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Cover: This looks to be somewhere continental, the bright sunlight and rock face giving that impression, but the lettering of the stock gives it away... It’s actually the Richmond Light Railway’s Arn Jung 0-4-0 ‘Jenny’ on an outing to the Ffestiniog Railway on 20th April. Joey Evans caught the unusual consist shortly after it emerged from the Moelwyn Tunnel. The inset picture shows a scene that really is coming to an end as despite several false alarms, it appears certain that industrial haulage at Bord na Mona in Ireland really is in its final year – if you want to see it, go now, as Greg Howell explains in this issue.

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Issue No 175 June 2023

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First Lines Bala issues and a duped editor...

Headline News Bala faces planning permission delay
UK News Welshpool veterans make comeback
World News Zig Zag finally gets green light

Waite’s World

Lokalbahn first of Alpine trio

Irish Lines Bord na Mona – one last chance

News Gallery Spring visitors and celebrations

Indian Lines Old and new steam on the Nilgiri

From the Archive Manx memories for the 150th year

Locomotives A new shape on the Perrygrove

NG Modelling Peel recalled for 150th birthday

NG Modelling Tracklaying in 009 scale

On the Shelf

More model Hunslets, tempting DVDs

Viewpoint The LNER did have narrow gauge...

NG Extra Modern image on the cable

What’s On Where to find NG action in June

Encounters Motorail on the Llanfair line

Issue No 175 June 2023

CONTENTS