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18TH MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION
Once again we shall be holding our Model Railway Exhibition at Wadebridge
School, Gonvena Hill, Wadebridge this coming November. It will be open from
10:30am until 5:00pm on Saturday, 8th November and from 10:30am until 4:00pm on
Sunday, 9th November 2008.

An overall view of the Main Hall part of the 2007 show, shortly
before opening time.
For 2008 we will be visited by Fisherton Sarum - A Southern MPD based on Salisbury 1946-49.
As before, the exhibition is being presented in association with World of Model
Railways, Mevagissey, who will be giving a voucher for 50p off their admission
charge with each entrance ticket to the exhibition.
Admission charges are:
Adults: £3.00, Senior Citizens £2.00, Children £1.50, Family
ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children) £8.00.
There will be numerous layouts of various gauges, trade stands and refreshments
throughout both days.
Ample free parking.
For 2004 we introduced a Children's quiz, which seemed very popular, so we
repeated it in the following years and will have one again in 2008, with a
suitable prize. These were a R/C 4WD buggy in 2004, a R/C Dash 8 Airliner, in
2005, a Model 'Santa' Train Set in 2006 and a Hornby Goods Train in
2007.
The Wadebridge Loco Group first held a Model Railway
Exhibition in Wadebridge Town Hall in 1991. For several years this continued
with the Group raising funds to restore the locomotive. In 1998 we wanted to
expand into a larger exhibition so, for the first time, the exhibition was held
at Wadebridge School and continues to be held there to this day.
To make the exhibition even bigger for the Millenium Year it was extended to
two days, which was a success so two day exhibitions followed in 2001 to 2007,
and will be so again for 2008. This has been helped by sponsorship from World
of Model Railways, Mevagissey.
All profits go towards the maintenance of 34007 WADEBRIDGE, returned to
steam in October 2006 after 41 years of lying idle.
Some photographs from
the 2003 Exhibition,
Some photographs from the 2004
Exhibition,
Some photographs from the 2005
Exhibition,
Some photographs from the 2006 Exhibition
and
Some photographs from the 2007
Exhibition.
| 2008 Stands (confirmed so far) |
| Layouts |
| Bude Quay (Diarama) - 0 Gauge SR |
| Fisherton Sarum - 00 Gauge SR |
| Godshill - 0 Gauge GWR |
| Hornby Railway Collectors' Association - 0 Gauge |
| Oddsan End - 00 Gauge GWR/BR(W) |
| Okebridge - 00 Gauge BR(S) |
| The Oval - Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge |
| Penewarnic Quarry - H0n9 Gauge Freelance |
| Pump Trolley Line - H0 Gauge Freelance |
| Spirit of the Southern - N Gauge SR |
| U.S. Toy Trains - 0 Gauge 3-rail |
| Wenford Bridge Gds Depot - 2mm Finescale SR |
| Wortley - 00 Gauge Modern Image |
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