NARROW GAUGE NEWS PUBLISHED BY

The Narrow Gauge Railway Society EDITOR: P. G. BRENNAND, 37 NORWICH AVENUE, LEEDS, 10.

Number 16. Ja,nuary 196'3.

Leeds 11.red.: Area Secretary:- R. l1T. Hedman, 11, Ou twood 1'alk, Horsforth, Nr. Lf.:;r.;;DS. Heetings are held at Headingly Hill Chur'ch Rooms, Headingly Lane, LEEDS. 6. (The ent.r auce is in Cumberland Road.} at 7 .45 p.rn, for 8.00 p.m. start.

Friday, .F<?bruary lst. nirish Stewn. A review of the Irish railway scene in colour, by Geoff Lumb, and Vic Nutton.

Friday, harch ],.st. "Going back a bit". by Ken Hartley. Recollections of almost 30 years of t.rave L and phot.ogr-aphy of the narrow g:.mge in the British Isles.

Friday, 1tpril Sth. "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway", by Henry Holdsworth. The construction, history, and development of one of Britains most interesting narrow gaugo lines •.

RJ.<.;POHTS OF HCETHIGS.

On November 9th wo were t.rout.ed to a fine evening by Ken Plant, who ca.vo an admi.r-ab Le lecture,. wel1 i11ustrated by colour e Li des , of the Steam I'rumways still ope rut.Lng in Holland and Belgium. The first line described was the Rot.t.e rdam Stoom­ tram, featuring views to.ken on tlie occasion of th8 11.E.C. visit o.nd special steam h:J.u.led train over the system in 196'0. Kem thon passed to a very interesting metre gauge line in Be.Lguim, operated by the Charbonage s d • ,~rgenteau f'rom the i r col1ieri1os to the main line .rt, dars.J.ge. The line is partly roadside, partly on private track, and runs through very fine scenery. h tunnel and picturesque W,ltor t.ank provide the correct .rtmosphe re , Th0 smart green t.r am engines wore dis1~layed to -idv.mt.ago , as was the shunting operations needed at the junction to Lo.id and of'f'Lo.id st.andard gauge i,J:lgons from tro.nsporters. The last 'diesel t.ram ", which operates J. tourist so rv i co from t.ho village of' Hnn=su.r=Le s se , in the Ardcmm;s, to the Grottos de HeJ1, some notn.ble Loca I c.ivcs , The power c.rr h. uls sevora.l semi-open trailors, and 1,,nJrns a very picturesque scene in t.he trees which surrour: the tonninus. A curious f'cat.urc is the tra.ffic, which is v l r-tun.l Iy one w:Jy only, visitor to t.he caves returning by boat ; Yet .mo the r fine system, though st.uid.ird ga.uge, is that from Poul.scur to Sprimont. Tho main t r.u'f'Lc is s t.ono f'r-oin n. Locu.l qu.ir ry , and the lone train roqu.i r-e s three tram engines, one at each end, .ind one in cho middle. ,i.gn.in the right of wuy is nninly ,:i.longsido the road, in delightful wooded surroundings.

• On December 9th a Largo crowd of members descended cm Go Lear for the annua.L

Chr-i.s tmas 'dot .it the home of Poter mid She i I.i Lee. The 1gain broke :1.ll records for at.t.endanco , amount. of material shown, and Lrtene se of finish! The who Lo ovo ir.g was devoted to ::t cine show, and Ken l'l.mt WcJ.s ,.Lg.1in to the f'r.ro with films of' the B0lgiun s t.e.rrn tr::un, r , md an exco.l Icrrt film cf' the lc-,r,t d.iye of t.h., Ket tcrinr_; system. Geoff Lumb proved t.h.rt he; had nut boon idle this summer, .ind 1:,:wc us 1 tc:rrific covurilgt: of Lre Land, .md sonic unusua.l sconce in the ironstone districts, Lrrtc r spc recd with mos t ot.he r f'orms of t rnnsj.or-t frou buses to t.r..ct.i.c.n cngi.ncs ! Po t.c r Lue o.g:-1.in shoved his now f.uncus Fustinicg filrn, now growing to e:. f'ormi.dab.Lc s i zo , in :.1Juition to s<,ff,0 "-'f t.he Io ss. .. rr known qun.rry lines in 1,folC;s, nnd a record of the new bridi_:;,, c onst.ruc t i on works in Jl.:1on.m F'fcstinioc. Sh,:iL1. :1cain cxcc Ll.od with t.ho c:o,tz.;rin[; ar r.mgemcnt., -md th.. ,1SSt..mbled gathering d'i sj.oscd r.f :t v.is t assortment of f'ood , The r11..,0ting finally closed

• ut l.Ll'.5 a.m. on S:1.turd,::i.y 1 .ind started t.ho no t Lnccns i do r.tb.lc j<,urfr..JY hornc, \..

