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

Welcome to the New Year…

Remarkable escapes as charter train rolls down embankment

Talks held over closing Laxey line – as ticket sales soar

Lines together again as Rheidol acquires Brecon

Statfold donates carriages to Bala

Restored Avonside Woolwich takes up residence in Statfold museum

S&K platform to improve access

Fairlie awful weather fails to dampen naming event

BRIEF LINES

Llanfair’s Tony flags his final train, 50 years on

MBE for TR’s John

Graeme takes TR engineering post

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Talyllyn plans ‘75 Appeal’ aiming to raise £500,000

Floods and car curtail W&L trains

Barnstaple signal box to return to L&B

Farewell to Statfold Barn stalwart Roy

Lake line celebrates decade of operation

SA diesel for UK?

UK NEWS FOCUS – PHOTO CHARTERS

Floods hit Walhalla bridges again

Crossing crash loco repaired

BRIEF LINES

Alishan reopens its highest station

Winter work closes Harz lines

Sibiu line marks National Day

Berlin park loop revival progress

New train arrives at mountain line

Locomotives of the Exmoor Steam Railway • James Waite has been granted rare access to a Devon family enterprise that has built more than 50 magnificent locos in many different gauges.

One hundred years young • Michael Chapman wishes the Mikado K28 class a happy birthday, celebrating the centenary of what has become one of the most enduring of all American narrow gauge locomotives.

Winter chills are also warmers • Winter is a time of photo charters because the railways are less busy and the weather can also throw up some very special lighting conditions – you never know what you are going to get next…

Polish Narrow Gauge in the 1990s • In the first of two articles, Phil Horton sets the scene and covers visits to two 600mm gauge lines.

Rheidol on a Roll • Development at the Vale of Rheidol Railway continues apace – Andrew Charman gets a preview inside the new museum and events space opening this year.

First-class craftmanship…

Rails around the Clay Pit • Donald Brooks takes a close look at the West Lancashire Light Railway, less than a quarter of a mile long but still faithfully reflecting the visions of a group of teenagers who founded it back in the 1960s.

Big show, big layouts • This year’s Warley National showed that 009 scale modelling does not have to be all about compact creations in small spaces, as Andrew Charman reports.

MODEL LINES

Talybont Tales – Scenic Break • Andrew Charman nervously begins the scenic work on his layout – and makes a new-tech discovery…

7mm Lynton excellence from Lionheart

ON THE MODEL SHELF

VIEWPOINT

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

Footplating on the Barsi • Tim Edmonds recalls friendly loco crews on what is today a broad gauge electrified railway.