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Miniature Railway 57 paper edition – Bekonscot, Radwell

Posted on December 16, 2022 by David Henshaw

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

Posted on July 28, 2023 by David Henshaw

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

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Miniature Railways

Posted on April 8, 2021 by David Henshaw

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 Suffolk Gardens

Posted on April 6, 2021 by David Henshaw

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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Miniature Railways Review 2021

Posted on March 17, 2022 by David Henshaw

Attractively photographed gminiature-railway-review-2021azeteer covering the best known miniature railways Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 20, 2020 by David Henshaw

Hot-off-the-press release for July 2020! The story of the Scamp – the little loco with a big heart Continue reading →

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Sylvasprings Watercress Narrow Gauge Railway

Posted on September 15, 2018 by David Henshaw

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

Posted on June 7, 2023 by David Henshaw

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

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The Pretenders – miniature steam-outline locomotives

Posted on April 17, 2018 by David Henshaw

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 Ruislip Lido Railway

Posted on May 5, 2023 by David Henshaw

The long overdue story of the Ruislip Lido Railway Continue reading →

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Tinkerbell – the First 50 Years by Paul Ash

Posted on February 14, 2024 by David Henshaw

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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