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

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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Miniature Railway 57 paper edition – Bekonscot, Radwell

To Beaconsfield visiting the Bekonscot Model Village and 7.25″ gauge Light Railway Continue reading

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Miniature Railway 58 paper edition – Cropthorne, Whites Farm

Visiting a pair of fascinating new railways in Cropthorne, Worcestershire and Grittenham, Wiltshire Continue reading

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Miniature Railways

Long awaited and fully revised edition of the book ‘Miniature Railways’, first published by Shire in 1999 Continue reading

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Miniature Railways in Ireland

‘Miniature Railways in Ireland’ is a listing of all known public, private and club minitaure railways in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. Packed with essential information. NEW FOR 2024
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Miniature Railways in Suffolk Gardens

One of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society’s excellent little books covering the burgeoning miniature railway scene in the county of Suffolk Continue reading

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Scamp: The Story of the Scamp – the little loco with a big heart

The story of the Scamp – the little loco with a big heart. Published in 2020 to mark the hundredth sale. Continue reading

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Sylvasprings Watercress Narrow Gauge Railway

The story of the last surviving narrow gauge industrial railway in the United Kingdom Continue reading

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The Dodding’s Farm Watercress Railway

The long overdue story of the Dodding’s Farm watercress railway in Bere Regis, Dorset Continue reading

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The Far Tottering & Oyster Creek Railway

The story of the spectacularly potty ‘Emett’ railway at the 1951 Festival of Britain Continue reading

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The Pretenders – miniature steam-outline locomotives

The story of steam-outline miniature locomotives Steam-outline locomotives are often used on miniature railways in place of the real thing. You can see the temptation – they usually have electric start and simple hydraulic drive systems, so any summer-holiday student … Continue reading

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The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

A photographic record of the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway in Kent Continue reading

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The Ruislip Lido Railway

The long overdue story of the Ruislip Lido Railway Continue reading

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The Swanley New Barn Miniature Railway at 35

The story of the Swanley New Barn Miniature Railway, celebrating its first thirty-five years Continue reading

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Tinkerbell – the First 50 Years by Paul Ash

Tinkerbell – the First 50 Years is a new book that marks a big milestone for the little locomotives that broke the miniature railway mould, putting the driver in rather than behind the locomotive. NEW 2024 REPRINT
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