MRSI Exhibition 2026: Dublin's Biggest Model Railway Show
Everything you need to know about Ireland's largest model railway show — Mount Temple School, October 24–26. Featured layouts, trade stands, and how to plan your visit.
Practical Irish model railway guides — exhibition coverage, scale comparisons, retailer roundups and beginner advice.
Everything you need to know about Ireland's largest model railway show — Mount Temple School, October 24–26. Featured layouts, trade stands, and how to plan your visit.
Six active Irish clubs — MRSI, SDMRC, Wexford, Mid West, Cork and Belfast. Where they meet, what they're like, and how to choose the right one.
Where to source Irish prototype CIE/IÉ/NIR rolling stock — Irish Railway Models, Clark Railworks, Rails of Sheffield. Honest comparison of stock, shipping, prices.
Everything a new Irish modeller needs to make their first informed decisions — scale, prototype, budget, where to start.
The two main scales for Irish modellers compared — space, range, prototype availability, cost. Honest recommendations for each visitor type.
From the GNR's Boyne Viaduct to the West Clare narrow gauge — ten Irish railway prototypes that reward modelling, with notes on availability and difficulty.