Diesel & electric railway motive power – yesterday & today

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Cover: The Talyllyn Railway is celebrating a very special birthday this month – 60 years since it was first preserved. No 1 ‘Talyllyn’ is seen at Tywyn Wharf. Photo: Michael Chapman

NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published six times per year. Next issue on sale 24th June 2011

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NARROW GAUGEWORLD

The magazine giving worldwide coverage – yesterday and today

No 75 May/June 2011

CONTENTS

05 First Lines The little and the large

06 Headline News Fears for German line’s future

07 UK News Birthday celebrations all over

12 World News Superpower in South Africa

15 The Main Event The Rhyl is a centenarian

18 Waite’s World Steam in the Czech Republic

19 Bringing back Barber Rare loco set to steam

23 News Extra A Mallet in the Welsh mountains

24 Austrian farewell... A line that couldn’t survive

26 News Gallery The best narrow gauge pictures

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31 It’s a Beach Railway Future on the Fairbourne

35 16.15 to Mahuva Junction Chasing trains in India

38 Romanian Revival A transformation in Transylvania

40 No hurry in the Beacons Brecon Mountain profiled

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42 ViewpointLetters,websites and the quiz

45 NG Modelling A swamp monster in ON30

48 On the Shelf Stuff for the narrow gauge fan

50 DiaryWhereto see narrow gauge

55 Tales from the narrow gauge A very complex diesel

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