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

Good things come in…

Fire Queen leads loco exodus from Penrhyn

Kettering ironstone loco to return to steam in Ireland

Stuart returns as manager of Brecon line

Palmerston back to VoR for overhaul and festival

Dougal off to Kent – and a return to steam

Decauville pair for FR event

Busy Richmond line puts Hudswell loco up for sale

Society funds Covid-delayed overhaul

BRIEF LINES

Volk’s tops night of narrow gauge success

Tweedale piles up panels ready for tracklaying

Hope for original boiler as Darj overhaul begins

Loco swap at Ruislip and Fairbourne

Connemara heads east with temporary 3ft line

Redundant Glasgow subway cars on offer

Bure Valley to mark 30 ZB years

Astbury reaches end of the line

Review calls for investment in railways but fears remain

More new diesels for Darjeeling

Carriage-side advertising sparks legal row

Eight locos in steam for Society’s half-century

Preßnitztalbahn extension hopes gain support

Abbey pours concrete for extension bridge

Ukraine NG tour planned for April

Czech line set to be sold off

Line extension makes progress

On the ten and a quarter • In the second of his three-part feature on the locomotive output of the Exmoor Steam Railway, James Waite visits lines in West Sussex, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

In the bleak midwinter… • Do railways hibernate between the end of a season and the start of a new one? Not a bit of it – some of the hardest work is done in winter, in the worst conditions….

Not a soul was stirring… • The depths of winter and the railways are quiet – well mostly, and they won’t be for long….

NARROW GAUGE WORLD

Polish Narrow Gauge in the 1990s • Phil Horton concludes his two-part feature describing the varied rail systems across the Central European nation.

Last Railway in Donegal • Hugh Dougherty has never forgotten a line he first glimpsed more than 60 years ago.

Adventures on Romanian rails • Fairbourne Railway engineer and Welshpool driver Harry Billmore enjoys a very different footplate experience on the Sibiu to Agnita Railway.

Recycled Railway • A layout with a worthy theme of re-using redundant model items is discovered by Phil Barnes.

MODEL LINES

Baguleys and buildings from Bachmann

LGB releases Harz Mallet in G-Scale

Glyn Valley and Corris new from Brooks 3D

ON THE SHELF

VIEWPOINT

Who What Where – an answer…

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

What’s On • No responsibility accepted for dates on these pages – check line’s website and/or social media before travelling.

Leading the Way • Donald Brooks looks forward to a new ‘driverless’ age on a Swiss mountain line.