Narrow Gauge World

The only magazine specialising in narrow gauge railways. We recall the past, and offer comprehensive, in-depth coverage of today’s narrow gauge scene. We speak with authority to our readers, many of whom run narrow-gauge railways.

Narrow Gauge World

Worth every penny…

The £250K loco – Darj 19B to stay in the UK

Lincs Coast wins £24k grant to build new station

Local cheer as Alford closes on reopening

Moseley plans Apedale Listerfest for i/c icon

Corris new-build Falcon taken to bits – for painting

Manx Mona revamp close to completion

New Bure Valley loco to be battery-electric first

BRIEF LINES

Glyn Valley 150 marked by two-end celebration

Volk’s making plans for 140th anniversary

Welshpool plans Austrian pairing

Grant boosts C&L’s Tralee carriage restoration bid

Richmond goes for steel over plastic

Co-operation beats bearing issue at WHR 100 weekend

Government green light for Ziller hydrogen conversion

US expatriate returns to museum action

Museum remembers founding member

BRIEF LINES

Sandstone tour success

Fundraising for a narrow gauge loco for Ukraine

The Schafbergbahn • James Waite concludes an Austrian trilogy by celebrating one of the country’s most visited mountain railways.

Pits, Poultry, Potatoes – and a Prison • Christopher J.B. Phillips concludes his feature on Lincolnshire’s narrow gauge.

Centenary celebrations… • Charters and one major event certainly attracted the photographers this month.

Preservation’s first saviour? • Andrew Charman describes how 75 years ago, the actions of a Mid-Wales stationmaster may have prevented delay or even failure of the pioneering preservation of the Talyllyn Railway.

The Monson Railroad • Christopher J.B. Phillips looks at a six-mile long line that survived to become the last of the celebrated ‘Maine Two-Footers’ in commercial operation. Two of its locos went on to the Edaville Railroad, which as reported in NGW176 is now in serious decline.

Seaside Diamonds • Two lines marked their shared birthdays with Gala events.

Large-scale Shay delight

Peckett for the garden • The latest and likely to be popular live-steam locomotive offering from GRS/Bowande is given a challenging test by David Pinniger.

Annual Great Models • The Annual General Meeting and exhibition of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association never fails to produce plenty of examples of superb modelling.

MODEL LINES

ON THE SHELF • The Story of the Groudle Glen Railway

VIEWPOINT

From a different age… Sad times for a Manx Peacock…

That was the year that… • Narrow gauge news stories from the archives and their legacy…

Diary & Special Events

What’s On

Sweet Steam Stopped by Strike • Keith Chester looks back almost 40 years to a frustrating visit to India.