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No.173 JANUARY 2009
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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
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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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