Model Railway Gauge and Scale Associations
Listed below are model railway entities that take the form of a Gauge or Scale Society or Association.
1. The 009 Society
Scale/Gauge: Gauge of 9mm (scales vary, mostly 1:76 and 1:87)
Area Groups: Informal area groups, currently about 30
Magazine: ‘009 News’, issued monthly
Annual fee: £23 (Concession £20)
Email: Go to ‘Contact Us’ on website and choose intended recipient
2. The 2mm Scale Association
Scale/Gauge: 2mm: 1 foot
Area Groups: 10
Basingstoke/ Essex/ Forth Clyde/ Kent and Essex/ London Area Group/ North East/ Oxford/ Pennine/ Wealden/ Virtual
Magazine: ‘The 2mm Magazine’, issued 6 times per year
Annual fee: £20 (Concession £16)
Email: info-2@2mm.org.uk
3. The 3mm Society
Scale/Gauge: Scale is 3mm: 1 foot (Gauge is various including 12mm, 13.5mm and 14.2 mm)
Area Groups: 30 plus area groups
Magazine: Quarterly Magazine
Annual fee: £20
Email: 3mmweb@gmail.com
www.sites.google.com/site/3mmpublic
4. The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association
Scale/Gauge: 7mm: 1 foot (1:43)
Area Groups: 10
Exeter/ Lancashire/ Lincolnshire/ Manchester/ Ox & Bucks/ South Downs/ Surrey/ Trent Valley/ West Midlands/ Yorkshire
Magazine: ‘Narrow Lines’, 6 times per year
Annual fee: From £25
Email: members@7mmnga.org.uk
5. The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
Scale/Gauge: 16mm
Area Groups: 50 in the UK, mix of formal and informal
Magazine: ‘16mm Today’, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £20 pa, plus £3 one-time subscription fee
Email: any.questions@16mm.org.uk
6. The British 1:87 Scale Society
Scale/Gauge: British 1:87 Scale (HO)
Area Groups: -
Magazine: ‘Satellite 1:87’, issued quarterly
Annual fee: Free
Email: Use contact box on website
7. Diesel and Electric Modellers United (DEMU)
Scale/Gauge: Not applicable (Models UK in the Diesel and Electric era regardless of scale or gauge)
Area Groups: 10
Scotland/ London/ Anglia/ East Midlands/ West Midlands/ Three Counties/ North East/ South West/ White Rose
Magazine: ‘Update’, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £22 (Concession £19)
Email: Use contact box on website
8. Double O Gauge Association
Scale/Gauge: 4mm scale/ Track gauge of 16.5mm
Area Groups: -
Magazine: ‘The Journal’, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £16 (Concession £14)
Email: askus@doubleogauge.com
9. The EM Gauge Society
Scale/Gauge: Track gauge of 18.2mm (4mm to the foot) and 18.83mm
Area Groups: 24
Magazine: Newsletter, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £25
Email: info@emgs.org
10. G Scale Society
Scale/Gauge: Track 45mm representing (in the scale of 1:22.5) continental metre gauge
Area Groups: 22 informal area groups
Magazine: ‘G Scale Journal’, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £26
Email: Use contact box on website
11. Gauge One Model Railway Association (G1 MRA)
Scale/Gauge: 45mm gauge, including 10mm or 3/8 (1:32) scale
Area Groups: Approx. 25
Magazine: Newsletter and Journal, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £30
Email: webmastr@G1MRA.com
12. Gauge 3 Society
Scale/Gauge: Track gauge of 2½" (or 63.5mm)/ Scale of 13.5mm/ 1 foot
Area Groups: -
Magazine: Newsletter, issued quarterly
Annual fee: £22
Email: Use contact box on website
13. Gauge O Guild
Scale/Gauge: 7mm scale or O gauge track
Area Groups: 13 UK representatives
Magazine: ‘Gazette’, issued quarterly (also ‘Guild News’ issued quarterly)
Annual fee: £28
Email: enquiries@gaugeoguild.com
14. Model Electronic Railway Group (MERG)
Scale/Gauge: None stipulated (Group is for those interested in the application of electronics and computing to railway modelling)
Area Groups: 22 in UK
Magazine: -
Annual fee: £16 plus £5 joining fee
Email: Use contact box on website
15. N Gauge Society
Scale/Gauge: For all N gauge modellers UK and internationally. For UK: Track gauge is 9mm/ Scale ratio is 1:148 (2mm fine scale is track gauge 9.42mm/ Scale 1:152)
Area Groups: Approx. 38
Magazine: ‘N Gauge Journal’ and ‘Newsletter’ issued six times a year
Annual fee: £18 plus £6 joining fee
Email: info@ngaugesociety.com
16. Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling Online
Scale/Gauge: Modellers of narrow gauge railway prototypes in any scale
Area Groups: None. Has multiple on-line forums
Magazine: -
Annual fee: Free
Email: Register online, then use contact facilities
17. S Scale Model Railway Society
Scale/Gauge: 1:64 scale (3/16 inch to 1 foot)
Area Groups: -
Magazine: ‘Gazette’, issued six times a year
Annual fee: £25
Email: secretary@s-scale.org.uk
18. Scalefour Society
Scale/Gauge: 4mm: 1 foot (1:76.2)/ gauge 18.83mm (to P4 standards)
Area Groups: Approx 40 mix of formal and informal groups
Magazine: ‘Scalefour News’, issued five times a year
Annual fee: £24
Email: enquiries@scalefour.org