Island Events

Railway Events on Vancouver Island:

26th Annual Mid Vancouver Island
Model Railroad Show ~ Nanaimo, BC
Sunday, April 11, 2010 ~ 10 AM to 4 PM

Beban Park Recreation Center
2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, B.C.

Operating Layouts, Swap & Shop Tables, Retail Sales
Model Contests, Popular Vote Contest

Entrance Fares:

Family $10, Adult $5, Senior $4, Child (6-12) $1, NMRA Member $3

For further information:
e mail or phone Ken Rutherford (250)724-4698 or Rick Lord (250) 724-4205

Railway Places to Visit on Vancouver Island:

British Columbia Forest Museum ~ Duncan, B.C.

RR 4, 2892 Drinkwater Rd
Duncan, BC V9L 3W8
Telephone: 250-715-1113, Fax: 250-715-1170

A Forestry Museum with steam excursions

Alberni Pacific Railway ~ Port Alberni, B.C.

A Steam train operating on weekends along the waterfront in beautiful Port Alberni.

Website: Alberni Valley Heritage Networks

Ladysmith Railway Museum

P.O. Box 777
Ladysmith, BC V0R 2E0
Telephone: 604-245-2341, 604-245-4454, Fax number: 604-245-2341

Pictures, tools and equipment used in the mining and lumbering industries of Vancouver Island from the turn of the century; two steam locomotives (under restoration); two operating diesel locomotives; numerous pieces of rolling stock used in lumbering operations until 1984.

Kaatza Station Museum

P.O. Box 135
Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0
Telephone: 604-749-6142, Fax: 604-749-3500

A Community museum, housed in a 1913 Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway station.

Website: Kaatza Station Museum

Model and Prototype Railway Web Links for Vancouver Island:

Tourism Victoria Model And Prototype Web Pages for Vancouver Island: Click Here