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ISSN: 1466-0180

May/June 2010 £4.20

NARROW GAUGEWORLD

Darjeeling delight Latest from iconic Indian line

Last run for Llanfair’s stalwart Hunslet

Short sad history of the Banana Express Hayling builds a full-size model

Sholto – back as an original

Large scale model indoors

PLUS: Latest narrow gauge, miniature, modelling news

Issue no 69

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Cover: No narrow gauge railway is more recognisable than this one, and the Darjeeling in India continues to attract worldwide attention. Michael Chapman caught this train accelerating away from one of the reverses in March.

NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published six times per year. Next issue on sale 25th June 2010

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NARROW GAUGEWORLD

The magazine giving worldwide coverage – yesterday and today

No 69 May/June 2010

CONTENTS

05 First Lines Higlights and challenges in 2010

06 Headline News Corris cleared to head south

07 UK News Latest from the narrow gauge

12 World News Bleak future for Sri Lankan steam

14 News Focus Building a steam engine for Hayling

16 World Focus Riding trolleys in India

18 Locomotive Profile Welshpool stalwart bows out

22 Enterprise unrewarded Lost hopes in Alfred County

26 News gallery Newcomers to the narrow gauge

31 EncountersAncientruins– with rails

32 Fruits of their labours Preserving the Rio Grande Goose

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36 What’s in a name? Two working locos, same title.

37 Vintage Wales Recalling early preservation days

40 ViewpointOurreaderswish to point out...

49 On the shelf Latest temptations in the shops

50 DiaryDay-by-day guide to winter trains

55 Tales from the narrow gauge Leighton calls the breakdown truck

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43 WelcomeWhichscale is tops?

44 AshburyLargescale, but indoors

46 It’s a fiddle Storage in a small space

47 English lessons Jouef coach conversion

48 Get the point Slow-acting point changes

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