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ISSN: 1466-0180

Cover: Adrian Shooter’s ex-Darjeeling B-class certainly provided a spectacle when it took part in the Welsh Highland Railway’s

Superpower event – more on page 14.

Photo: Michael Chapman

NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published six times per year. Next issue on sale 23rd December 2011

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NARROW GAUGEWORLD

The magazine giving worldwide coverage – yesterday and today

No 78 November/December 2011

CONTENTS

05 First Lines Warning of financial woes...

06 Headline News Threats from funding and officials

07 UK News Bure Valley derailment report

12 World News More troubles for Darjeeling

14 Big Event Superpower on the Welsh Highland

16 Cover Story Shock news from Sandstone

20 InsightTheIsleof Man electric lines

23 Waite’s World Wanna buy a steam locomotive?

24 European Lines Peat railways in Latvia

27 News Gallery The best narrow gauge photography

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31 ProfileAsurvivor from the Goldfields

35 The Smaller Lines Sheer fun at Steeple Grange

38 From the Archive Vivarais as it once was

41 News Extra Leighton’s i/c Gala

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42 ViewpointLetters,websites and the quiz

44 NG Modelling Latest for small-scale NG fans

48 On the Shelf Christmas Special

50 DiaryWho’srunning Santa trains?

55 On the Narrow Gauge A lesser-known German line

NARROW GAUGE WORLD – No 78