No.176 APRIL 2009

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Incorporating GARDEN RAILWAY WORLD

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Garden Civil Engineering David Pratt

Technical Columnist John Lythgoe

Horticultural Columnist Becky Pinniger

Photography Phil Sixsmith

Buildings & Structures Kit Reviews Mark Thatcher

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5 EDITOR’S LETTER Tag Gorton

10 D&GRW STOCK CARS Stuart Moon

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12 MY GOODNESS,MY GUINNESS David Pinniger

15 TREETOPS LIGHT RAILWAY Frances Francis

18 BRIDGING THE GAP Mark Thatcher 12

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37 LGB® FORNEY 2-4-4 TANK John Lythgoe PART 2

44 TRADING PLACES

48 MAIL BOX - MARKET PLACE DIARY DATES

No.176 APR 09 Front Cover: No14 Havelock Vetinari (a radio controlled Roundhouse ‘Jack’) works a short livestock special down the line. Photo: Brian Dominic

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21 A FACELIFT FOR THE KOF Cambell Lees

23 TALIESIN ENHANCEMENTS Mike Ousby

25 SEPIA SUMMER DAYS IN 16mm Tony Hall-Patch

26 THE MID-DERBYSHIRE LIGHT Brian Dominic

34 EZEE RANGE BODGES John Rogers

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