No.158 OCTOBER 2007

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, Alan Davis, Stuart Moon, Alan Habgood, David Pinniger

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 COME IN RADIO WREKIN Alan Habgood

14 VoR RAILCAR (MhB) John Andre

16 16-TON MINERAL WAGON – A REVIEW Peter Spoerer

18 SMOOTH OPERATOR Graham Wilkins

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40 WORKING ON THE RAILWAY David Pratt PART 2

44 TRADING PLACES

47 MAIL BOX - MARKET PLACE DIARY DATES - CLUB NEWS

20 STEAM IN MY GARDEN Raymond McMahone

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25 GLYN VALLEY LOCOMOTIVES – A REVIEW Allen Morgan

26 THE DUNN’S RIVER RAILWAY Philip Brocklebank

34 CHARACTER BUILDING EXPERIENCE Mark Thatcher

37 BALLASTING,THE FINISHING TOUCH Stuart Moon

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No.158 OCT 07 Front Cover: No 17 Sophiepauses at Fern Gully with a local train to Port Antonio. Plenty of steam to spare! Photo: Philip Brocklebank

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