02 8850 2443 QLD: John Rostron jrostron@bigpond.com 0409 473 483 SA: Andrew Emmett aem02457@bigpond.net.au 0401 126 348 TAS: Stephen Opperman stopper2@bigpond.com 0418 573 386 VIC: Manfred Ebingermembership.sec@brma.org.au0447 893 829 WA: John White whiteruby@bigpond.com 08 9447 7956
NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION INC. (AUSTRALASIAN REGION). QLD Division 1:Paul Rollason div1sup@nmra.org.au 0419 670 653 ACT Division 2:Stephen O’Briendiv2sup@nmra.org.au 0402 913 196
SOUTHERN CROSS MODEL RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.Active
branches in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. A bi-monthly magazine (Australian
Model Railway Magazine) and a quarterly newsletter is produced, along with
standards and recommended practices to assist all modellers of all prototypes.
Contact: PO Box 345, Matraville NSW 2036. Phone: (02) 9311 2036.
Website: www.australianmodelrailways.com
THE THREE MILLIMETRE (3MM) SOCIETY.Speciality
3mm scale model railways (also known as “TT”) Postal address: Po Box 847, Tamworth NSW 2340.Contact:
Australian Group Organiser, David Batho. Phone: (02) 6765 2612. Email: duambi@gmail.com
Australian Capital Territory
ACT MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY INC.The calendar on our website advises
the days and times our shed is open at Chomley Court, Evatt. All scales and
prototypes welcome. Contact: ACT Model Railway Society, PO Box 62, Jamison
Centre ACT 2614. President:Graham
Wright(02) 6278 5226. Email: enquiries@actmrs.org.au Website: www.actmrs.org.au
CANBERRA MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC.CANBERRA MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC. Meets
on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday nights of the month 7.30-9.30pm; every Tuesday
morning from 9.30am-12pm and an open day for juniors only from 9.30-12pm
every second Saturday of the month at our club rooms located at the University
of Canberra High School Kaleen, 104 Baldwin Drive, Kaleen ACT. Club layouts are
HO scale and Australian in flavour using both DCC and DC systems. Our members
model in a variety of scales and have a wide range of interests including
design and construction of layouts; making realistic layout scenery; and
developing their electronics skills that include decoder configuration, scenery
lighting and computer control systems. Some members just love to run their
trains on our club layouts or come in for a chat. All interests and skill levels
are welcome at our club. See our website for further details. Contact:
Secretary Peter 0439 640 756. Email: cmrcisecpra@gmail.com Website:
www.cmrci.info
CANBERRA MONARO N SCALE GROUP.
Is an Australian Men’s Shed based around N scale
model railways. The group has an extensive modular layout on which we run a
worldwide range of locomotives and rolling stock. We hold regular running
sessions, workshops and attend all the local model railway exhibitions.For more information, or to find out more about membershipemail:secretary@cmnsg.com.au. Website:www.cmnsg.com.au
New South Wales
DUBBO MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC.Meets
Friday nights, Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Dubbo Showground, next to
Boardy's Bar, in the end of the Bird Pavilion. Track work and maintenance most
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am. Contact: Bob Ehsman (Sec) 0472 952 440, Dave
England (Pres) 0466 445 996. Email: dubbomrc@hotmail.com
EUROBODALLA MODEL RAILWAY.An "NMRA Club" group for model and prototype railway
enthusiasts in the Batemans Bay area. 22 years old and still in steam! For all
enquiries please contact the group's coordinator Ian Barnes (04 1577 4810).
HASTINGS MODEL RAILWAY GROUP.Covering Port Macquarie,
Wauchope, Laurieton and Camden Haven areas. Meets 3rd Saturday each month at
Members’ homes, on a rotating roster, from 1.30pm onwards. Catering to HO, N
Scale, NSW, Victorian, British, interests. Participate in Exhibition and inter-
club visits. Visitors welcome. Contact: Greg 0408 281 908, Dave 0407 936 379 or
Ian 0407 107 589 or Ian 0490 949 809. Email: gneegreg@bigpond.net.au
HILLS MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY INC.The main meeting days are Friday night from
7:30pm, Tuesday morning running until approx. 12pm and by special request the
club may meet on Wednesday nights. Building 8A, Balcombe Heights Estate, Seven
Hills Road, Baulkham Hills NSW. There are usually five layouts available. Three
exhibition layouts, HO American, HO Australian and N Scale all DCC. With two
fixed layouts OO British and N Scale being DC. Layout availability does depend
on exhibition commitments. Visitors are welcome but prior arrangements are
required. Email: info@hmrs.org.au Website:www.hmrs.org.auFacebook: www.facebook.com/HillsModelRailwaySociety
ILLAWARRA MODEL RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.Meets
Friday nights at 7pm, in our club rooms Fowlers Rd, Kanahooka. Modelling in
variety of prototypes in HO/OO and O. American and Australian exhibition
layouts. Large fixed HO and O DCC layouts in clubrooms. New members and
visitors always made welcome. President: Mike Holden (02) 42976686. Email: info@imra.org.au
Website:www.imra.org.au
SHOALHAVEN MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC.Meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 9am-3pm in North Nowra. HO
and N gauge layouts. Building a new DCC layout. Lots of friendly discussion.
