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Contact our Narrow Gauge Railway Society Sales Officer    Index: The Narrow Gauge - Standard Issues can be found on our Book-Sales Page 1 The Narrow Gauge - Special Issues below Narrow Gauge News - Issues can found on our Book-Sales Page 3   The Narrow Gauge - Standard Heritage Issues 1-100 (download at no cost) Narrow Gauge News - Heritage Issues 1-100 (download at no cost)     Special Issues of "The Narrow Gauge" (latest at the top)   261. THE FURKA MOUNTAIN RAILWAY       (Sold out) Editor: Alan Burgess. 32 pages. Full Colour     Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 14 days UK Non Members £6.20 UK Members £3.95 Outside UK £11.45 Including Postage UK Non Members £6.20 GBP UK Members £3.95 GBP Outside UK £11.45 GBP 259. TOURS FROM THE NGRS EARLY YEARS Editor: Alan Burgess. 24 pages. Black and White   A retrospective of early NGRS visits from the camera of the late Ron Redman. Includes visits to Nocton Estate Light Railway, 1955, Ledston Luck Colliery, Welshpool and Llanfair Special, 1955, Waltham and Eastwell Quarries, Austwick Quarry, near Settle, Horton in Ribblesdale Limeworks, Knostrop Sewage Works, Leeds, John Knowles (Wooden Box) Ltd., Woodville, BICC Ltd., Erith and Arthur Guinness, Dublin. Including Postage UK Non Members £6.20 GBP UK Members £3.95 GBP Outside UK £11.45 GBP 258. THE TWO FOOT GAUGE IN MAINE Author: Adrian S Garner. 44 pages. Full colour   The two-foot gauge is an indispensable part of the railway history of Maine – at their peak, five two-foot gauge public railroads carried passengers in this northernmost state in New England. They are moving beyond living memory: the last closed in 1943 but a significant number of locomotives, carriages and freight cars have been preserved and can be seen in action. The purpose of the book is to provide a short history of the original railroads, a description of the new lines and a catalogue of the locomotives and rolling stock that remain and where they could be seen in 2018. Including Postage UK Non Members £9.20 GBP UK Members £6.95 GBP Outside UK £14.45 GBP 256. THE GREAT BUSH RAILWAY           Author: Ian Oughton. 108 pages. Full colour This book tells the story of a narrow gauge railway located at Hadlow Down in East Sussex. The line was started by Claude Jessett in 1958 as an 8½” gauge miniature railway. Later, a short 5” gauge railway was added. Then, in 1969, a 2ft gauge locomotive was acquired. This became the main focus and the miniature railways were eventually dismantled. Over time, the 2ft gauge railway has been developed into an extensive line, which continues today. It is a private railway, with regular open days. This is a full history of the railway, told by an author who was closely associated with its development for over 40 years. The book describes in detail the sheer hard work that went into its progress, covering every aspect of the task including track, layout and stock. There is a full description of all the locomotives (almost 30 in total) which have been associated with the line. There are over 200 illustrations. Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 7 days UK Non Members £12.75 GBP UK Members £9.50 GBP Outside UK £19.50 GBP 253. RAILWAYS FOR RECREATION   40 pages.  Base price £7.50 The story of a novel idea for rail transport that initially flourished in Europe, took off on the other side of the world in Australia and New Zealand, but then – life most novelties – died as popularity waned. All in just eight years from 1900 to 1907.   The idea was a Sea Serpent, or dragon: basically a small train of wagons with a large head as the leading wagon, completely covered from end to end, to resemble a Serpent.   They were an integral part of exhibitions and fairs in London, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne and Christchurch in New Zealand.  A full account of a fascinating, previously unrecorded, aspect of the narrow gauge. Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 7 days UK Non Members £9.25 GBP UK Members £7.50 GBP Outside UK £14.00 GBP 251. ROANOKE MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVES          32 pages Base price £4.95 Roanoke began manufacturing miniature locomotives in 1998, mainly for 7¼“ gauge railways, from a small factory in North Devon. The early locomotives were primarily powered by small petrol engines, either with a sit-in cab or hauling a sit-on tender. In addition, the company built a 2ft gauge vertical-boiler steam locomotive and some narrow gauge outline steam locomotives for 7¼“ gauge railways. The company also manufactured passenger coaches and wagons and railway chassis for miniature railways, and built to order various steam road vehicles including traction engines and steam lorries, up to 6” scale. Gradually, the business was taken on by the next generation of the family and the new owners started to change direction from 2007. The final locomotive was supplied in 2011, after some 70 locomotives had been built. This book provides information on all of the known railway locomotives manufactured by the company. Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 7 days UK Non Members £6.50 GBP UK Members £4.50 GBP Outside UK £9.50 GBP 249. THE STRAND MINIATURE RAILWAY          36 pages. Base price £4.95 This book tracks the first 70 years’ history of the Strand Miniature Railway, through its various incarnations since it first opened in the Strand Leisure Park during 1948. Initially a short 9” gauge line, the railway was converted to 7¼” gauge at an early stage, when it acquired a steam locomotive. By 1951, the railway was extended to an L-shape configuration (with the obligatory false tunnel) and by 1975 had been extended further to an oblong (but still with the tunnel).   The railway continues today, as one of the many attractions in this popular Medway park – and is still owned by the local council.   As well as describing the history of the railway itself, the book provides information on the various locomotives and rolling stock used on the line and gives brief descriptions of other miniature railways in the Medway towns. Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 7 days UK Non Members £7.00 GBP UK Members £4.95 GBP Outside UK £9.75 GBP 247.  BURE VALLEY RAILWAY ENGINES, CARRIAGES & WAGONS            44 pages.  Base price £5.50.   The 15” gauge Bure Valley Railway is Norfolk’s longest narrow gauge railway, running for 9 miles between its base at Aylsham to Wroxham. Construction, on a former standard gauge branch line, started in May 1989 and the railway opened in July 1990. The railway is now an established part of both the local community and the local tourist scene. This book describes the history of the railway and its rolling stock. The steam and diesel locomotives based on the line are each described and illustrated. Brief explanations of 15” gauge locomotives visiting the railway are also given. In addition, the book describes and illustrates the passenger coaching stock, generator vans and guard’s vans. The interesting range of departmental wagons is not forgotten. Inncluding postage (2nd class within the UK). order normally despatched with 7 days UK Non Members £7.50 GBP UK Members £5.50 GBP Outside UK £10.25 GBP   242   CLASS A LOCOMOTIVES OF THE BARSI LIGHT RAILWAY ANATOMY OF           A LOCOMOTIVE.          82 pages.  Base price £10.95.    This is devoted to locomotives built by Kitson of Leeds for a notable 2ft 6-inch gauge railway in India.   It mainly consists of reproductions of the complete set of Kitson’s drawings relating to these 0-8-4 Tank locomotives built in the 1890s, which are preserved in the Narrow Gauge Railway Society library.     The book appeals to narrow gauge enthusiasts, model engineers and modellers alike: the drawings are accompanied by detailed explanatory text and together provide a complete anatomy of a Victorian steam locomotive.       Full explanatory pages cover the background to the development of these locos, the railway on which they worked, the builder, and designer Everard Calthrop. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Non Members £13.50 GBP UK Members £10.95 GBP Outside UK £17.00 GBP 241.  MARDYKE MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVES.            40 pages.  Base price £5.50.           This overview of the locomotives built by the leading manufacturer of miniature          railway equipment Mardyke includes a company history, works list, and          comprehensive details and photographs of all the types of locos and their operating          history.           It is based on the records of the late Dave Holroyde, long regarded as a leading          expert in the field of British miniature railways.   Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Non Members £7.50 GBP UK Members £5.50 GBP Outside UK £10.25 GBP   237.  ROBERT HUDSON LTD. LIGHT RAILWAY MATERIAL 1915             96 pages.  