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

Kicking up a stink…

Bala Lake fights back after extension planning refusal

Manx heritage lines under threat of cuts?

Last UK coal mine fights extraction ban

Llanfair veteran returns for Double Diamond Gala

Carriage that carried Prince departs Corris

Gartell date change

Restored Lord Granby moves to its new home

BRIEF LINES

Baldwin ‘590’ ready for Welsh Highland debut

Crunch point for ‘save the Darj’ bid

Bid to buy Chelfham site as Lynton’s troubles continue

New frames needed for the Luttermoller restoration

River Esk’s 100 is Trevor’s 50

SKLR fast-tracks Superb overhaul

Errata, erratum…

Zig Zag celebrates green light to resume trains

Focus – Restoring a Simplex locomotive

Museum marks Pearl anniversary

Plans launched to restore interior of Governor’s Coach

Carriage workshop destroyed in blaze

Westwards to Krimml • James Waite profiles the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn in the first of three features on lines in the Austrian Alps.

Bord na Móna – the finale • Greg Howell encourages a visit to the Irish West to see the last vestiges of peat extraction before it is too late.

Visitors add the essential extras • Early-season events have seen plenty of locomotives on their travels to other lines, but the home fleets have been enjoying their share of the attention too…

Blue Hills and Blue Trains • Donald Brooks recalls a 1980 visit to the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, today remarkably little changed apart from radical new developments with its locomotives.

Manx Memories • As the Isle of Man Steam Railway and the Manx Electric Railway celebrate respectively their 150th and 130th anniversaries, we take a look back at former times…

Welcome to the Cornishman • The Perrygrove Railway unveiled its brand-new engine on 28th April and paid tribute to a legendary footplateman, Andrew Charman was there.

REASONS TO BE HAPPY

Peel, Isle of Man • The 150th anniversary of the Isle of Man Railway seems a highly appropriate occasion to feature another excellent model from Mike Buttell, this time in 4mm scale.

Talybont Tales – Tracks of my tears • Andrew Charman finally gets some rails down on the NGW project layout – with a few mistakes along the way…

MODEL LINES

Holy War joins Hunslet stable

VIEWPOINT

NG EXTRA

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

Diary & Special Events

Let Motorail do the Driving • Donald Brooks has a lot of unanswered questions following a surprising sight in 1978.