13 - 14 September 2008 - Moors Valley Narrow Gauge Model Weekend

The Wimborne Railway Society, who also have several Moors Valley volunteers amongst their members, laid on a Narrow Gauge Model weekend in the extended carriage shed, courtesy of Jim Haylock, and to supplement the 7 layouts on show, members of the Wessex Narrow Gauge brought 3 layouts along.
A rare occasion in that the sun actually came out, which helped to boost the steady stream of visitors throughout the weekend and a spendid informal and friendly time was had by all who either attended or took part.
The event was heralded as the final public showing of Tim Couling's 009 layout Port St George, and to mark the occasion, Port St George was joined to the Tarrant Valley, making a double-L or Z shaped layout well over 30ft long. However, I have photographed the "final" public appearance of Port St George on at least 3 previous occasions over the past 10 years, so don't be surprised if you see this very attractive layout again sometime in the future although Tim was adamant that this time he really meant it when he said the layout was being retired! Here's a short selection of photos taken on the Saturday.

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