Base price £8.95.       This reprint of a 1915 catalogue of light railway equipment issued by Robert Hudson Ltd.  of Leeds contains a wealth of information for anyone interested in narrow gauge railways – particularly modellers and historians.    Robert Hudson, celebrating 50 years in business in 1915, had been transformed from a local engineering shop into an internationally renowned company, and was about to become principle contractor for rolling track and stock for a massive programme of light railway construction for World War One.       This reprint covers every aspect of light railways - Hudson supplied trackwork, steam and internal combustion locomotives, industrial and passenger rolling stock, mining and quarrying equipment, wheels, axles and other wagon components – even specialist equipment for steelworks and blacksmiths.  Profusely illustrated with pictures, drawings and diagrams, it is a fascinating insight into light railways a century ago. Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 7 days UK Address £9.95 GBP Abroad £10.95 GBP   236.  CAILLET’S PATENT MONO-RAIL SYSTEM.            44 pages. By John L Townsend.  Base price £5.50.           There were a great many versions of the simple mono-rail idea, and probably the most widely used of the ground level         systems was that patented by a Monsieur Henri Jules Caillet of Paris,  Little is known of Caillet himself, but a great         deal about his railway system – collected here.         The book traces his French, British, Canadian and American patents, and reproduces contemporary accounts of the         systems in use, illustrated by period photographs and technical drawings. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Address £6.50 GBP Abroad £7.50 GBP 234. THE STRONACH-DUTTON ROADRAIL SYSTEM OF TRACTION.          64 pp  By R.G.Cash.  Base Price £6.95.         This little-known railway system was invented around 1913 after the realisation that rails         which were heavy enough to carry a locomotive were far stronger than was necessary         for wagons or carriages. The idea was that the track would be built in lighter materials         with the main weight of the locomotive being carried on road wheels which ran         alongside, the loco being located on the rails by small bogies.          The system was promoted in rural areas where savings were necessary to make a        railway viable, but despite its ingenuity had little success and disappeared within twenty        years. Despite this, the book sheds light on a little-known and intriguing aspect of        railways. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’.  UK Non Members £9.00 GBP UK Members £6.95 GBP Outside UK £11.50 GBP 232. DAVYHULME SEWAGE WORKS AND ITS RAILWAY          70pp.  By Robert Nicholls.  Base Price £7.95         Davyhulme is a major location in the treatment of sewage in the Manchester area. This book tells the story as it has developed over the past 130 years along with the part played by narrow-gauge railways – all you ever wanted to know         about sewage ! Including postage (2nd class within UK); order usually despatched within 7 days UK Address £7.95 GBP Abroad £8.95 GBP 227. THE NARROW GAUGE 2-8-2's OF PATAGONIA             52pp.   Base Price - £5.99           This is Robert Humm’s comprehensive history of the 90-year-old 2-8-2s (Baldwin, Henschel and others) which          negotiate the stark desert scenery, the mountains, the sharp curves and steep gradients of the Patagonian area of          Argentina. Fully illustrated in colour and black & white. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Address £6.99 GBP Abroad £7.99 GBP 224.  ROMNEY ENGINES, CARRIAGES AND WAGONS            54pp.  Base Price - £6.99          Revised and updated in July 2017. Published jointly with the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, this book describes every item of rolling-stock which a present-day visitor to the line is likely to see. It fills a rather surprising gap in this oft-described line in covering not only the locomotives but also the carriages and wagons, which are otherwise generally neglected.   Every existing carriage and wagon is described in detail, whilst locomotive tables include mileage figures and even the type of whistle carried by each engine!   Very fully illustrated and in colour.   