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Model Railroad Clubs: World

Argentina | Australia/New Zealand | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Chile | Denmark | Finland | France | | Germany | Indonesia | Israel | Italy | Luxembourg | Mexico | Netherlands | Norway | | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom/Ireland | Uruguay

General Sites / International:

Argentina:

  • Centro Ferromodelista Belgrano: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Placed in Belgrano R station, the CFB is dedicated to the reproduction in miniature of Argentinean Railways along history. (10-1-04)
  • Círculo Ferromodelista Oeste - Asociación Civil: Buenos Aires, República Argentina. Our association's goals are the practice of model railroading and the history of not only Argentine railways but also foreign ones. (Spanish) (11-2-02)

Austria:

Australia / New Zealand:

  • Altona Miniature Railway: Altona, Victoria, Australia. A 5 and 7 1/4 inch railway. About 1.2km long running through cuttings and tunnels. (9/26/98)
  • Australian Model Railway Association Incorporated: Australia. AMRA is an association of modellers who are interested in model railways of all scales and gauges. (3-26-02)
  • Brisbane Miniature Train Show: Brisbane, Australia. Information for AMRA QLD Branch exhibition and the club in general. (6-7-06)
  • Chosen Scale Cooperative: A group of modelers dedicated to expanding modeling of New Zealand Railway prototypes in NZ120, a scale using standard 9mm N scale track, wheelsets, and locomotive mechanisms. (6/29/97)
  • Darling Downs Model Railway Club Inc.: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. A detailed look at the club, what it does and what it is all about. (3-10-04)
  • Diamond Valley Railway: Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Introduction to a very active 7.25 in miniature railway following Victorian Railway traditions. (10-25-02)
  • Garden City Model Railroad Club: Christchurch, New Zealand. Information on club. (10/3/97)
  • Hills Model Railway Society Inc.: Sydney, Australia. Model railway society located in Baulkham Hills, Sydney NSW. Our aim is to promote the hobby of model railways. (6-30-03)
  • Illawarra Model Railway Association: Wollongong, NSW Australia. Established 1961. Modelling in variety of scales and gauges. Australian, American and British exhibition layouts. Visitors always made welcome.(11-30-03)
  • Lake Hume Model Engineers: Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. Miniature, operating layout with 5" and 7 1/4" gauge locomotives and rolling stock. (5/24/99)
  • MelbNTrak: Melbourne, Australia. MelbNTrak is an N Scale club for modellers of US prototype railroads who exhibit NTrak layouts at exhibitions, schools and shopping malls. (5-29-05)
  • Mid West Model Railroad Exhibition Group: Sydney, Australia. Welcome to the home of the MidWest. Our exhibition layout, based in the Mid-West USA - 1950´s, is being developed and built in Sydney, Australia. Our website shows its progress to date, with pictures of construction and digital animations of planned aditions (12-3-06)
  • New Zealand Association Of Model Railway Clubs, Inc: Listing of member clubs, area reps, association conventions and exhibitions. (5/16/98)
  • New Zealand Model Railway Guild: Dedicated to modelling the NZ prototype. (5/24/99)
  • Noarlunga Model Railroaders Incorporated: Photos and descriptions of construction of our permanent and display layouts, exhibitions, clubrooms and coming events. links to other train sites. (10-04-05)
  • NTRAK Australia: Initiated in response to the need to modify the NTRAK electrical and size standards to suit Australian conditions, ensuring that modules, built by clubs or individuals, can be transported to shows/conventions and assembled into large layouts for reliable operation. (6/29/97)
  • Our Town HO Model Railway Club: Newcastle, Australia. On the East Coast of Australia and catering for all gauges. Keeping the hobby alive and international. (2-11-03)
  • Railway Modellers' Club of Queensland: Brisbane, Australia. A club with HO and N scale model railways. Visitors always welcome. (7-5-03)
  • Southside N Scale Club: Brisbane, Australia. A group of railroad/railway modelers with an interest in N scale trains. (7/23/97)
  • Sydney 'N' Scale Model Railway Club: Sydney, Australia. You'll find images of trains, our club layout, the location of the club, as well as a track diagram. (2/6/98)
  • Sydney Society of Model Engineers: Sydney, NSW, Australia. Oldest live steam and model engineering club in Australia. Public open days. Live steam, G1, HO, model cars, boats, planes etc. (11-17-05)
  • Union Pacific Model Railroad Club: Brisbane, Australia. Devoted to informing visitors about our club and expanding interest in model railroading to the young and young at heart. Please look around our site and we welcome contact from all who pass by. (9/22/98)
  • Victorian Model Railway Society: Melbourne, Australia. Active modellers, including scratch builders, mostly Australian prototype. Constructing new club layout Korumburra (VR). (1-9-03)
  • Wairarapa Railway Modelers, Inc: New Zealand. Club information, activities, photos, and more. (7/17/98)
  • West Australian Model Railway Club Inc.: Perth, Australia. One of the oldest model railway clubs in Australia, now in a new home. (9-19-02)

