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.

No-one’s getting younger…

Narrow Gauge World

Gartell to shut its doors at end of ’26 season

Pioneer hydrogen train ‘made for narrow gauge’

Steam stuck on shed in latest heatwave

Lynton sets out five years of aims

Quarry Hunslet Lady Joan changes its Kent home

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Terminator is back at Bala…

Hunslet diesel arrives on the Sittingbourne

Motor Rail Mania event proves an Apedale hit

Annie proves a big attraction

Wagons roll again

Sign of the times at Fintown

Lincs cavalcade offers great horsepower

Ffestiniog’s unusual Gala proves extremely good

Weather extremes pose major challenges to train services

Car driver on the wrong track

Seven strong Preßnitztalbahn • GERMANY

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100 up for the Furka • SWITZERLAND

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A Day in the Life… • David Rowbotham brings our three-part celebration of 75 years since the Talyllyn Railway launched preservation right up to date, describing one of the many unsung roles on today’s railway.

Heat is on in high summer… • A quieter month for special events but our photographers still braved the heatwaves to capture some superb images of the latest goings on…

Narrowing the view… • James Waite continues his study of narrow-gauge locos built for miniature track widths, slimming down to a foot or less…

Nam… • Keith Chester recalls his 1993 visit to a war-torn Far East nation that deeply marked his youth.

Ambition fulfilled • Seeing the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a bucket-list item for many a narrow gauge fan. Following his return from a photo charter on the Indian line, US enthusiast Mike Massee can tick that one off.

Rails at the Garden Show • Andrew Charman reports on a brave and highly successful experiment in taking garden railways to the masses.

Large scale, Maxi fun…

Creating Corris

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NG EXTRA

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

Diary & Special Events

A Stainz by any other name • Donald Brooks finds the inspiration for a popular model.