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No.59 September/October 2008

C O N T E N T S

5 First Lines

6 Desert Centenary The 100th anniversary of completion of the epic Hejaz Railway, much of which has survived in a troubled land against all odds.

14 Steam and Ironstone Photographs recall an era now long gone.

15 Bringing back the Horse! Steve Cheetham visits a new horse-drawn tramway in the unlikely location of Iquique, a Pacific coast port in northern Chile.

16 Contrasts at Amberley

17 Model ‘T’ on Rails A delightful railcar proved a hit at a recent Open Day on the Statfold Barn Railway.

18 ‘Lawleys’ in Tandem Crystal-clear winter skies in June were perfect for a unique event on South Africa’s Sandstone Steam Railroad.

20 Tan y Bwlch: Then and Now Michael Chapman highlights the changes evident in two Festiniog Railway photographs taken some 120 years apart.

22 Motive Power from Matheran Jeff Scherb looks at the origins of an intriguing articulated locomotive and the Indian hill railway on which it operated.

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26 Steam Glow’s greatest hits A new album on the magic of the night! – presented by Cliff Thomas.

30 World Class Two narrow gauge railways receive World Heritage status.

31 Books

32 News and Views Home Happenings • Word Scene • Vivarais – Three sides of the story

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39 Crackington Quay

44 We Like Big Engines – Part 2

48 Trade topics

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