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This page is for our upcoming show. To see details of our previous events click here

For any enquiries regarding the 2026 show, please contact tolworthshowtrain@gmail.com

Tolworth Showtrain is our Society’s annual model railway show. It is one of the largest shows held in the South East.

It takes place over two days at;

 Tolworth Recreation Centre
Fullers Way North, Tolworth, Surrey, KT6 7LQ.

Saturday 7 Nov 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 8 Nov 10.00am - 4.00pm

PRICES
Adult	£10
Child	£3
Family 2+2	£21
Sunday Special
One child free with every paying adult
Cash and card payments will be accepted on the door

Returning for 2026 - live steam rides are in operation. Take a ride behind a real minature steam engine (an additional charge will apply). With the kind support of the Malden District Society of Model Engineers.

These are the layouts already confirmed attending in 2026. More to come! Layouts   Bournemouth West OO Southern 1960s Broken Creek OO Iowa, Us C20th Brighton East EM Southern Terminus C2000 Carlton Vale OO London Underground Late C20th Cherry Orchard 16.5/32 Eastern Region 1960s Deadmans Lane OO East Midlands Present Day Edward's Junction & Thomas End OO Sodor (Thomas and Friends) Hills of the North OO Shap Summit 1950s Tan-y-Bwich OO9 Ffestiniog Tarrant Valley OO9 Independent Tellindalloch OO British Rail Scotland Todmorden Midland N British Rail 1950s Wantage P4 Oxfordshire 1923 Wolfstatt Obb HO Austria Present Day Wood Street O Swindon 1970s Worton Court O Estate Railway

Trade Stands   Addlestone Model Centre Best Model Toys Golden Arrow Productions Heritage in Motion Kernow Model Rail Centre Models U Drive Rail – Books Richard Pane's Model Spares Roxley Models Tellindalloch Scenics Wheels of Southsea W M Collectables More to come!

Where we are

Travelling by public transport

The venue is a 1.6 mile walk from Surbiton Railway station or a 1.3 mile walk from Tolworth Railway Station.

As well as the free shuttle bus from Surbiton Railway Station (see below) there are also many TFL busses that travel near to the venue;

From Kingston: 71 / 281 / 406 / 418 / 465 / K1 / K4

From Dorking: 265

From New Malden: 265 / K1

From Chesington: 71

From Epsom: 406 / 418 / 467 (Sat)

From Putney: 265

Free Shuttle Bus from Surbiton Station

We are operating a free bus link between Surbiton Station and the show. Travelling between Surbiton Station Bus Stop NN (Bus Stop NP for 4 journeys on Sunday) to the layby on the A3 next to Tolworth Recreation Centre.

Saturday 7th	Surbiton Stop NN to Show	09:45 10:10 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:55 14:25 14:55 15:25 15:55 16:25
	Show to Surbiton Stop NN	10:25 10:55 11:25 11:55 12:25 12:55 14:10 14:40 15:10 15:40 16:10 16:40 17:20
Sunday 8th	Surbiton Stop NN/NP to Show	09:55 10:25 10:55 11:25 11:55 12:25 13:40 14:10 14:40 15:10
	Show to Surbiton Stop NN	11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:55 14:25 15:25 16:00

Note:- Whilst every effort will be made to maintain this timetable, delays may be incurred due to traffic conditions. In the case of extreme late running a service may be cancelled to restore the timetable.

Travelling by car

Tolworth Recreation Centre is within the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), people travelling to the venue by private transport will have to have a compliant vehicle or pay a charge to drive for that day. The vast majority of vehicles are compliant with the emissions standards. Check your vehicle here.

There is limited free parking on site at Tolworth Recreation Centre.