Warley Exhibition 2018 - Roundup

Warley Exhibition 2018 - Roundup

Hattons attended the 51st annual Warley exhibition on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th November 2018 at the NEC, Birmingham. Our biggest ever stand was at the show, which showcased a number of our Hattons Originals project samples, both on static display and running on our purpose-built test track; a display of our innovative new "Layout on a Door" concept and of course a full-size Beilhack plough blade which was lovingly reapinted into the notorious "Stratford Shark" livery by our team - a sight that both delighted and surprised many visitors to the show!

This year's exhibition was one of the biggest ever, with 90 layouts, over 150 trade stands and a wide array of full size centerpiece locomotives, rolling stock and road vehicles on display. As ever, the event was exceptionally well attended and we very much enjoyed meeting hundreds of people over the weekend. A big thank you goes out to everyone who came to see us and to those who took part in our #HattonsShark photo competition.

Hattons Originals products could be found throughout the exhibition. Visitors will have spotted our Rail Head Treatment Train running on 'New Bryford', our Colas Rail liveried Class 66 on Hornby Magazine's brand new 'West Coast Cement' layout and the first EP of our O gauge Class A4 paid a visit to the Bretherdale TMD layout. Our models were also available to purchase from several retailers at the show, showcasing our new Wholesale arm to the public for the first time.

Hattons RHTT on New Bryford	Hattons Class 66 on West Coast Cement	Hattons Class A4 on Bretherdale TMD

As part of the show, we were kindly given an exclusive look at some production samples for forthcoming models from Heljan, Dapol and Bachmann. You can explore more about these projects below.

#HattonsShark Gallery

We had a little... well, a rather big surprise on our stand this year - the Hattons shark! Network Rail very kindly allowed us to borrow a spare Beilhack snowplough blade, whch we then lovingly repainted into the striking "Stratford Shark" livery which was applied to one of the ploughs briefly in the 1980s. Visitors could have their photo taken with the plough and enter into a competition to win their very own model - congratulations to those who won.

YouTube's Everard Junction, SamsTrains and SDJR7F88	The Hattons Exhibition Team	Hattons Dave Mylett with Pete Waterman

Click HERE to check out a gallery of photos submitted by visitors on social media.

Event Video

Heljan Project Updates

O Gauge Class 37/4
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

O Gauge Class 50
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

Dapol Project Updates

OO Gauge Class 59
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

OO Gauge Class 68 (Batch 3)
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

N Gauge Class 121 (New Batch)
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

OO Gauge JHA 102t Hopper Wagons
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

OO Gauge BEV/ YNV/ YRV Bogie Bolster 'E' Wagons
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

Bachmann & Graham Farish Project Updates

OO Gauge Class 159 DMU
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

N Gauge Class 8F
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

N Gauge Mk2F Coaches
VIEW THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

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