Modelling Courses
Hosted at the home of PECO in Beer, Devon, our Railway Modelling Courses offer the opportunity to develop your skills, learn new techniques and gain inspiration for your own model railway. Whether you're taking your first steps into the hobby or looking to refine your existing skills, our courses combine expert guidance with practical demonstrations and hands-on learning.
From planning your first layout and laying track to creating realistic scenery and exploring Digital Command Control (DCC), there's a course to suit a range of interests and experience levels.
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Railway Modelling Courses 2027
| Jan | Mon 11thFirst Steps in Building a Model Railway |
| Tues 12thMaking the Trains RunTrack & Electrics | |
| Wed 13thBringing the Layout to LifeLandscape & Scenery | |
| Thur 14thIntroduction to DCC | |
| Feb | Mon 8thFirst Steps in Building a Model Railway |
| Tues 9thMaking the Trains RunTrack & Electrics | |
| Wed 10thBringing the Layout to LifeLandscape & Scenery | |
| Thur 11thIntroduction to DCC | |
| Mar | Mon 22ndFirst Steps in Building a Model Railway |
| Tues 23rdMaking the Trains RunTrack & Electrics | |
| Wed 24thBringing the Layout to LifeLandscape & Scenery | |
| Thur 25thIntroduction to DCC | |
| Sept | Mon 13thFirst Steps in Building a Model Railway |
| Tues 14thMaking the Trains RunTrack & Electrics | |
| Wed 15thBringing the Layout to LifeLandscape & Scenery | |
| Thur 16thIntroduction to DCC | |
| Oct | Mon 11thFirst Steps in Building a Model Railway |
| Tues 12thMaking the Trains RunTrack & Electrics | |
| Wed 13thBringing the Layout to LifeLandscape & Scenery | |
| Thur 14thIntroduction to DCC | |
| Nov | Mon 15thFirst Steps in Building a Model Railway |
| Tues 16thMaking the Trains RunTrack & Electrics | |
| Wed 17thBringing the Layout to LifeLandscape & Scenery | |
| Thur 18thIntroduction to DCC |
Locomotive Driver Experience
Driver experience will be available between April and October. Please enquire by email.
driverexperiences@peco.coPECO Factory Tours 2027
| Jan | Thur 21st Gold & Silver Tours |
| Feb | Thur 4th Gold & Silver Tours |
| Thur 18th Gold & Silver Tours | |
| Mar | Thur 4th Gold & Silver Tours |
| Thur 18th Gold & Silver Tours | |
| Tues 30th Bronze Tour | |
| Apr | Thur 1st Silver Tour |
| Tues 6th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 8th Silver Tour | |
| Thur 22nd Gold & Silver Tours | |
| May | Thur 6th Gold & Silver Tours |
| Thur 20th Gold & Silver Tours | |
| June | Tues 1st Bronze Tour |
| Thur 3rd Silver Tour | |
| Thur 10th Gold & Silver Tours | |
| Thur 24th Gold & Silver Tours | |
| July | Thur 8th Gold Tour |
| Tues 13th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 15th Silver Tour | |
| Tues 20th Bronze Tour | |
| Tues 27th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 29th Silver Tour | |
| Aug | Tues 3rd Bronze Tour |
| Tues 10th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 12th Silver Tour | |
| Tues 17th Bronze Tour | |
| Tues 24th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 26th Silver Tour | |
| Sept | Thur 9th Gold & Silver Tours |
| Thur 30th Gold & Silver Tours | |
| Oct | Thur 7th Gold & Silver Tours |
| Tues 19th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 21st Silver Tour | |
| Tues 26th Bronze Tour | |
| Thur 28th Silver Tour | |
| Nov | Thur 4th Gold & Silver Tours |
| Thur 25th Gold & Silver Tours |