Visitors and new members welcome. Contact: Secretary Brian Walker0431 174 013 or email:walkerb@internode.on.net
SOUTHERN CROSS MODEL RAILWAY ASSOCIATION-NSW DIVISION.Contact: Graham Windmill
(02) 9626 0351.
SYDNEY MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY.Meets every Monday evening from 6.30pm-9.30pm and every second Friday from
11:00am (subject to member availability) in club rooms located in southern
Sydney. Featuring HO scale DCC freelance Australian layout and HO scale DCC
exhibition layout. Contact: President: Peter Gleadall. Ph: 0412 335 611. Email:smrs.info@gmail.comWebsite:www.smrs.org.au Facebook:www.facebook.com/SydneyModelRailwaySociety
SYDNEY N SCALE MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC.The Club meets every Saturday from approximately 11am,
and most Wednesdays from approximately 11am, in our club rooms at 75 Chapel
Street, Rockdale, NSW, 2216. The Club is also open on most public holidays and
also at other times as determined by the Committee of Management. The club has
a large permanent layout named Cascade Union as well as a number of portable
layouts that are used for exhibition purposes, all in N scale of course.
The layouts primarily operate using Digitrax DCC systems, with a couple of the
smaller layouts running DC. Contact: Eric Coughlan, Secretary. Phone: 0431 728
161.Email:eccoughlan@gmail.com
THE NEWCASTLE MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC.Meets Weekly 7.30pm Wednesday & 9am Thursdays, Dora Road, Adamstown.
Running sessions and work on fixed and exhibition HO & N scale layouts.
Operating both DC and DCC power systems. Modelling and variety of prototypes
mostly Australian, American and British outline. Contact: The Secretary. Email:secretary@tnmrc.org.auWebsite:www.tnmrc.org.au
Queensland
CANESIG, THE CANE RAILWAY (TRAMLINE) MODELLING SIG.SIG membership (content provider) is open to any
individual who supports the objectives of preserving, developing and exchanging
information for the modelling of sugar cane railways in Queensland and
worldwide. The SIG's resources of over 11,500 rail heritage photos, drawings,
rail heritage and modelling articles, free downloadable card models, etc., are
freely available to anyone on a non-commercial basis through its website.
Contact: A C Lynn Zelmer, Coordinator. Email: lynn@zelmeroz.com. Website:www.zelmeroz.com/canesig.
REDLANDS MODEL RAILWAY GROUP.Meets the fourth Sunday of the month at the
Redland Museum, 60 Smith Street, Cleveland, Qld 4163 at 10:30 am.Running days (usually four HO/OO and one N per
month), and other activities are arranged at the monthly meeting. All scales,
skills from beginner to advanced. Contact: Wieber (07) 3820 6595 or Roy on 0416
207 321. Email: redlandsmodelrailway@gmail.com
SUNSHINE COAST MODEL RAILWAY CLUB MEN’S SHED.Meets on the second Saturday of each month at 2.00pm at the
Ulm Street, Caloundra clubroom and also a Wednesday running sessions on both N-scale
and HO-scale layouts in the Diddillibah workshop. Contact: Steve Blackbourn. Phone: 0409 132 814. Email:
bli.bli.boy@gmail.com
South Australia
ADELAIDE MODEL RAILROADERS INC (AMR INC). Meets at Outer Harbor on Wednesdays from 7pm and 1st Saturday from 10am. General meeting on the 3rd Wednesday. Large DCC equipped operational HO scale layout. New members welcome. Contact: Ken (08) 8288 0768, 0403 846 948. Email: houseken26@yahoo.com.au or Jeff 0479 078 913. Website: adelaidemodelrailroaders.com
NOARLUNGA MODEL RAILROADERS INC.Lot 163 Old South Road, Old Reynella. Phone:
08 83227047. Saturday 12pm-4pm, Tuesday 7pm-10pm, Thursday 12pm-4pm.Email: admin@noarlungarail.comWebsite: www.noarlungarail.com
SANGS - South Australian N Gauge Society Inc.Meets Saturday’s 12-30pm
- 4.00pm.Opening times may differ
slightly due to the availability of members present at each open day.SANGS is a model railway club that builds and
displays model railway layouts at various model train shows across the year.The organization started in 1983 and has gone
from strength to strength since.The
club’s objective is to promote the N scale model railway hobby to the public.You can see their layouts at various train
shows and shopping centres across Adelaide.If you can’t wait to see them at a show, visit
the clubrooms. Address: 118 Fletcher Road,
Peterhead.Club members will be
happy to show you the clubroom layout and talk to you about N scale model
railways.All prototypes are catered
for. Secretary: Peter
Cawthorne. Ph: 0419 034 608. Email: secretary2@sangs.asn.au Web: http://www.sangs.asn.au/ or type in “South
Australian N Gauge Society”. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/South-Australian-N-Gauge-Society-210883689251250/C
Southern N Scale Model Railway Club Inc.Our organisation started in 2022 to fill a need for N scalers
in the southern regions of Adelaide. The club meets 3rd Saturday each month,
12.30pm-4.30pm.Southern N Scale Model
Railway Club Inc. is a model railway club whose objective is to promote the N
Scale model railroading hobby to the public, and to encourage younger
membership. If you can't wait to see us at a show, contact us for an invite to
come visit us at our clubrooms. Our club members will be happy to talk to you
about N Scale model railroading. Postal Address: 5 Reynold Street, Morphett
Vale 5162 SA. Contact: President 0419 034 608. Email: secretary@southern-n-scale-mrc.asn.au
Website: www.southern-n-scale-mrc.asn.au
Please check our Facebook page for latest information on events and club
activities.
