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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 2024 ISSN: 1466-0180 Cover: Gleaming loco, happy passengers – it was a time for celebration at the Richmond Light Railway on 6th July with the relaunch of Bagnall 0-4-0ST ‘Pixie’, known to many narrow gauge enthusiasts as the Reverend Teddy Boston’s engine. Now the loco is in the care of Richmond owner Jeremy Martin and back in action for the first time in almost two decades, superbly captured here by Steve Town. The inset picture shows the remarkable project by the Alishan Firest Railway in Taiwan to beat the ravages of typhoon damage, an innovative solution described in detail in this issue. Issue No 186 August 2024 www.narrow-gauge-world.co.uk www.facebook.com/narrowgaugeworld Email: editor@narrowgaugeworld.co.uk 05 First Lines Welcome back old friend 06 UK News Money and flooding issues CONTENTS 3636 14 World News Durango suffers landslips 18 News Focus Alishan’s remarkable tunnel build 0909 21 Locomotives The Reverend’s engine returns 24 News Gallery latest from our photographers 28 Waite’s World Sugar cane trains in Brazil 32 Today’s NG New trains on Swiss mountain 3232 36 Lost Lines Railway built for grouse shoots 40 NG Modelling 009 layout built in a month 43 NG Modelling 7mm Hunslets – at the correct gauge 44 On the Shelf Tempting large-scale models 46 Viewpoint How many gauges at the Ratty? 47 NG Extra More from the narrow gauge world 48 Diary Peak-season trains, when and where 50 Encounters Meals on rails in Vienna 5050 NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published nine times per year. This issue on sale 26th July 2024 Next issue published 30th August 2024 www.warnersgroup.co.uk No 186 – Subscribe at www.narrow-gauge-world.co.uk NEXT ISSUE – SEPTEMBER 2024 On Sale 30th August 03

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 2024

ISSN: 1466-0180

Cover: Gleaming loco, happy passengers – it was a time for celebration at the Richmond Light Railway on 6th July with the relaunch of Bagnall 0-4-0ST ‘Pixie’, known to many narrow gauge enthusiasts as the Reverend Teddy Boston’s engine. Now the loco is in the care of Richmond owner Jeremy Martin and back in action for the first time in almost two decades, superbly captured here by

Steve Town.

The inset picture shows the remarkable project by the Alishan Firest Railway in Taiwan to beat the ravages of typhoon damage, an innovative solution described in detail in this issue.

Issue No 186 August 2024

www.narrow-gauge-world.co.uk www.facebook.com/narrowgaugeworld Email: editor@narrowgaugeworld.co.uk

05 First Lines Welcome back old friend

06 UK News Money and flooding issues

CONTENTS

3636

14 World News Durango suffers landslips

18 News Focus Alishan’s remarkable tunnel build

0909

21 Locomotives The Reverend’s engine returns

24 News Gallery latest from our photographers

28 Waite’s World Sugar cane trains in Brazil

32 Today’s NG New trains on Swiss mountain

3232

36 Lost Lines Railway built for grouse shoots

40 NG Modelling 009 layout built in a month

43 NG Modelling 7mm Hunslets – at the correct gauge

44 On the Shelf Tempting large-scale models

46 Viewpoint How many gauges at the Ratty?

47 NG Extra More from the narrow gauge world

48 Diary Peak-season trains, when and where

50 Encounters Meals on rails in Vienna

5050

NARROW GAUGE WORLD is published nine times per year. This issue on sale 26th July 2024 Next issue published 30th August 2024

www.warnersgroup.co.uk

No 186 – Subscribe at www.narrow-gauge-world.co.uk

NEXT ISSUE – SEPTEMBER 2024

On Sale 30th August

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