Belgium:

Brazil:

  • Sociedade Brasileira de Ferreomodelismo: são paulo, brazil. brazilian society of modelrailroading, founded in 1960, at São Paulo, Brazil, has the biggest layout in Brazil ( HO scale), and a N scale layout. (9-26-04)
  • Sociedade Brasileira de Ferreomodelismo: São Paulo - SP, São Paulo - Brazil - BR. Site da Sociedade Brasileira de Ferreomodelimo e suas maquetes na escala HO e N, com sede no Modelódromo do Parque do Ibirapuera, São Paulo - Brazil - BR. (10-2-04)

Chile:

  • Club Chileno de Ferromodelismo: El Club Chileno de Ferromodelismo nace como una necesidad espontánea de expresión de un grupo de personas entusiastas que participaron en un curso-taller dictado por el profesor Hugo Maureira. Es una institución sin fines de lucro que está formado por miembros de las más diversas profesiones, todos ellos unidos por este interés común. (5/10/01)
  • Märklin Café Chile - Ferromodelismo Märklin: Santiago, Chile. Sitio Web de Aficionados a los trenes de miniatura Märklin. Para noticias relacionadas con nuestra afición en Chile y en toda América Latina. (3-28-06)

Denmark:

  • Jydsk Model Jernbane Klub : Aarhus, Denmark. The club is building an approximately 500 m2 model railroad layout, after Danish example. Epoch III. Scale O 1:45. (English/Dansk) (8-30-01)
  • Aalborg Model Railroad Club HO: Aalborg, Denmark. The club is building an approximately 100 m2 model railroad layout, after Danish example. Epoch III. Scale HO 1:87. (English/Dansk) (12/13/97)
  • Golden Spike, US Prototype Model Railroaders of Denmark: Copenhagen, Denmark. Golden Spike is the Model Railroad Club in Denmark for people interested in the diversity of railroads in USA. (10-3-06)

Finland:

  • Märklin Club Of Finland: Information on modeling and collecting Märklin trains, along with a marketplace. (English/Suomeksi)) (2/25/10)
  • Pienoisrautatiekerho: Pienoisrautatiekerho Ry (The Model Railway Club) founded in 1951 is the oldest rail hobby association in Finland. The club layout "Löylymäki" operated with the club members fully scratch built finnish outline rolling stock has won prizes in many exhibitions around Europe. (English/Deutsch/Suomeksi)) (9-10-01)
  • Tapiola Parish Model Railway Club: Tapiola Parish, Finland. A Youth Center modular club. (English/Suomeksi) (7/23/97)

France:

Germany:

