February 2011 Volume 33 Number 2

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70 A SENSE OF HALKIDA – RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Yiannis Hazapis presents a modest HO layout which he built for and with Stavros Louvreas in an attempt to capture the character of a picturesque Greek seaside branch terminus.

78 BASTILLE

David Thomas presents the history of this interesting Paris city terminus for suburban services, and suggests it would make an unusual subject for a layout.

86 A SMALL BRICK SHED

Part 2 – finishing. Emmanuel Nouaillier continues to share his techniques for improving and enhancing commercial kits.

90 AUSFAHRT SÜD

The latest layout from the Thistle Modelmakers Society, a German HO scene which incorporates the Faller Car System.

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96 COACH CONVERSIONS – SCALE DRAWINGS

W.J.K.Davies reveals how the Companhia Nacional in Portugal recycled old metre gauge stock to meet new demands.

100 TIMBER TRESTLE BRIDGE

John Flann builds a typical timber trestle bridge for his American HO Providence River Branch layout. The general principles apply to other scales.

101 SWITCHING CHANGES AT QUAI:87

Brian Harrap reports how a prototype example solved a polarity problem in ZOBland.

102 SANTA FE – PLAN OF THE MONTH

Bruce Block introduces his large American-style HO layout, a return to his original modelling interests.

112 ORANGE FREE STATE

Ian Jowett was able to witness some of the last regular steam workings in this part of South Africa in the 1970s.

118 KLEIN AROSA

Neil Cooper had interests both in the Rhätische Bahn and G scale – the result is this portable layout, loosely based on Arosa.

124 GARFIELD

Andrew Knights presents his latest US HO micro-layout, originally created as an entry in a challenge competition.

126 LATEST REVIEWS 134 BOOK REVIEWS

136 VIDEO REVIEWS 138 NEWS & EXHIBITION DIARY

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