Welcome to the website of
THE ITALIAN RAILWAYS SOCIETY
We are a small
friendly group of around 120 members who have an interest in the railways of
Italy.
Members
receive a quarterly magazine ‘BINARI’ as well as the chance to borrow from our
library and participate in meetings around the country.
We actively
encourage model making in all the principal scales and research into Italian
railways.
For a sample
copy of our magazine please send a self addressed A5 envelope with a 61p stamp
to:
Mr. J. James
12 North Park
FAKENHAM
Norfolk
NR21 9RQ
Or you can
print off a membership form here:
We will be at
the following Model Railway Shows:-
February 20th
2010 – Milton Keynes MRS – Opp Milton Keynes Station
Society Stand and “Circo Minimo”
layout
February
26/27/28th 2010 – Moderail
Scotland
SECC Glasgow
Pual Hannant’s HO
scale layout “San Pellegrino”
February 27/28th
2010 – Eurotrack Railway Exhibition
Fleming Park
Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh, Hants
John Wagstaff’s HO
scale layout “Asciano dal
lamone” and
Alan Marlow’s HO
scale layout “Liviano”
Society Stand
May 15th
2010 – Burgess Hill Exhibition
Burgess Hill
School, Keymer Road.
Brian Bennetts
“Tre Ponti” HO scale layout
May 22nd
2010 – Lutterworth Model Railway Exhibition
Society Stand and “Circo Minimo” layout
Please come
along and have a chat to our representatives. We are a friendly bunch and
always ready to offer advice and assistance to those with an interest in the
Railways of Italy , Sicily and Sardinia.
Exhibition
Managers - Need a layout for your model railway show ?
Contact our
member Tony Wood for details of his Italian Terminus
Layout
“PORTOLEGNO”
His e-mail
is: janet.tony@yahoo.co.uk
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Contact our
member Alan Marlow for
his layout
“LIVIANO”
His e-mail is
alan.marlow@talk21.com
Modelmaking
Links
Rimini Models
– a range of resin buildings for HO scale modellers
Rail Atlas
of Italy
Available
from M.G. Ball at http://www.europeanrailwayatlas.com/
20 pages, 9 maps, A4 size
Invaluable
for studying or travelling on Italian Railways.
Please
mention the Italian Railways Society when ordering.