No.162 FEBRUARY 2008

GARDEN Rail G ARDEN Rail

Incorporating GARDEN RAILWAY WORLD

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Columnists Geoff Calver, Alan Davis, Stuart Moon, Alan Habgood, David Pinniger, Peter Spoerer

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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ContentsContents

5 EDITOR’S LETTER Tag Gorton

10 FINESCALE QUARRY HUNSLET – A REVIEW Dan Keen

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14 RAISING THE CANOPY Becky Pinniger

16 SMALL CHANGE Terry Pickthall

18 SEVERAL SHADES OF SHUNTER Alan Davis 10

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41 A COMPANY CREST VIA COMPUTER John Coulson

42 PAINTING MILLIE Keith Brown

44 TRADING PLACES

48 MAIL BOX - MARKET PLACE DIARY DATES - ONLINE SHOPS

No.162 FEB 08 Front Cover: Switchers and shunters gather at Glendale junction for evaluation. Photo: Alan Davis

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24 BASHING THE ‘RUBY’ Allan Cash

28 TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD Mark Thatcher

32 BUILD A BCV Peter Spoerer

36 A 32mm GAUGE ROLLING ROAD Nigel Cooper

37 BACHMANN CONSOLIDATION 2-8-0 John Lythgoe PART 2

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