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

Not villains but heroes

Monster Hunslet new-build set to run on Welsh Highland • Indian ZA/5 pannier tank recreation already at rolling chassis stage with boiler construction underway.

FR’s Bygones weekend overcomes Storm Amy

Horsepower drives TR heritage weekend

Woody Bay is listed

Talyllyn to celebrate preservation’s 75th

Three bow out but with hopes of swift returns

BRIEF LINES

Radio plug sparks confusion over watercress loco status

Blythburgh group’s running line plan rejected by council

More stock cover at the Gunpowder line

New boiler needed for Statfold’s Black Hawthorn

Corris plans to bridge culvert on extension south

CLR makes progress on BnM Hunslet

Remote line recalled in path

Floods shut Durango after tropical storm

Crashed car cuts charter

Harz under threat of cutbacks?

Krauss Pacifics celebrate centenary

10-strong loco cavalcade for line’s 10th birthday

Sardinian Tourist trains hanging on

BRIEF LINES

First Look at the Narrow Gauge • David Joy sets the scene for James Waite’s portrayal of the Eastwell ironstone railway and its locally preserved ‘Lord Granby’.

Eastwell and ‘Lord Granby’ • James Waite relates his fascination with the ironstone line and a recent visit to an open day at its museum.

Really Useful Engines • Andrew Charman visits the Statfold Barn Railway to learn why enthusiasts should celebrate, rather than condemn, Thomas the Tank Engine.

Blowing a hooley outside… • Storm Amy’s best efforts were not enough to prevent our photographers getting great shots at the month’s big event on the Ffestiniog Railway – in fact the weather added to the atmosphere…

The Gunpowder Railway • Nick Turner and Simon Auger portray a 2ft 6in gauge line tucked away in woodland on the flanks of the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey in Essex.

Hidden Gem

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The Monte Railway – Then and Now • Phil Barnes has made several visits to Madeira, tracing the life and times of its former rack railway as well as present-day remains.

NEWS GALLERY EXTRA

The end that was a beginning • A low-key celebration on the Talyllyn Railway last month saw the running of a special train to commemorate a very important 75th anniversary, and Andrew Charman was there.

Going large… • The latest Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition showed the major influence of the narrow gauge in the largest model scales, as Andrew Charman reports.

MODEL LINES

ON THE SHELF

Festive scenes to bring narrow gauge cheer

ON THE MODEL SHELF

VIEWPOINT

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

Coming Up with the Goods • Donald Brooks recalls a 1979 visit to a line in the suburbs of Dresden still carrying heavy freight in transporter wagons.