Tasmania
HOBART MODEL RAILWAY GROUP.Model Park,
Cnr Howard Road and Innovation Drive, Goodwood, Tasmania 7010. Meets Monday,4.30-8.30pm HO/OO and Wednesday,
10am-1pm N Scale. Visitors welcome. Details on Hobart Model Railway Group
Facebook page.Email:hobartmodelrailwaygroup@gmail.com
Western Australia
US MODEL RAILROAD CLUB OF WA.Meets every Saturday 1-4pm. Unit 6, 33 Macedonia Street, Naval Base 6165. For
more information see our website at www.usmrcwa.comor contact Tim Shenton at (0408) 921
991 or usmrcwa@gmail.com. Speciality: Modelling US prototype
railroads in HO scale with a large 9m x 15m layout designed for operation with
a sectional exhibition switching layout. Visitors are always welcome.
WEST AUSTRALIAN MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC.Meets Wednesday afternoons/evenings in the
grounds of the Rail Transport Museum, 136 Railway Parade, Bassendean, WA.
Actively seeking new members and visitors are always welcome. Australian, US
and European prototypes in N, HO and G scale. Contact: Ross Parker 0424 658
142. Email: wamrc@wamrc.org.au
Website: www.wamrc.org.au
Victoria
AUSTRALIAN MODEL RAILWAY ASSOCIATION VICTORIAN BRANCH INC.Social meetings are held on the 2nd
Thursday each month commencing at 2000 hours at the Clubrooms, 92 Wills Street,
Glen Iris, 3146. Other activities include Timetable and Waybill operation, and
running sessions on the HO Stonnington Valley layout that is wired for both DC
and DCC operation, on selected Saturdays and Sundays and on Friday evenings,
while the Junior group hold running sessions on the second Saturday following
the Social meeting and on selected Wednesdays during school holidays. Large
scale train running on the garden railway is held on the Sunday following the
Social meeting and the clubrooms are open each Monday for the Daylighters
Group. Membership applications
and copies of the Agenda are available from the Secretary:-Ron Polistena,1 Loxwood Avenue, Keysborough, Victoria 3173.Phone: 0411 848 630.Email:ronaldpolistena@optusnet.com.au.Clubroom
answering machine (03) 9885 7034.Modellers
of all scales and prototypes are welcome.Full details are available on the Website at:www.amravic.com.au
Bendigo Model Railroaders.Meets Wednesday 7.30-9.30pm and Saturday 1.30pm-5.30pm. 139 Wills Street
Bendigo Victoria 3550. Specialising in HO, OO and N gauge. Special events held
at intervals throughout the year. Meets Facebook: The Official Bendigo
Railroaders group. Email: bendigomodelrailroaders@gmail.com
GOULBURN VALLEY RAIL CLUB INC.Running, construction
and fellowship nights 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
from 7.30pm at the north end of the Shepparton Railway Station. Business and
fellowship meeting 2nd Sunday of each month from 2pm-4.30pm
at the Mooroopna Education and Activity Centre (eastern entrance / car park
entrance). Catering for all rail enthusiasts: HO & N layouts, fellowship,
special events, activities and excursions through the year. Email: gvrailclub@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.gvrailclub.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/305834462817441/
PHILLIP ISLAND AND DISTRICT RAILWAY MODELLERS INC.Rear Cowes
Senior Citizen's ClubLion Court,
Cowes VIC 3952Club
details; open each Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00pm, visitors welcome.Contact
Geoff Newman: President 0419 357 097 orGeoff
Bowen, Secretary; 0429 419 011.Club
operates an N scale plus HO scale fixed layout, both layouts being DCC
only.