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Bure Valley Railway – Engines, Carriages & Wagons

Posted on January 5, 2020 by David Henshaw

Excellent little book itemising the remarkably varied rolling stock to be found now and in the recent past at the Bure Valley Railway in Norfolk Continue reading →

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H C S Bullock: His Life and Locomotives.

Posted on April 21, 2017 by David Henshaw

Updated Second Edition! Eighty years ago, in 1937, miniature locomotive engineer H C S Bullock died in tragic circumstances. Fifty years later, his son Kenneth was encouraged to write a book on his father’s life and work – principally his … Continue reading →

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Lost Miniature Railways

Posted on June 10, 2020 by David Henshaw

Long overdue, ‘Lost Miniature Railways’ looks at the lines that didn’t survive. Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 44 paper edition – Tan-y-Bwlch and Hampton Loade

Posted on February 11, 2019 by David Henshaw

Tan-y-Bwlch and Creuau Bank
Hampton Loade
Cuckoo Hill
Rhyl
Fairbourne Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 45 paper edition – Alexander Palace & the Halton Tank

Posted on October 11, 2019 by David Henshaw

Alexander Palace
Halton tank engine Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 46 paper edition – Fairy Glen, New Brighton

Posted on December 9, 2019 by David Henshaw

Fairy Glen Miniature Railway, New Brighton
Churwell Woodland Railway, Leeds Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 47 paper edition – Liverpool Garden Festival, Voryd Park Rhyl

Posted on January 5, 2020 by David Henshaw

Liverpool Garden Festival Railway
Voryd Lilliput Railway, Rhyl
Mr Leatham’s Locomotive
Bridge View Light Railway, Coventry Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 48 paper edition – Shuzenji Romney, Mull and West Highland

Posted on January 1, 2022 by David Henshaw

Shuzenj-Romney Railway

Mull & West Highland Remembered

New Minimal Gauge Locomotives from Richard Ellam and Ride-on-Railways Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 49 paper edition – Ise Valley, 12-inch in Australia

Posted on January 2, 2022 by David Henshaw

12-inch gauge in Australia

Book Review: Lost Miniature Railways

The Ise Valley Light Railway Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 50 paper edition – Last Days at Mull Rail

Posted on January 2, 2022 by David Henshaw

Greenley’s Canadian Pacifics, Last Days at Mull Rail, Best Welsh Anthracite! Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 51 paper edition – Oulton Lodge, Radwell Manor

Posted on January 3, 2022 by David Henshaw

Oulton Lodge Miniature Railroad, the Finnish Railway Museum, memories of Radwell Manor Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 52 paper edition – Howard Burford, Quickie loco build, Riverside Miniature Railway

Posted on January 5, 2022 by David Henshaw

Riverside Miniature Railway, St Neots, the rarely visited Bow Hills in Worcestershire, an obituary to ‘Tram Man’ Howard Burford, and a Finnish loco in a few weekends Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 53 paper edition – Beacon Hill, Oakhill Manor, Tom Smith’s No.10

Posted on January 7, 2022 by David Henshaw

The Beacon Hill Miniature Railway, Tom Smith’s No.10, Oakhill Manor Miniature Railway Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 54 paper edition – Waipuna, Rode Gardens, Ayton Castle

Posted on February 1, 2022 by David Henshaw

The Ayton Castle Railway, Rode Woodland remembered, Waipuna Railway, Auckland Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 55 paper edition – Ukraine, Poole, Elham Valley

Posted on June 2, 2022 by David Henshaw

Soviet-era children’s railways, concentrating on Kiev in Ukraine Continue reading →

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Miniature Railway 56 paper edition – North Cornwall, Brandhojbanen, Sea Point

Posted on December 15, 2022 by David Henshaw

10.25″ gauge in North Cornwall, 5-inch gauge in South Africa, and 7.25″ inch gauge in Denmark Continue reading →

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