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Th8 sncv on January 4th did n(lt provcrrt :J. gocd turn-up lt thu Arvn. 1I.G.M., whur0 the of'f'Lc i a.l buai.ne ss w,.1s fc,lln-wd by -. 1 v.crL..:d s Li.do show by Deb Schof'Lo Ld , Run Redman, and i'like Swift. Just nbcirt \.)v...;ry rno.j o r lino in the count ry w.is f'c rturcd, but thv

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highlight w •. rs undoubt.cd Iy the set of };~0xicon slides covering Lho N.de .M. and Yucatan 31011 gnug" syst,.m;s which Rnn Redn12ti1 had r0c0ivcd a fuw days before from. thl; U.S.

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Londr:n & South0rn J1.r1J.1: .'i.rv,'- .Secretary: - J. 1-i. L'.111,:;l0y, 14, Kynast.on · Road, .,. THO?J:JTOIT HEATH, Sur roy ,

Mc.dings :1r" hold (tt KiJL.n House, Cc1.lsh(·.i:, Stn.:(;t, LCTJDOlL N.1. at 6.30 Prm• f'or 7~00 p.m.• st.ar-t ,

Wedn0sdny, Fvbru:i.ry 27th. 0N :"Lrrc,w Gaucc Cont.r'nct.or s L,·.cr..r:('ti vca"; An Ll.Iust.r-at.ed Lcct.ure by hr. G. Alli"z c.f th1; Lnduat.r-i.a.l Lccrn ·tiv0 Soc i.c ty.

• Wodm:sday, h1rch 27th. l1.r0::-i ;.nnucl Gunuro.l }footing.

• viednesday, 1lpril 24th. To be arranged.

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Birmingham & ,lidlauds Aru&. 1,rc,J. Sscretary: L. H. He at.on; JO, l-•ychall Lanc , Kings Ilor-t on, BIHHIHGl-L1h. JO.

Hon Heat on regrets to r<J i'ort tho drastic ruduction of' meetings in the Birmingham Area, largely due to difficultiGs in obtaining suitable speakers. It is our expo rLence that unless we Cdn produca a speaker of general interest attendance at me0tings is extromely poor, and mumbcrs themselves, with a fow notable oxcs::rtions, de- not seem willing to participate d.i rcc t.Ly, It is the:refor0 impussiblo to ar range any mcet.i.ngs bef'o ro February, although p.Lane arc in hand for the usual joint moc t.Lngs ·,d.th t.ho _ T .R.f .s. and F'.R.S. during 1963, and do tails «,f the so will be pub.l i shed at a Lat.er dabc,

00000000000000000000000 • Prc.,gross at Brockham. from John L. Townsend, I3rockham Musuum Sec.

I'h.. nljw 1'uo1 ove r ti'1G s tablcs ha s at Lasc f!,l nc i:.p and all bo mg well TUvi:i:Jdl'J~D HOOK and Tlili 1'11:.JOR will bo under cove r and Locked up bcf'c re the wintor really sets in. Th0 job of' c rcct.Lng the roof posed some Lnt.c re st.i.ng prob Loms which wcr-o sc.Lvcd in uv0n mere · intd·usting ways. Dcmo Li.sh i.ng t.he old rcnf did not prc-vo difficult and was aocomp'Li.shod in a morru ng , 1•1uch rf the wc,-..,d was rc.ttun ('r wrrm-e at.cn, and this has been dost.roycd, F,_ rtunatcly, howcvo r-, t.h.; shoo t.i.ng \.ras larr;,.,ly scundj and was rut.ai.ncd for furth .... r use on the n.JF rcc f.

