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Incorporating GARDEN RAILWAY WORLD Issue 347 July 2023
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SREUNITING WITH OLD FRIENDS
itting in the car at Llangollen show, enjoying some lunch, and the stunning weather, my peace and quiet was interrupted by a man shouting at me from the back of another vehicle. Normally, I would be a bit put out by this, but it turned out the timing of my lunch break was perfect. My Peckett had been away at the steam locomotive hospital, and the shout was Dr Dave Mees returning it to my care. You see, I have been a bad locomotive owner. More details of my mistakes are on page 44. Let’s just say I’m glad to have the little blue loco back.
Another reunion this month is with the ex-Cooper-Craft range of 16mm scale plastic wagon kits. These are now in the care of Cambrian Model Rail, and I’ve built some
of the first mouldings on page 16. This is poignant as these were the first kits I built for a garden railway, well over 30 years ago. This prompted me to find my original models. Many years stuck on a box in the shed have not been kind to them, but with a bit of work, I’m sure I can restore the wagons to full health again.
A final word. With summer in full swing, and I’m sure everyone’s gardens are looking lovely, how about taking a few photos for a Garden Rail feature? Send one to me – phil. parker@warnersgroup.co.uk – and we’ll have a chat. Don’t be modest, we need all sorts of layouts for our pages. If you’ve built it, others will want to know how!
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CONTENTS
THE GREENDALE & BROWNHILL RAILWAY by Rupert Conner P6
GWR WATER TANK by Mark Thatcher P14
THE RETURN OF COOPER-CRAFT P16
HOSTING A GARDEN OPEN DAY by Andy Christie P20
CAN THE CAN? By Dave Skertchly P30
RETURN TO THE ANGLESEY MODEL VILLAGE by Ben Bucki P34
P42
PRODUCT NEWS
P44
HOW TO BREAK A PECKETT
DIARY DATES P23
P45
MAILBOX
ARDUINO-BASED CONTROL by Rik Bennett P24
P50
SEEN AT THE LLANGOLLEN SHOW
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