Souk el Khemis was inspired and built by the late Frank Saunders. Andrew conserves and exhibits the layout.
The 750mm gauge line was built to convey ore from the Rif mountains to the coast for shipment to Spain. Other traffic is provided by the main base for the Spanish and Moroccan troops, which is situated nearby, together with general freight haulage, as hard-top roads are almost non-existent.
Like narrow gauge lines in mainland Spain, rolling stock has been purchased from Europe, Britain, and occasionally the USA.
The layout is inspired by a schoolboy fascination with desert places. It is a lurid mix of Beau Geste, Lawrence of Arabia, and of course The Road to Morocco movie. The map of the location can only be found in the creator's head.
It is a Thursday in 1938 and you are invited to linger and visit this far off world.
Photograph from Andrew's collection. Source unknown at present
