Welcome to the website of the Helston & Falmouth Model Railway Club
Helston & Falmouth Model Railway Club is the oldest model railway club in Cornwall, having been formed in 1951.
We are a small friendly club with around 12 members drawn from a wide range of ages and abilities. Meetings Wednesdays and Fridays 8.00pm – 10.30pm on Fridays and for the Winter 2025/26 we are meeting on Wednesday afternoons from 2.00 - 4.30pm, this is for the benefit of our 'actively retired' members who are reluctant to come out on dark winter evenings but we extend a warm welcome to anyone who wishes to join us, tea and biscuits (sometimes cake!) and a friendly atmosphere. Our membership rates are scaled to be realistic and affordable and we have a number of subscription options. Why not contact us to arrange an informal visit? We are based in Gunwalloe, about 2 miles south of Helston, near RNAS Culdrose.
At present we are working on St Martins Square, a new 00 scale layout measuring about 25' x 15' depicting a medium sized terminus in central Birmingham, which allows for a wide range of traffic working. This project made its debut at our April exhibition and is designed to be accessible to modellers of all abilities and experience.
The Phase 1 rewiring work on renovating our classic P4 layout Watermouth is complete and most of the station side of the layout is now operational. Phase 2, a GWR/SR Joint junction station is well underway. Anyone wishing to get involved in this exciting project can contact the Chairman for more details.
We currently have three layouts available for exhibitions; our model of Gweek (North Quay), built to O-16.5 scale on the 'Helford Valley Railway'. We also have a GWR OO branch terminus layout, 'Trenance', which is designed to be easily transportable and has appeared at a number of local shows. We also have 'Lower Treluswell Viaduct' a working diorama depicting a Cornish valley spanned by a Brunel timber viaduct through which we can run a selection of typical branch line trains. We also have some ideas for new layouts in the pipeline but we need more members to make them happen!
In addition, a number of our members also have their own layouts in a variety of scales and gauges, including OO and P4.
Enjoy your visit to our website!