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Issue 14 September 2010 Miniature Railway 40 Manor Road, Dorchester, DT1 2AX, England tel 01305 259998 . ISSN 1751-3103

editorial email atob@atob.org.uk or atob@onetel.com . subscriptions teresa@atob.org.uk web www.miniature-railway.com Editor David Henshaw . Cover Design Tim Pestridge Contributors David Barrie, Lynden Butcher, Patrick Henshaw

Thanks also to Dave Holroyd, Simon Townsend Printers Henry Ling, Dorchester . Next deadline 1st January 2011

As some readers may already know, my father and fellow editor Patrick Henshaw died on 31st May 2010, just a few weeks after the last Miniature Railway was printed. It was Patrick’s knowledge and enthusiasm for miniature railways that helped launch Miniature Railway back in 2006. The following year, Patrick suffered a hip injury, which made line visits more difficult, but his large photo collection and encyclopedic knowledge remained enormously useful. He was also a frequent contributor to the magazine in his own right, and this issue contains his last letter, and a short article. We’ve also put together a representative selection of his photographs, which I hope you’ll enjoy.What was his favourite line? Eastleigh Lakeside? Or perhaps the Royal Victoria? The truth is, he loved all miniature railways, from the humblest seaside circuit to the likes of the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch, a line he’d known almost since it was built. His guiding hand will be much missed here at Miniature Railway, but his photographs and enthusiasm will live on. PATRICK HENSHAW 1927-2010

Contents Miniature Railway News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Profile: Castlehil l Highland Rai l way . . . . . . . . . . 18 News: Poole Park Revital i s ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Histor y : Les Anderson’s Dor s e t Adventures . . . . . 24 Profile: Great Laxey Mine Rai l way . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Do i t Yourself: A Garden Rai l way . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Histor y : The Patr i c k Henshaw Col l e c t i on . . . . . . 42

Cover picture: Exmoor Steam locomotive ‘George’ on her second day of operation at Poole Park in Dorset www.miniature-railway.com

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