This reprint covers every aspect of light railways - Hudson supplied trackwork, steam and internal combustion Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Non Members £9.00 GBP UK Members £6.99 GBP Outside UK £11.50 GBP 223. TUNNELLING THE HUDSON – NEW YORK CITY          24pp.  Base Price - £4.95         Our first book dealing with a U.S. subject is this monograph describing the construction of the first railway         tunnels under the Hudson River, with particular reference to the narrow-gauge lines used for spoil removal.         The whole project took more than thirty years to complete. Fully illustrated. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Non Members £4.50 GBP UK Members £2.50 GBP Outside UK £7.00 GBP 215.  OIL PALM PLANTATION TRAILWAYS IN MALAYSIA           52pp.   Base Price - £6.95 The vast plantations of palm trees in Malaysia are served by an intricate network of 70cm-gauge railways stretching          for more than 400 kilometres. This book describes the lines, their method of working,         and the variety of small locomotives used, some of which are used on trains exceeding         300 tonnes in weight.           Fully illustrated in colour throughout. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Address £7.95 GBP Abroad £8.95 GBP 212.  CARRIAGES AND WAGONS OF THE TALYLLYN 24pp.  Base Price - £5.20 Published in Autumn 2010,  this gem is an up-to-date comprehensive catalogue of the carriages and wagons on the Talyllyn Railway. Supporting histories are supplied together with almost 90 colour photographs taken in the last two years. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Address £7.95 GBP Abroad £8.95 GBP 208. THE LOCOMOTIVES OF SEVERN-LAMB Ltd  88pp.  Base Price - £9.95  Warwickshire-based engineers Severn-Lamb Ltd have been manufacturing transport-related items for the leisure industry for over fifty years. Their output includes road trains, monorails, theme-park rides and steam launches, but they mainly concentrate on narrow-gauge and miniature locomotives, steam and diesel, for gauges between 7¼” and 3 feet. Over 140 photos, most in colour, illustrate the firm’s output.   The Miniature Railway World said: This excellent new book has just been written by well known miniature railway  personality Dave Holroyde and Lawson Little - about a fascinating company who have built and continue to build, a huge array of miniature railway locomotives, both steam and diesel. Severn Lamb Ltd dates back to 1949, and has always been a family business, building mainly commercial diesel locomotives, but also steam locomotives and miniature boats. Although now mainly building narrow gauge locomotives, this book catalogues the all important miniature railway locomotives that got the company where it is today. It is good to see that this collection has finally been recorded, and the loco details and the interesting photos that come with it make it a book worth buying. Strongly recommended. Including Postage UK Address £10.95 GBP Abroad £11.95 GBP     203.  BRITISH TRANSPORTER WAGONS  36pp.  Base Price - £4.95  An often forgotten and rarely covered subject is the carriage of goods across railways of different gauges using specialised flat wagons, which eliminate the need to tranship the goods where gauges change. There are over 25 photographs and diagrams of the many gauges of wagon used, both historical and of wagons in current use abroad. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Address £5.95 GBP Abroad £6.95 GBP     177.  RANSOMES AND RAPIER LOCOMOTIVES  72pp. Base Price - £6.95   Published July 2002, detailing the story of the locomotives produced by this Ipswich-based manufacturer. This is the first comprehensive record of this little-known aspect of an otherwise famous company. The text is supported by over 50 illustrations, including several rare or previously unpublished photographs. 70 pages. Including Postage (2nd class within UK); order normally despatched within 7 days’. UK Address £7.95 GBP Abroad £8.95 GBP If you care to make a donation to the NGRS when making a book purchase, please use the Donate button here. Thank you! If you prefer to pay by cheque, rather than complete your purchase online, please send your order to the Sales  Officer enclosing a cheque for the appropriate amount, made payable to ‘Narrow Gauge Railway Society’.   DISCLAIMER : We make every effort to ensure all the details on our web site are correct and up to date.         However we take no responsibility for loss due to inaccuracies on these pages.   Copyright (c) The Narrow Gauge Railway Society.