  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schmalspur e.V.: Narrow Gauge interest group - prototype and modelrailroad enthusiasts of all railroads with a gauge less than 1435mm. (Deutsch) (8-19-01)
  • BDEF - Federal Association of Modelrailroaders and Railfans: Hannover, Germany. The BDEF is the umbrella association representing both model railroad clubs and other railroad enthusiasts. There are more than 300 clubs and organizations with a total of about 12,000 members organized in this national association. (6-7-04)
  • Bielefeld Modelrailroad Club: Nach einer Zeitungsanzeige fanden sich 1972 sieben Enthusiasten zusammen, die den Modelleisenbahnclub Bielefeld gründeten. Nachdem man sich zunächst in Gaststätten traf, um Gedanken über das gemeinsame Hobby auszutauschen, wurde bald im Jugendheim Wellensiek ein erstes Domizil gefunden. (5/10/01)
  • Circle Of Narrow Gauge Friends: Kiel, Germany. Information on this narrow gauge club. (11/16/97)
  • Eisenbahnfreunde Heidelberg e.V.: Heidelberg, Germany. Information about this HO model railroad and prototype club. (1/27/01)
  • GermaNTRAK NTRAK German Division NTRAK-Club with members from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. (4/15/01)
  • IG Hoellentalbahn Oberfranken: Heimbuchenthal, Germany. Many Information about the Royal Prussian Railroad Administration and the Scale 1 Layout Lichtenberg-Hoelle. (6-25-03)
  • Märklin Spur-00 Portal: Aalen, Germany. Das Portal für klassische Modellbahnen bietet Informationen und Bilder rund um Vorkriegsanlagen. (6-30-04)
  • Modelleisenbahnclub Aachen E. V.: Aachen, Germany. Club information and much more. (Deutsch) (1/23/00)
  • Modell-Eisenbahn-Club Hannover e.V.: Hannover, Germany. Information on the club, along with directions and meetings. (8/14/97)
  • N-Trak Deutschland: We're searching for people in Germany interested in North American railroads and building NTRAK modules. (9/17/99)
  • The Spa Railway: Bad Schwalbach, Germany. A short narrow-gage railway in the Bad Schwalbach spa gardens, formerly a "mud railway" (English/German/Dutch). (8-31-03)
  • Wiking - A CAR COLLECTOR PAGE: Luedenscheid, Germany. (2-19-03)

Hungary:

Indonesia:

  • Indonesian Railway Modelers Club: Our aim is to provide information and motivation for people interested in anything about railways, either models or prototype. (4/20/00)

Israel:

  • Israeli Model Railways Club: The window for Israel Railways and private company models in HO and N scale. You will see also pictures from our layouts. (9/7/99)

Italy:

  • Associazione Ferroviaria Sarda: Cagliari, ITALY. L'associazione non ha fini di lucro ed ha lo scopo di promuovere, sostenere e diffondere l'interesse per le ferrovie e ogni altro mezzo di trasporto su rotaia, sia nel campo reale che modellistico e fotografico, nei loro svariati aspetti, ivi compreso l'eventuale restauro e preservazione di materiali e rotabili storici. (3-16-02)
  • Associazione Ferrovie Siciliane AFS: Trains and ferries enthusiasts, model collectors and builders, located in Sicily.. (2-5-09)
  • Club la rotaia: Rome. Scopo principale del Club è lo sviluppo, l'approfondimento e la divulgazione della cultura del Treno reale e in miniatura. (5/10/01)
  • IMRA - Italian Model Railroad Association: This is a new association in Italy. We are all ready to work for model railroading. If you speak Italian call us. (7/19/98)
  • Gruppo Fermodellistico Milanese: Milan, Italy. Information on the club and lots of other Italian railway items. (Italian) (1/31/98)

Korea:

Luxembourg:

Mexico:

  • Club Modular HO: First modular layout in Mexico. operated width DCC, articles, pictures links all about Mexican model railroading. (Spanish) (4/15/01)
  • Club de Ferromodelismo de Cancun: Cancun, Mexico. Amigos del Ferromodelismo en Cancun. (1-30-03)

Netherlands:

  • Amsterdamse Modelbouwers Club: Amsterdam, Holland. News, information, and pictures of our HO layout based on the center of Amsterdam. (3/10/00)
  • Bramble Yard Page of Rick en René: Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. Progress of our club layout and many photo's of other great layouts found on the web and on shows (12-14-03)
  • Model Railroad Group's-Hertogenbosch: Netherlands. A Dutch railroad group with over 100 members. We are building club layouts in several gauges: N, HO-DC, and HO-Marklin Digital. Featuring our experiences during layout building. (English/Dutch) (12/10/97)
  • Modelspoorwegen: This is the website of the Contactgroep NMRA Nederland. (3/15/98)
  • Modelspoorwegclub 'Veenendaal': Provides information on the difficulties the model railroader may face and gives tips. We also add our two monthly 'Stuurstand'. (5/24/99)
  • Modelteam Meijerij: den Bosch, Netherlands. DCC driven California westcoast logging layout. (2-17-03)
  • Netherlands Modelrailroading Federation: All Netherlands societies are associated in this Federation. It has relations with the MOROP. Plus info on events in Holland. (5/30/99)
  • De Nullijn: National organization, Netherlands, Europe. Web-zine published by the Dutch O scale organization Stichting Spoor-Nul Contact to inspire (Dutch) O-gauge modellers. (1-4-02)
  • Slim Gauge Guild Of The Netherlands: Club building On2/On3 layout with mix of Colorado and California narrow gauge. (4/20/00)
  • TT modelspoorpagina : Hoek van Holland, Netherlands. Dutch TT site (4-14-06)

