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No.173 JANUARY 2009

G ARDEN R ail G ARDEN R ail

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

Production, Advertisements & Admin: Juliet Arthur e-mail: ja@atlanticpublishers.com Office Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Columnists Geoff Calver, Alan Davis, Stuart Moon, John Rogers, 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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5 EDITOR’S LETTER Tag Gorton

10 ROUNDHOUSE TALIESIN Stuart Moon

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15 HOW BARE IS YOUR PLATFORM Matthew Foster

17 RAIL BENDER FOR SM32 TRACK Robert G. Newman

18 30 YEARS OF MAMODRY Alan Dunster

22 THE BUCOLIC COACH John Rogers

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26 MORETON PIT LIGHT RAILWAY Jayne & Steve Delarre

34 A MORTIMER STRIP Hrolf Douglasson

38 MANX G VAN Barry Pulford

40 G SCALE TOASTRACKS Geoffrey Nichols

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44 TRADING PLACES

48 MAIL BOX - MARKET PLACE DIARY DATES

No.173 JAN 09 Front Cover: Queen departs from platform 2 and begins the steep climb up towards Lavender Hill Halt, the highest point on the line. Photo: Steve Delarre

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