Narrow Gauge World

The only magazine specialising in narrow gauge railways. We recall the past, and offer comprehensive, in-depth coverage of today’s narrow gauge scene. We speak with authority to our readers, many of whom run narrow-gauge railways.

Manx heritage hope?

Narrow Gauge World

£3m bid to return trams to full route • Business case highlights historic horse-drawn services as “key aspect of island’s identity”.

Keef’s latest is its last

Borsig goes on show at Rheidol

Fire at Romney damages Ratty diesel Shelagh

Lincs Coast takes on WW1 Simplex

Talyllyn’s ‘lawnmower’ new-build on way back

Dinorwic track is lifted, but it will be put back

Rebuilt Annie ‘like a new loco’

Funds appeal to complete Kettering loco restoration

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UK restoration of ex-Sena Henschel makes progress

Paul returns to its blue period

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Jean to make a move from Gartell to Lynton

Romney goes solar to save £18k a year

Excursion car arrives to boost Brecon line’s capacity

Tully invests in locos ahead of new sugar season

Children’s line marks 70 years

Museum pride of place for sugar loco

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Pollo hosts steam

New stock flies in to mountain line

Darj goes to war against damage from monsoons

Narrow or minimum? • In the first of a three-part series James Waite focuses on narrow-gauge locos built for miniature track widths.

People power in Fiji • John Pitchford describes how a disused section of a former sugar cane line has found new life as a novel tourist attraction.

All day, and all of the night… • Galas all over the place and action that stretched over every hour of the day – there’s been plenty to photograph on the narrow gauge scene over the past few weeks…

Group therapy… • Veteran Talyllyn Railway volunteer David Mitchell describes how dedicated Area Groups provided much valuable labour in the early days of preservation.

Climbing the Gornergrat • Michael Sanderson experiences an efficient modern-image Swiss line built simply to make the most of the views of one of Europe’s most popular mountains.

Four anniversaries in one weekend… • There was plenty of reason for celebration in the Somne region of northern France in Mid May.

What to model: The Corris of today • Andrew Charman kicks off a new series looking at ideas for models inspired by today’s full-size narrow gauge.

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That was the year that… • Narrow gauge news stories from the archives and their legacy…

Diary & Special Events

A Baldwin and a Bagnall • Donald Brooks compares a pair of Far-Eastern museum pieces.