No.144 AUGUST 2006

GARDEN Rail G ARDEN Rail

Incorporating GARDEN RAILWAY WORLD

Publisher: Trevor M. Ridley

Editor: Tag Gorton e-mail: tag@atlanticpublishers.com 58 Beatrice Avenue, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 4NG Tel: 01752 845938

Review Columnists Geoff Calver, Keith Chadwick Alan Habgood, David Pinniger

Technical Columnist John Lythgoe

Horticultural Columnist Becky Pinniger

Photography Phil Sixsmith

Buildings & Structures Kit Reviews Mark Thatcher

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© GardenRail 2006

ContentsContents

5EDITOR’SLETTER Tag Gorton

10BACHMANNJ94 INGAUGEONE - A REVIEW Geoff Calver

13THEPEARTREELIGHTRAILWAY David Williams

17LGB STAINZ0-4-0 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE20212 John Lythgoe

20P&J MODELSSHEEPWAGON Graham Wilkins - A REVIEW

22RIDINGTHERAILS Paul Middleton

26THECASTAGNOLASOUTH LIGHTRAILWAY Paul Betts

34HAZYDAZE John Andre

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36FIGURINGITOUT Mark Thatcher

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44TRADINGPLACES

48MAILBOX- MARKETPLACEDIARYDATES& CLUBNEWS

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GARDEN Rail

....don’t miss out!

Front Cover: ‘The Chief’ storms out of the tunnel with a

heavy goods train on a rising grade heading to Castagnola.

Photograph by Paul Betts

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