PUBLISHER Steve Cole stevec@warnersgroup.co.uk EDITOR Andrew Charman 12 Maes Gwyn, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, SY21 0BD. Tel: 01938 810592 Email: editor@narrowgaugeworld.co.uk FEATURES EDITOR David Joy Email: dawjoy1@gmail.com DESIGN & PRODUCTION Andrew Charman MULTIMEDIA SALES MANAGER Sarah Jarman Tel: 01778 392055 Email: sarah.jarman@warnersgroup.co.uk AD PRODUCTION Allison Mould Tel: 01778 395002 Email: allison.mould@warnersgroup.co.uk SUBSCRIPTIONS Tel: (0) 1778 392469 (UK & Overseas) Email: subscriptions@warnersgroup.co.uk UK: £40.50; Rest of Europe: £52.00; Outside Europe: £60.00 DISTRIBUTION News trade Warners Distribution – Tel: 01778 392417 Model Trade Warners Trade Sales – Tel: 01778 392404 Overseas Agents JAPAN: Eriei Co, Ltd, 1-1-12 Toyotama-kita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176 Printed by: Warners Midlands Plc Lincolnshire All rights reserved. Material is only accepted on the understanding that there are no copyright restrictions. Although every care will be taken, all materials submitted are at the owner’s risk and Warners Group Publications cannot be held responsible for loss or damage however caused. Copyright on all materials in this magazine remains vested in the Authors and Warners Group Publications. Reproduction of the whole or any part is forbidden without the relevant permissions. Warners Group Publications and the Editor cannot be held responsible for any error that might occur in text or advertisements. Reliance placed upon the contents of the magazine is entirely at the reader’s own risk. © WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS PLC 2023 ISSN: 1466-0180 Cover: This looks to be somewhere continental, the bright sunlight and rock face giving that impression, but the lettering of the stock gives it away... It’s actually the Richmond Light Railway’s Arn Jung 0-4-0 ‘Jenny’ on an outing to the Ffestiniog Railway on 20th April. Joey Evans caught the unusual consist shortly after it emerged from the Moelwyn Tunnel. The inset picture shows a scene that really is coming to an end as despite several false alarms, it appears certain that industrial haulage at Bord na Mona in Ireland really is in its final year – if you want to see it, go now, as Greg Howell explains in this issue. NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published nine times per year. This issue on sale 26th May 2023 Next issue published 30th June 2023 www.warnersgroup.co.uk Issue No 175 June 2023 www.narrow-gauge-world.co.uk www.facebook.com/narrowgaugeworld Twitter – @NarrowGaugeWrld Email – editor@narrowgaugeworld.co.uk CONTENTS 05 First Lines Bala issues and a duped editor... 06 Headline News Bala faces planning permission delay 3737 08 UK News Welshpool veterans make comeback 14 World News Zig Zag finally gets green light 0808 18 Waite’s World Lokalbahn first of Alpine trio 22 Irish Lines Bord na Mona – one last chance 25 News Gallery Spring visitors and celebrations 30 Indian Lines Old and new steam on the Nilgiri 34 From the Archive Manx memories for the 150th year 36 Locomotives A new shape on the Perrygrove 39 NG Modelling Peel recalled for 150th birthday 42 NG Modelling Tracklaying in 009 scale 44 On the Shelf More model Hunslets, tempting DVDs 46 Viewpoint The LNER did have narrow gauge... 47 NG Extra Modern image on the cable 48 What’s On Where to find NG action in June 50 Encounters Motorail on the Llanfair line 5050 3030 NEXT ISSUE – JULY 2023 On Sale 30th June No 175 – Subscribe at www.narrow-gauge-world.co.uk 03