Formerly The Welding Institute M.R.C. (1986 to 1999), The 31A (Cambridge) Model Railway Club was formed on 1st January 2000. The new Club was formed due to the move to new Clubrooms and to demonstrate that membership was open to anyone, not just employees of The Welding Institute.

The Club now meets twice monthly on Wednesday evenings from 7pm at The Odd Fellows Hall, 131 Newmarket Road, Cambridge.

The purpose of the Club is to build and exhibit model railway layouts, locomotives and rolling stock, and to this end the club currently has two exhibition layouts (EM, O), with one under construction (OO). Additionally members own layouts are also exhibited under the club banner, which means that there are currently five Exhibition Layouts within the club. The club aims to be informal, with club nights either a running session, working on the layouts or simply a chat. There is also a continuous run test track for the running of stock.

We are always looking for members to join the club, so if you are interested, why not come along to one of the clubnights and find out more.

There are two forms of membership of 31A (Cambridge) Model Railway Club, Founder Member and Member. Both are entitled to hold one or more of the Club Officer posts on the Executive Committee. A Founder Member is one of the group of six who formed the 31A (Cambridge M.R.C.) on 1st January 2000, who were all members of The Welding Institute M.R.C. No new members can become a Founder Member.

A Member is any person joining The 31A (Cambridge) M.R.C. after 2nd January 2000. The normal practice for joining the club is for prospective Members to attend two/three normal club nights, to familiarise themselves with the club and its Membership. After this point if they still wish to join, they must then be voted in by at least 75% of the existing Membership. The only reason for this is that as this is a small club, it is important that everyone in the club gets on. There is an Annual Subscription, which is determined for the forthcoming year at the Annual General Meeting and payable for every year of Membership.