7¼″ Gauge Society

About us

The 7¼" Gauge Society Ltd is the international organisation for people interested in 7¼" and 7½" gauge miniature railways.

The Society is a group of friends from all over the world. We send a magazine to members four times a year which is full of excellent items about railway topics that are not available elsewhere. It contains a wealth of news, exhibition dates and invitations to private railway open days. Full UK Membership costs £25 per year, Emembership is as little as £17.50 per year to get access to the private area of this website where you can see more information, enter your Sales and Wants, Event notices and receive our quarterly News magazine.

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Forthcoming Events

5 Apr
2025
Spring Gala - Standard Gauge
We will be having our Standard Gauge weekend at EHMR, where we will be welcoming Standard Gauge visiting engines to the railway. East Herts Miniature Railway Society - within Van Hage Garden Centre (SG12 9RP)
3 May
2025
Beer Heights Light Railway - Small Engine Day
For further information go to the Pecorama website.
17 May
2025
Echills Wood Railways Miniature Traction Engine Rally.
Miniature traction engines of all sizes are welcome to run on the park roads from Far Leys caravan site to the Station Car park.The railway will be operating a passenger service Saturday & Sunday. Kingsbury Water Park B76 0DY
17 May
2025
Riverside Miniature Railway Gala Weekend
We are holding our annual May Gala St Neots Cambridgeshire
30 May
2025
Beer Heights Light Railway - Big Engines event.
"Celebrating Claudine's 20th Birthday" For further information please go to the Pecorama website. Two day event.
6 Jun
2025
CMES Rally
Cardiff model engineering society are hosting there annual Welsh steam rally Cardiff. heath park

Latest News

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191 Winter news 2024

191 Winter news 2024 is now available in the archive.…

AGM 2024 Awards

Congratulations to the three members presented with this year's society awards at the 2024 AGM. These were awarded as follows: Charles Simpson Award (given to a person who has been nominated by members who they consider have contributed the most to furth…

190 Autumn News 2024

190 Autumn News 2024 is now available in the archive.…

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Mini-Gathering at Andover

The next mini-gathering will be at Andover between 4th and 5th May 2024…

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7 1/4" Gauge Society Mini-gathering at Andover & District MES

The first 7 1/4" Gauge Society mini-gathering for 2024 will be held at the Andover & District Model Engineering Society railway on 4/5 May 2024.…

First Prize at The Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition Autumn 2023

The prize winning locomotive was displayed on the 7 1/4 inch gauge Society stand at the Midlands Engineering exhibition. The locomotive is Bruce Harvey’s absolutely superb LNER N2 tank, which has been at Alexandra Palace in a part-built state for severa…

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Latest Sales & Wants

Want

Raised track wanted
Track | Telford, Shropshire

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Bateson 120V twin axle trailer
Misc | Salisbury

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Unbraked bogies
Engines & Rolling Stock | Saltburn by the Sea

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Part Built Romulus Style Loco
Engines & Rolling Stock | Rowlands Castle Hampshire

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MUSEUM QUALITY STIRLING SINGLE WHEELER
Engines & Rolling Stock | STRADE FERRATE SAN SEBASTIANO ITALY

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Engines and Rolling Stock
Viceroy | 08 February 2025

Please see the pic below…

Engines and Rolling Stock
Lewis | 06 February 2025

Brilliant thanks I'll get onto that …

Engines and Rolling Stock
MartynRedfearn | 06 February 2025

It would be worth creating an event for this as I would never have looked in this forum for an event.…

Engines and Rolling Stock
Martyhuck | 02 February 2025

Well Peter, I will take your advice and keep the Hackworth Valve Gear. …

Engines and Rolling Stock
Peter Beevers | 22 January 2025

Let's go back to first principles - why do you want to fit Walschearts Valve gear? The valve gear as drawn can be improved upon, for sure - but it's simple to b…

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