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Br-ackot s v..ro first bc Lt.cd t,;. thv rcrif' cc Iumns, and these were then drqr ..... d intc prepared he-Les in t.h., conc rc te f'our.datd. ns , The bigg,._,st difficulty t.h..n was t,, lift th0 15 f,_'·C·t Long r.,liJ s j ans c-nt;o th0 bruckct.s - scmo 15 • abcvc f;r· und Levc.I , ire re:p ... , pu.l.Leys , .r scaf'f', lding we re avai Lab.Ie , and ,.·nly a fi1m er uld adequately doscr Lbe h;,w t.he job was vvuntually tackled! N"'vc.:rthulcss, the sjans w0r,;,:; raised, b ltvd in p ai.t i., n, and af't.c r being plumbed and Lcvc.I Icd, thi..: cc-Lumns wuro sut in c..ncrct.c,

Fcr-tunato Iy me st of t.nc rc1ft-:;rs f'rom the cLd n-(•f wvI\s s-.· und, and cr.u.ld b0 re-used on thu nLM scruct.ur'o , h!ith t.h.. additicn of' 200 ft. , f 2"x L" purlins dr nut.od by a. member it did nr t t.ak.. Long bcf'or., ths shcct.i.ng was r(.:;r laced. The nvw rr of' nc w 1, oks Li kc a aI: ping pl.at.I'orm some 151 :1b(V1,,; t.hc grvund, sujpor-tcd !:>y six spindly k(;s. • H(ML>Vcr, if it is net yet, ar-t.i s t Lc , it is at Lc.is t im1,rossiv0, and has been do scr-Lbod by one member- cJ.S 11

•••• like the i\lbcrt Ha.11 inside ••• 11 It has been f': .und nccas s.rry tc fit cress bracing t,-, prevent, slight swaying .-f' t.he rrof', It had .i.l sc- been doc i.dcd t,·. fit tr::msv:~runt shcct,s tc th:.:, reef, but the c.s t r,f this w:1.s f'ound t0• bl; prrhi.bt tdvc ,

\J.rk en the b.ick wall ( f t.hc shed is tc e tar-t.cd .imracd i.rt .... ly, this tc· cons i at uf • brickwork t.) wrist Lovc L, .ind shu0tinu abovc , 1~ ccnt.rn.l dcor is buine provi.dcd, with ~ • Lar-gc windows , n 0i t.hcr ai.dc , Four Lrrgc ct·,c,rs for t.hc front have been acqu l rcd, and t.hcso will be fittod sh: rtly t( comj Lo tc t.h.. present rr•gr,ll'!Jr110.

During t.ho winter t.hc s t.i.l Ls arc to be c Lcured c.ut in ro.idi.nose f'r r' thu wr,rkshq· scct.L. .n , Tony Dc Ll.o r h .. rs kindly agreed tc, design .ind build ~1

bench with vi.ccs l enc on;:inucrs, and enc leg - if t.he sc can be c·bt,1-incd -

sot t ing Uf • • Lirg0 wc·rk any c·ffors?)

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Th:-- 0qui1,pinu , f t.h., vJ,,rkshcT will h.ivc t · t,r hmd in hand with tho bui.Ld.i.ng of o. suitably designed st.oros to house small tools and rolling stock spar cs , In connection with the: workshop we have received an extremely generous offer from rfajor Taylerson. When the building is complete we hdve been offored a 2'.5v.15a. petrol generator, an arc-welding kit, and a small steam engine capablo of driving .::my machinery wu might eventually obt.ai,n, This is surely the b,,;st .mccnt.I vo we could have for comp.let.Lng the building. The need to be ab.l.. to lock ove ryt hi.ng up has recently be brought, home forcibly, as some misguided indi v i duu.l has rcracvod t.ho smoke box door hand.Les fr0rn TG\tJNSE.ND HUOK.

