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No.178 JUNE 2009
GAR DEN RailGAR DEN Rail
Incorporating GARDEN RAILWAY WORLD
Publisher: Trevor M. Ridley
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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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ContentsContents
5 EDITOR’S LETTER
Tag Gorton
10 ALL FIRED UP
Chris Bird PART 2
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15 PEAT BOG SERVICE STATION
Cliff Thomas
19 LETTER FROM THE EDGE
John Wenlock
21 WELCOME TO DOLLYWOOD
Mark Thatcher
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40 BLACKIE
Mike Ousby
44 TRADING PLACES
48 DIARY DATES - MAIL BOX
MARKET PLACE
No.178 JUNE 09 Front Cover: The tram service, being uni-directional has proved very popular with the passengers and has become a regular service on the DLR, thanks to its ability to swing both ways. Photo: John Robinson
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25 NO LOCOS BEYOND THIS POINT
Geoff Hankin
26 H&M GARDEN RAILWAY
John Robinson
34 IT’S INCONVENIENT
Mike Goodwin
36 THE PORTISHEAD PORTASHED
John Rogers
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