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

This is the modern world…

Plan to convert steam loco to battery sparks controversy

Local firms see benefit from FFWHR Boston Lodge funding

Rheidol museum opens with further exhibits

Taiwan delegation rides Alishan loco’s first Llanfair service

Rail ale ‘finale’ set for Dinas…

…as Welshpool hosts beer and live music

Manx carriage in return bid

Richmond plans double celebration for Pixie

BRIEF LINES

Boston Lodge to design new boiler for Darj 19B

Rail freight put on standby for station build

Talyllyn takes to the main line

Museums unite Derry and Donegal rail

Sierra Leone UK support group celebrates 10 years

Bus tour recalls Donegal lines

Nine-strong Simplex run

Ziller hydrogen project axed for battery electrics

Early start made for poignant ceremony

British volunteers relay Sibiu line

Safety test marks start on route to driverless trains

Peter Pan marks 40 years of visits to Maldegem

Road and Rail conquer the mountain

Last Trains at Bord na Móna • Peat haulage in the Irish Republic ceased on 29th March. Ted McAvoy was there for the final epic week.

Metre Gauge around São Paulo • James Waite begins a three-part series on Brazil – a leading nation in railway preservation.

Spring has definitely sprung… • A host of photo charters over the past month have produced some superb images of the narrow gauge.

X marks the spot • The opening of the new Vale of Rheidol Railway museum is bringing locos and stock that were mythical for years back into the spotlight, as Andrew Charman reports.

Donostia goes Underground • Donald Brooks looks at metre-gauge modernisation in the heart of the Basque Country – including construction of a 4km tunnel.

Ceylon’s Highest and Slowest • Rasika Wickramanayaka describes a railway less than 20 miles long with its British-built locomotives including a unique Beyer Garratt.

Unsung Heroes at Ravenglass • Donald Brooks relates how the Muir-Hill petrol tractors – now approaching their centenary – have played a crucial role in the survival of the ‘Ratty’.

NG MODELLING Not so small objects… • Bachmann has gone 7mm – the biggest news in the scale for years?

ON THE MODEL SHELF

NEWS GALLERY EXTRA • We got so many excellent photos sent in this month we thought we would share a couple more…

VIEWPOINT

From a different age…

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

Diary & Special Events

What’s On

Famous for Fifteen Inches • Donald Brooks has happy memories from the 1970s.