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No.50 March/April 2007

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6The Changing Scene – 1 We look at narrow gauge landmarks during the eight years since our first issue, beginning with a world overview by David Joy – founder and editor of NGW.

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10The Changing Scene – 2 Cliff Thomas continues the same theme by focusing on the British Isles.

14Colours of Old We have long stressed the importance of including ‘historical colour’ photographs in our pages. This selection of outstanding images spans the world and goes back as far as 1951.

17Essence of the Narrow Gauge Prose, paintings and drawings that truly capture the essential charm and amazing diversity of narrow gauge railways.

20Vintage Narrow Gauge Our regular contributor Douglas Robinson selects his ‘best photographs’ – and makes no apology for the fact that they are black-and-white from the era before we went ‘preserved’.

22 Quest for the Iron Sherpa Terry Martin, author of arguably the most

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evocative of all articles in NGW, responds to an invitation to write on his first love – the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

26Narrow Gauge Splendour David Rodgers of Steam Loco Safari Tours responded magnificently when asked to choose his all-time favourite narrow gauge photographs.

30Favourite Books Book dealer Andrew Neale reflects on titles that have secured a special niche in his affections – including several undoubted ‘classics’.

COVER: Mallet 0-4-4-0T No. 99.5901 on Germany’s Selketelbahn near Drahtzug, 18 February 2005.

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NARROW GAUGE WORLD & NGmodelling is published six times per year. No.51 will be on sale 27 April 2007

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39 Building a G-Scale Diesel • Diary Dates

42 Modest Modules

46 Trade Topics • Readers’ Feedback

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