The Ashover Light Railway Society have just updated their website which includes news about their first engine. The site contains some useful background information on this classic Colonel Stephens railway.
ww2ft Listing is a site dedicated to listing all 2ft, 1′ 11 1/2″, 600mm & 610mm railways broken down by country. There should be enough prototypes for everybody.
Narrow Gauge Heaven is a website dedicated to narrow gauge railways throughout the world, although currently there is more on UK narrow gauge railways than those in other parts of the world. It has the largest narrow gauge photo gallery on the web, with contributions from over 30 railway photographers.
Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways is a useful web site which holds information regarding current prototype industrial and commercial narrow gauge railways operating throughout Europe, including many which are 60cm/2ft railways
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John Clutterbuck wrote a series of three articles about building accurate trackwork which was originally published in Roy C Link’s Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review issues 63, 64 & 65. As Roy has now sold most of the relevant back issues, John and Roy have collaborated to produce an updated electronic booklet containing [...]
I’ve been asked to place these photos of Festiniog and Penrhyn Quarry railway chairs on the site for everyone’s information.
The hardware was supplied to me by Adrian Gray when I showed a willingness to produce brass masters of them for castings in 7mm. scale. I also decided to do them in 1/32nd scale, should anyone [...]
Here are some photos I took in June 2006 on the Vale of Rheidol railway in Wales at Aberffrwd station. Note the substantial nature of the track (c. 60lb/yd) and modern pointwork which is typical of modern preserved NG railways in the UK.
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Although the gauge is out by 8″ or so for O14, there are some great details in the trackwork of the Volks Electric Railway in Brighton that could be a useful reference for anyone working on a “tourist attraction” type railway rather than serious functional narrow gauge!
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Chelfham Station – photo taken by S Miles-Davey 1930s
I have been given permission to publish these two photos of the original Lynton and Barnstaple railway which show very good detail of the track and pointwork as relaid by the Southern Railway. (Click pictures to enlarge)
Bratton Bank – photo taken by HGW Household 1927
Of course the [...]
A great place to see 2′ narrow gauge steam and diesel in action in the South of England is Amberley Working Museum. It has regular gala days which also include narrow gauge models, layouts and traders, and there’s plenty of other attractions to amuse those members of your family who rather strangely easily tire of [...]