Tony De Llo r has been co=cpt.cd onto t.ho Brockham i•Iuscum Conm i t t.oe , and hoj-c s to • start work in t.hc near f'utur-e un TOvmSErJD HOOK. 1.k hojx. that this will net involve

much me re than the r-cnewa l, or r"'pair cf small fittings, and the pat.ch.i.ng of t.hc • smokobox, ,.Ji th the arri VJ.l on the si to o f the RyL: & Camber' coach ( t.r be doacr-Lbcd

fully in a Lat.o r .i saue ] , t.ho noe d bccome s gr0dt0r f'or sk i.Ll.cd vc-Iunt.oe r-s , and in particular wocdvor'kor s , er a cabinet makcr , \Ji t.h sr. many j obs on hand it is essential t.ha t 0c1ch shcu.Ld be d. no wo Ll. if the museum is tc succeed in its f'unc t i.rn , It is t ur Lnt.cnt.Lon that all rost,,red i toms shall bo vf first c Las s w -rkmansh i p rivalling that in t.ho nat.i.c.na l museums such as Cl<1f'hLl.m. It will no t o-.; chcaj, quick, er o aey ,

Future plans.

F, r prcscrvatd on t, have any sensible reason it is essential that it has some ultimate objective, and a p.l anne d po l i cy to enaole it to aim towards this objective. For example, the Leeds 1-1.rea. is aiming- to preserve a rej.resent at i ve Locomot.Lve of eahh of the builders in that city as r--art of the Leeds City lviuseur;1 collection.

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1·'hat, then, are our aims at Br-ockham, and how .J.re we r;oing 'to set about achieving these? I think we must conceive this musew::i in the light of the not too distant future, when there will be little or no surviving narrow i:.;auge industrial railways, at least not of any perrnanant charecter, and we must aim to ,carture as widely as joe s i.b Le , the atraosj.hcr-e of these lines and brin[:; it .t.o Brockham whe re it can be aarnj.Led by generations to come.

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To trcJ.nslate theory into 1ra:cticre we must bc.1.ve c. museun exhibiting everything which goes to make uj the narrow gauge railway (, for obvious r<:lasons we sh a.l L be mainly concerned with industrial ra i Lways ) • This must include locomotives, r-o l l i.n« stock, track and the variety of equipment associated with these lines. To fully realise the arm cver'yth.ing should be cxh.i.b.i te d, so f'ar as jr.actd ca.L, as a comj-Le te nat.ur-a.l unit, e. i;. a locomotive should be dfi:.spL::iyed with a r oj resentati ve wa:;on f'r on, the sar;e system, on the corroct track, and if pos s i b.Le with a sui t.ab Lo 101.d.

One of our aims at Br ockh.m is to have a Hork:ine: scc t i on of the museum whe r-e some of the sxhibits can be run. This is the only w.J.y in which th0 complete atmos­ phere can be achieved for so much th~t is charecteristic of J narrow gauGe railway is contuined in its actual running.

Now to eet down to details of preserved items. We should like to haw exhibits from as many different industries as possible, both of typicrrl and unusual aspect • ..Je hope to cove r most of the inilluc,tries in Sout he rn Engl .. rnd a.Lthough other par t,s of the country will certaihly not be i[;norod if finances permit. In ,.:.11 fields of preservation, that of wagons is the most neglected, and it is prob...1.bly tho one to which

• we can contribute most because t.ho cost of pur chase , tra.nspo:rt and r-e s t.or-at.Lon is often small. Suroly rolling stock is 0vc.:,ry bit as interesting and chare ct.er i s td c as locos. To help us wo rk t.ov.rrds t.h i s aim .i list has been drawn up to form :1 bas i,s for the future. This is intended to be flexible, as indeed it will h wu to be. .Some items will perhaps prove too expcns ive , some m.iy bu scr appcd bof'or c we can secure them, some pur-ch.rscd by ot.her-s, or some sacrificed in favour of more important items, but, nt le ist it forms a

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As opinions differ .unong membor s as to whrrt should be: pruscrvud I should ue;lcom" any vivws on t.h., content of tlw list below, and in p.rr-t Lcu Lar- SU[~/.'.c..,stions for f'ur-thc r items - not.ao.ly war.ons, and smal Icr relics. Fu Ll, dvt·.1ils of t.hcsc r1.ru ofton hard to come by and I would liko to hoar of any sugEcstions in this sphere even t.hou.rh the line

• ·- conccrno.r may nc vc r h.ive seen a st.cam loco. If this museum is to built up i;~ the true spirit wu c.inno t af'f'o rd to be sont imerrta.l , 211d t.he pe t rc.I .md dicsol loco, or even the hor so for t.h.rt iL,ttt0r, nru just as important in T,tilww history.