New Zealand:

  • The Auckland Marklin Club Inc: Auckland, New Zealand. These are the web pages of The Auckland Marklin Club Inc, They contain information on Marklin Model Railroading in Auckland, New Zealand. (3-5-06)

Norway:

  • Model Railway Association Of Norway: Association information and activities. (Norwegian) (10/21/97)
  • Sandefjord Model Railway Club: We build model railway layouts, take journeys to railway sites, and arrange club meetings. The main purpose is to engage young people in a constructive hobby, but people of all ages are welcome. (9/7/99)
  • Trondheim Model Railroad Club: Trondheim, Norway. TMJK is the oldest MRR club in Norway founded in 1955. We are building layouts in H0 and Z scales. (12-21-05)

South Africa:

Sri Lanka:

Sweden:

  • N-TRAK West: Gothenburg, Sweden. Club information, photos, modules, and more. (9/26/98)
  • Rannerallarna i Goteborg Sweden: Gotenburg, Sweden. We are a crew interested in railways in general and model railways in particular and are building an HO layout. Club information, photos, modules, and more. Age of the club is 20 years. (9/17/99)
  • Järfälla model railroad club : Jarfalla, Sweden. Järfälla model railroad club JMJK commonly shortened to JMJK has a HO club layout in Järfälla, one of the suburbs northwest of Stockholm, Sweden. The club was founded in 1974 and has been building on an American style layout since 1980. (2-19-05)
  • SJK and TAG Official Homepage: Swedish Railway Club and TAG, Sweden's largest railfan magazine. (Swedish/English) (5/4/97)
  • Stockholm Lidingö American Model Railroad Association: Our layout is made of six NTRAK modules combined by several parts. (7/23/97)
  • Stockholm Model Railway Club: H0 scale club layout of a fictitious but yet possible railway in the iron ore mining part of Sweden. (Swedish/English) (1/28/99)
  • Swedish Model Narrow Gauge Society: A network of narrow gauge modelers in Sweden. (Swedish/some English) (10/25/99)

Switzerland:

  • American RR Fans: We are a non-profit group and organize the only Convention for North American RR models since 1981 in Switzerland with exhibitors from all over Europe. The 14th Convention was held in October 2009 (3000+ vsitors) and the 15th Convention will take place in October 2012 in Adliswil (suburb of Zurich) Switzerland. Main theme: Speed and Power. We already have George Kohs (Kohs & Campany) and Mike Wolf (MTH Electric Trains) under contract as exhibitors. If anyone wants to participate, just send an e-mail to the Chairman (Werner Meer): trainmaster@bluewin.ch . (1-6-10)
  • EMCH Eisenbahn Modell Club Hindelbank die Spur 0 Gartenbahn: The Model Railroad Club Hindelbank EMCH has a garden railroad in gauge 0 near Bern, Switzerland. (9/6/00)
  • FEAC Freiämter Eisenbahn Amateur Club Switzerland: Model railway club in Wohlen (AG), Switzerland. O, HO, and N scale layouts under construction. (English/German) (3/10/00)
  • Ntrak Swiss Division: Modular N scale railroad club of Switzerland with Ntrak standard module layout. (7/14/98)
  • Swissair Eisenbahnfreunde: Bassersdorf, Swizterland. Describes our layout and our club activities. A lot of technical information and tips and a photo gallery as well is available. (German/English)(3/10/00)

Uruguay:

  • Círculo de Estudios Ferroviarios del Uruguay: Montevideo, Uruguay. C.E.F.U. is an organization that joins people who loves model and real railroads. Also restores historical steam locomotives, coaches and wagons. (11-30-03)
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