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

Now the work begins…

Matheran 740 set to join 19B at Statfold

Leighton Buzzard GM passes away

Fowler reunion at Bredgar Gala

FF&WHR’s Paul in line for own lottery award

Cracked rod cancels Russell’s Devon holiday

Decauville debuts at Richmond

140 years young Volk’s enjoys electric event

Paint and cab plates as Handy Man restoration makes solid progress

BRIEF LINES

HS2 funds conversion of Ruislip loco from diesel to battery power

Talyllyn plays host to new children’s TV series for S4C

New Hayling loco makes its debut

Churchillian overhaul effort at New Romney

New exhibition marks 75 years at Cleethorpes

Review clouds IOM 150 event

Darj 19B; what happens next? • Andrew Charman attended the Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust’s launch event at Statfold to learn of future plans for what is now the £250,000 loco.

WORLD NEWS

Golden days as Pichi Richi marks its 50…

Museum plays safe as temperatures climb

Second derailment closes Silver Dollar Frisco line

BRIEF LINES

Sugar, Slavery and two Welsh Engines • James Waite looks at the troubled fortunes of steam in Puerto Rico.

Bannu bound – but … • Keith Chester had high hopes in Pakistan that went seriously astray.

Opposite sides of the Irish Sea… • Threlkeld Quarry and the Isle of Man proved the destination of choice for photographers in the past few weeks, and with very good reason…

Changing Fortunes in the Harz Mountains • Phil Horton, one of the few UK enthusiasts to visit the Harz lines when they were in the communist state of East Germany, contrasts his first challenging trip with more recent times.

The ‘Dreckly Express’ • Clive Hawley takes a more detailed look at the hidden and rarely seen St. Michael’s Mount Railway, originally described by Phil Barnes in NGW162.

Recreating History… • Rasika Wickramanayaka describes the reconstruction of two Uda Pussellawa Carriages for the new National Railway Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Climbing on the cards • Andrew Charman continues the NGW 009 project layout build, this month ascending to another level.

ON THE MODEL SHELF

VIEWPOINT

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

Diary & Special Events

What’s On

Blue is the Colour • Donald Brooks contrasts livery changes on the Vale of Rheidol locos during visits in 1970 and 1978.