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Items already_ I?_re~served. GaU[;O: ) 12;t11

TOWNSE!'JD HOOK THE YJ.JOR Wagon No. 60 Wagon No. 10 Gauge: 3'0"

0-4-0T Fl.ebcho r Jennings. 4wD Orenstein & Koppel.

4 wheel side tipper. 4 wheel end t.i ppsr ,

Purchsed from Dorking Groystone Lime Co. Loaned by II n 11 " Donated by " II II "

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Closed bogi"' Coach - A.G.Bagnall Lt.d , Donat.od , Fonnerly Rye & • Camber Try.

Gauge: 2ton 4wPetrol Los Ateliers de Bondy. Donat.ed , Former-Ly F .W .Bork & Co.

Propos8d ores~rvation list. (a) Locomotives. • Owned by. ~ Builder.

British Insulatod Ca.Ll.ende r-e Cab.Les Ltd., Erith, K--,nt. Kettering Iron & Coal Co.Ltd. London Drick Co.Ltd.,Potcrborough.

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fired) W. G.Bagno.11. rlf~ning ',Jnrdlo.

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(b) Rolliric Stock.

British Irisu Lat.ed Co Ll.ender-s Cables Ltd., 4 wheel c.ib.Le drum we.con. Kettering Iron & Coal Co. Ltd. 4 wh00l side tip ,ra;-::on. London Brick Co.Ltd. 4 wheel brick car , R. H. & Do H.. \ ex, ~o.ton H:,11 lbili..1-1y) coach, Fairbourno R:ililwny Lt d, ( ox. Sir A. P. Hoyvood ) ai.do tip w,.v:on ( Still Penmaonmw.r & lJ8lsh Gr.irri t.e Co.,Tonf::1nau. 11fiddlc-stick11 wdgon. Glyn Valley 'I'r-emvay, 4 wheel open coach. Berkhampsteo.d Gasworks. ( Horse worked) 4 wheel open w::i.gon. Examples of 1:!elsh SL1.te wagons , Exanp.l.es of s t and.rrd contractors side tip wagons.

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1'3" he.re?) 1'3"

2'0" 2'4i" 11611

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(c) Other items

Examples of "Jubilee" track with point and wagon turntable. Chat.t enden & Upnor Rai Lway s i gna.L .ind t r=d.n st.af'f'; Examples of stub points, notices etc.

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The most recent addition to the collection at Brockh.un is a 2'0" g;::mge petrol locomotive built by Les Ateliers de Bondy in 1914 for the trnch t.rnmvays in France, The loco worked ::,_t the Ear t.h ,forks of Messrs. 1".W .• Berk & Co.Ltd., at Baynarda, in Sussex until some time in the 19301s, but latterly wqs sold fer F.T.Arn0ld Ltd., ranch.ine ry & scrap metal merch::mts, of Hot-sham, Surrey, «nd this firm have now kindly donat.ed the Loco to us. Jn. visit to the firm on December 25th reve;:tled the s t range machine under a huge heap of scrap, but neve bhe Les s in better cond i.t.Lon t.hnn anti- c i pat.ed; Its appearance is unusual to say the le,wt, rend can bes t be likened to 11.

1 -, 1rGe Lron cof'f'i.n with buffer be.uns slr:,ttod at var ir-us hoic;hts fc r assor-t.ed c: -up.l i.ngs , Thu beams carry c.is t letters " 11.$ ll.TH,IERS m; BONDYn. A v0ry vintage lc,r.·king aero­ typo unginG sticks out c.t the. f'rorrt cf t.ho "ccf'f'Ln ", and ,.l ve l I is pr,wided at t.ho r0ar fer thu driver. Thero is little pcssibility t.h.rt we can m,vu this Leco f,·r scm,l time, c1lth,.·UGh its tru.nspc'rt w;;.,uld on Iy r,aquirc ~l smal I lorry. H(,w"'vor, no 1a1,nuy is :1t present nva.l Lab.Lo fr,.,rn t.he fund, ~md we cannct draw further on the r-e srurces of thu rogu.l-rr vcIunt.ocr-s , vho h.rvo n Lr'oudy spent, c.ish running Lrrt. throu figures on difforont ns pect.s rf prGsurv:tti--n this vc.ir , In any C . .tSO it is ..s scnt.La.l t.h.rt the w,.Tk ,-,f rl;building mid ru ving t.ho Hyv & Cn.Iiib·.:r conch b.. c. nplot,~d bcf'. -r-o we can c- nt.empl.at.o further expond.i tur c , \fo c .. 111 cn.Ly trust t.h.rt this va Iu.xb.Lc relic will fo,t be cut up in • the m0 ant.Lmc ,

' l!cluntt.;0rs Christm;.;.s Dinm,r. by Ge rd, ·n. Rhndcs.

