N o 187 MARCH 2010

GAR DEN RailGAR DEN Rail

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ContentsContents

5 EDITOR’S LETTER

Tag Gorton

10 GILDING THE W&L LILY

Will Curry

13 NORTHERN FINE SCALE G1

WAGONS Peter Trinder

15 A LITTLE BIT OF SCRATCH BUILDING

Peter Bunce

18 A KIWI BUSH JIGGER CONVERSION

John Robinson

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36 BUILDING BETSY

Rev. Martin Dawes

39 LETTER FROM AMERICA

Thomas Preisner

44 TRADING PLACES

48 DIARY DATES

MAIL BOX - MARKET PLACE

21 A RAILWAY VIGNETTE

Laurie Wright

22 VAN TENDER

Stuart Moon

24 A SMALL FREELANCE RAILCAR

Art Westlake

26 THE WETTON GOOEY LIGHT

RAILWAY Mel Turbott

34 BACHMANN USA 88498

‘FRAMELESS TANK CAR’ Stuart Moon

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N o 187 MARCH 2010 Front Cover: Spreewald 2-6-0T bursts through the trees and on to the river bridge with a goods working. Judging by the brand new hay tedder on the second truck, a local farmer must have actually put his hand in his pocket. Photo: Mel Turbot

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