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ISSN: 1466-0180
Cover: The Bala Lake Railway welcomed yet another Quarry Hunslet to its ranks when Paul Lewin brought his 1886-built example ‘Velinheli’ to the line’s Gala over the August bank holiday. Soon after the BLR learnt it had gained planning permission to extend into the centre of Bala itself
– the full story is on page 06. The inset is indicative of a bit of a theme in this month’s NGW, looking at the long-lost metre gauge ironstone trains of the Midlands and the museum dedicated to them today. Photos: Joey Evans and Clive Hawley
Issue No 188 October 2024
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05 First Lines Volunteer competition
06 Headline News Bala extension is go
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07 UK News Two big engines on the 2ft
14 World News Blaze turns Harz into fire-fighter
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36 NG Innovation Burmese home-made railbuses
39 NG Modelling The Project layout is back
18 Waite’s World Forestry lines in China
22 Narrow Gauge Industry Midlands metre gauge
25 News Gallery Late summer action
30 Collections Ironstone memories in Irchester
34 Locomotives Pair of unique Mallets
42 NG Modelling 009 laser-cut building review
44 On the Shelf Remarkable Alishan travelogue
46 Viewpoint Greek and Welsh memories
47 NG Extra A Guinness loco in Surrey
48 Diary Autumn action and where to find it
50 Encounters Brecon in its earliest days
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