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ISSN: 1466-0180

March/April 2010 £4.20

NARROW GAUGEWORLD

NEWLOOK, MOREPAGES!

Spring forward Lines emerge from a snowy winter

NARROW GAUGEWORLD

The magazine giving worldwide coverage – yesterday and today

No 68 March/April 2010

CONTENTS

05 First Lines Higlights and challenges in 2010

06 Headline News Talyllyn celebrates Rolt centenary.

07 UK News Latest from the narrow gauge

12 World News Rail groups gather in France

14 News Focus Sittingbourne – the fight goes on

16 Tom Rolt Man who pioneered preservation

18 Finnish revival Riding the Nykarleby Jervag

22 Locomotive profile A Le Meuse with a split identity

26 News gallery Action from the winter snows

31 Saxony narrow gauge Part two of WJK Davies study

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37 More from Jodhpur A follow-up on the big Indian locos

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40 A Queensland ending Tracing remains of a former line.

41 ViewpointLatestcomments from the readers

48 On the shelf Latest temptations in the shops

50 DiaryDay-by-day guide to winter trains

55 Photo finish One more to make you shiver

Tom Rolt – the preservation pioneer

Finnish line revived

Le Meuse loco profiled

Survivors in Pakistan

Australian NG in 7mm

PLUS: Latest narrow gauge, miniature, modelling news

Issue no 68

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Cover: The snows that arrived just after Christmas stirred the photographers. Michael Chapman caught Ffestiniog Railway ex-Penrhyn Hunslet 2-6-0

‘Blanche’ accelerating away from Porthmadog on 3rd January. For more of Michael’s Ffestiniog shots turn to the centre pages.

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43 WelcomeGoodnews for Corris fans

44 A down-under outpost Australia recreated in France

46 Going underground How to make effective tunnels

48 And finally... Two shows not to miss

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