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GARDEN Rail No.143 JULY 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

Production & Advertisements: Juliet Arthur e-mail: ja@atlanticpublishers.com

Accounts: Christina Bowers e-mail: cb@atlanticpublishers.com

Distribution: News trade Comag Magazine Marketing Tel: 01895 433600

Distribution: Model trade Brandbright Ltd Tel: 01263 588755

Printed by: Warners Midlands Plc Lincolnshire

Subscriptions Hotline: UK - 0870 442 9423 Overseas - +44 1795 414 964

12 issues -Home £43.80, Europe £59.00, Rest of the world £69.00

Binders: UK£9.50 - Overseas£11.00

Contributions in the form of articles, photographs and drawings are welcome and should be sent to the Editor at the Saltash address. Payment is made for material used.

All rights reserved. All material is submitted at the owner’s risk, and GardenRail cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage, however caused.

Every care is taken in the preparation of this magazine, but the publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors that may occur in the editorial or advertisements nor for the actions of the advertisers. Reliance placed upon the contents of the magazine is at the readers’ own risk.

© GardenRail 2006

ContentsContents

5EDITOR’SLETTER Tag Gorton

10BOXCABDIESEL- A REVIEW Graham Wilkins

13ANELECTRIC‘SAINTMICHAEL’

IN10MMSCALE Dick Comber

17FFESTINIOGGUARD’SVAN Mark Thatcher

20LGB UINTAHMALLETNO.50 John Lythgoe

25THEGRIMSDYKELIGHTRAILWAY Phil Sixsmith

32NEWCOACHFOR THELYFNI VALERAILWAY Bill Winter

36AMTRACKGENESISDIESEL LOCOMOTIVEFROMLGB Keith Chadwick

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Front Cover: ‘Ogwyn’ pauses for water at Harlick Castle Halt. This is a popular request stop in the summer months for visits to the Castle of the same name, a short walk through the town and up the hill from the station. Photograph by Phil Sixsmith

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