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.

Narrow Gauge World

Discover like never before!

Hot tickets and hot thickets…

Rheidol plans to beat climate issues after heat hits services

Steam locos stay in sheds as heatwaves spark fires

Lynton members given extension alternatives

Plans revealed for Gwalior restoration

Plan for Beddgelert station approved following appeal

Waterman’s record model railway to go on show at Rheidol

Historic electric stock gifted to Laxey line

BRIEF LINES

Manning Wardle back to Llanfair as Gala guest

Penrhyn gets its award plaques after restoration

School move raises fears for Downs line

TV spots spark visitor surge to Brecon line

Slate museum wins £12m for redvelopment

New Darj diesels arrive

T-19 heading to Durango

Mocanita line ripped up by illegal logging

Decauville loco dug up after 88 years

Saxon woodland line beats the heat ban

National railway museum set for opening in Taipei

Easy route to see Manning Wardle’s Romanian finale

The Hejaz Railway in Syria • James Waite continues his three-part series with a profile of the most famous line in today’s war-torn country.

Metre Gauge City • Michael Sanderson thoroughly recommends Bilbao as a haven for metre gauge public transport.

A very special weekend… • The Ffestiniog Railway was a highly appropriate venue for the prime narrow gauge contribution to Railway 200, as well as hosting its own 70th anniversary of preservation celebrations. It certainly lived up to the billing…

Drum Roll at Erith • Adrian Garner has lasting memories of visits to a unique line handling colossal wooden drums for transporting cables.

Sir Tom of Threlkeld • David Joy celebrates the Bagnall’s new life enjoyed deep in the Lake District.

The Real Railway Children • Clive Hawley was on a trip to Budapest when he found a line staffed by youngsters aged 10 to 14.

The Final Cut • A visit to a favourite industrial location revealed that the end looks nigh for possibly Britain’s oldest agricultural railway.

NEWS GALLERY EXTRA

Narrow Gauge in a small space • David Gulliver concludes his two-part feature with his second 009 scale layout ‘Ystradau’, inspired by a Ffestiniog Railway station.

Bug boxes for NG7 scale

MODEL LINES

Large-scale Ruston 20DL from Bole Laser Craft

VIEWPOINT

Russell’s travels

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

Martin’s Mannings • Keith Chester hired a rickshaw to chase an ailing Manning Wardle.