About WMRC

40+ Years of Wexford Model Railway Club

Wexford Model Railway Club and its members have been modelling in the South East of Ireland since the club was established in 1978. The club is one of the largest in Ireland with over 30 members.

Wexford Model Railway Club owes its existence to the endeavours of two local railway enthusiasts; Michael Curran and Vincent Lynch. They placed an advertisement in the ‘The People‘ newspaper seeking like-minded individuals interested in starting a model railway club in Wexford during the Autumn of 1978.

The inaugural meeting took place in Wexford's Talbot Hotel and attracted approximately fourteen interested people. The club met in a shared hall in the Presentation school building for its first two years, where the first layout was built, before moving to premises in Stonebridge Lane. The club moved to the old Church of Ireland church at Rathaspeck in 1985, which became its home for over twenty five years.


The club moved to its purpose built clubhouse in 2011, which was named the Michael Curran Memorial Hall after the founding member.

Wexford Model Railway Club was established to promote the hobby of railway modelling in the South East and welcomes new members to learn about layout building, modelling, electronics, railway history and to make new friends.

We are happy to report that our clubrooms were extended in 2022 to provide additional storage and toilet facilities.

WMRC hosts an annual exhibition every spring in addition to an annual club open day in October each year. The club also attends other exhibitions throughout the year including shows in Dublin, Cork and in Northern Ireland. The club intends to exhibit in the UK in the coming years.

Currently we have a number of exhibition layouts including Little Siddington (O Gauge), Rathmichael, Macmine Junction and Bridge Street (OO Gauge).

The clubrooms have an extensive test track for running N, OO and O gauge models on both DC and DCC, as well as providing layout building space, workshop space and a canteen/seating area. New members are always welcome to drop in and run some trains.