Members of the Wimborne MRC whose OO9 layout Tarrant Valley, set in Dorset, won the Keith Purbrook Trophy for the most appealing layout, as voted by members of the public.
A selection of photographs of the 2008 exhibition.
Members of the Wimborne MRC whose OO9 layout Tarrant Valley, set in Dorset, won the Keith Purbrook Trophy for the most appealing layout, as voted by members of the public.
Above and below, more pictures of Tarrant Valley.
Above and below, the long N gauge layout Castle Hill depicting the Devon and Somerset railway, which came second in the voting.
Above and below, Northern Portugal depicted by Santo Antonio in HOm, which came third in the voting.
Blandford St Mary (O) is set in Dorset between the GWR and S&D.
Broadway (2mm) is set in the period between the two World Wars and shows the tram system in the centre of a town in East Anglia.
Members of the club were demonstrating modelling, and chatting about techniques and what we do at the club.
One of the more unusual exhibits was a fully working model in 4mm scale of a Ruston Bucyrus 1260-W Dragline. It "digs" up gravel, controlled by the operator sitting in a chair with reproductions of the controls in the cab of the real dragline.
Exdale (O/16.5) is a fictitious narrow gauge line, somewhere in middle England, originally built for the transport of minerals but extended to accommodate passengers and general freight.
Frimley Lodge provided rides for children on their railway.
A model of a 7 1/4" gauge garden railway, modelled in G scale using N gauge RTR stock. The scene is a typical club running day with families enjoying the trains.
An extensive layout of Minic (cars) and Triang trains from the 1960s provided lots of movement and nostalgia for some.
Prospect Valley (HO) is an obscure branch line in the mid West of the USA surviving the difficult times just after WWII. The steep grade on the branch line makes it necessary to use various geared locomotives such as Shays, Heislers and Climaxes.
Rivendell (O/16.5) is a 1930s narrow gauge railway, somewhere in Britain, shown in a state of some decay towards the end of its operational life.
Shirebeck in Emswell (EM) is set in the 1970s or 1980s on a (fictional) ex-GC secondary line linking Lincoln with Nottingham/Derby.
Stratton St George (OO) depicts a BR(W) branch terminus in the late 50s/Early 60s, with a dockside scene.
25 traders relieved visitors of some of their spare change.
TrainSim is a group of enthusiasts (over 60,000) whose interest in Railways includes computer simulations.
Waitawhyle (N) is set on the Settle to Carlisle route showing the wild and bleak scenery, based loosely on the Blea Moor sidings.
Wells Green TMD (OO) is a diesel and electric depot set in Crewe 2002-6.
The complex tram system in West Croydon in the 1930s, with a single track of the modern tram system superimposed allowing old and new trams to be run (OO).
Weydon Road is our clubs new O gauge layout, set somewhere on the border of the GWR and SR.