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ISSN: 1466-0180

Cover: The snow was widespread this winter – James Waite caught ZB 0-6-2T no 3 ‘Tirol’ at work on the Zillertalbahn during a February day trip to the Austrian line.

Photo: James Waite

NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published six times per year. Next issue on sale 29th April 2011

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NARROW GAUGEWORLD

The magazine giving worldwide coverage – yesterday and today

No 74 March/April 2011

CONTENTS

05 First Lines Fuel price threat to railways

06 Headline News Horse trams to go?

07 UK News Rows over locos, cash for Ffestiniog

12 World News UK aids Romanian preservationists

15 News Extra FR bridged, Queensland flooded

16 News Focus Beating the Christmas snow

18 Waite’s World Our man’s day trip to Austria

19 The Final Frontier How to spend 8.5 million

23 South American Survivor Little-known line in Patagonia

24 And now for Something... Narrow gauge in Bosnia

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26 News Gallery The best narrow gauge pictures

31 Steam, Snow and Sunshine Norwegian steam, day and night.

36 On the Rack Swiss locos for Snowdon

40 ViewpointLetters,websites and the quiz

48 On the Shelf Stuff for the narrow gauge fan

50 DiaryWhenthe new seasons start

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43 IntroductionLayoutwithalucky escape

44 Carrying clay in Dorset Attractive 009 industrial line

47 They call him Ernie GN15 motor trolley from a toy

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