\-Jc., n. w knew how t,·. at.t.r.ict vc Lunt.ocr-s t(· Br: ckhnm , 1Jo of'f'c r t.hcm f·icd! ! 1'1-::mbi!'lrs cf' the: London & S:,uth0rn ,irc:2., and in part.Lcu.Lar-Ly II Br -ckh.im bash.n-s", worG invi t.cd t, ' . J. Christm is di nncr- and filmshcw at t.ho · homo ,,f Jr-hn T\ ,wnsc.nd , -n Sunday , December' 16th. • Th0 r es pcnso wn a nvcrwholminc, .i.Lt.hcugh unf'c-r-t.unnt.o.Iy t.hc ro had been no t im« f'c-r c:,

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n<' t.i cc t( appear in 111'L1rn ·\! Gi.:ueu Ik:ws" ~ , , 16 mombcr-s were pro sont., A c-,nsidcJrablG ru,K unt r f prcparnt L. n w,1s needed fc r this vory oxcc l Lcrrt spro.id, .ind nocossi trt.od 2. car r ac i.nj, acre ss Crc~yd·::n with chickens ,_md rni nco pies propnn..:d by Ers .L,.Ln~{loy, .is tirs. 'I'cwnscnd, cur new chef', w-.:,s li t\_;rc.lly snc-uod unde r with rr-unt.a.ins cf food.

• After the meal an exce l Lent. film show, with both c i.n« f i Ims and colour slides,

followed, and the evening came to a close with a hearty vote of t.h.inka t.o Hrs- Langl.ey and Mrs. Townsend for giving us such a perfect mea.l , This is an event wh i ch we hope can be r epeat.ed next year. JLT a.Lso not.e s that tho Museum Fund benef'i.t.ed by near Ly . £3 us a result of the dinner •

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PRINCE is 100 this year, J.nd the, ev\jnt which Faisod tho F.R. from a rather obscure horse t.ramvay to the "most vcnde rf'u.I Llilwi.Ly in the Kingdom" is not bo ing allowod to pass unoticod.. Plahs in hand .i.nc Iude a Press Day on liay 22nd, when representatives of tho Pross and publicity o rgan.i sat i.ons Hill be invited tc view the Li.ne , a new Guide Beck is bGinf~ prepared, and Jvlr. P.B.vJhiter1'-,usc is wc.:rking en a new be ok (;n t.ho F .R. for pub.l i.cat i.on this summor-, In add ; tic n , t.hc Spring issue of t.he Fes t i.ni cg Ib.ilwu.y Soc i c t.y M.agazinc is tt, bo Ci spcei:ll Cont.cnary numbcr , .ind will be on g,moro.l sale. The F .R.S. lu,nuci.l Gcn0ral Hvetinr; is f'i.xcd f. -r April 20th, .md t.he usual Sp,vcL1l I'r.ri.n from London, Birrningh::ir:i, and )!cl vcrh;:u;-2ptt. n is b,dnc run in c. -nnoc t i.on with this cvunt.

Thu firul paasonge r fieur0s have new ccme tn h.ind , rmd :-tt 114,. 047 show an incre.ls<.: of '.5, OOO c.ve r 1961. Passcngcr-s t.aki.ng advnnt.ru;c of' the crrub.i nod B.R./F .R. t.our s and t.our s with coach cr nncctdrns .i.l sr- show 1 c.jrt.Inuod r i.sc • •

With t.ho end of rtigu.Lir scrv.i oos fer t.hc winti..:;r, the P.W. i;-mgs havo been able cont.i.nuo t.rrck rc:laying, and j ,:·bs er mpletcd s f":.r ar'o Minff,:,rdd pL:tfnrn r-. ,:1d, rmdi t.hc curves beyond Pcrirhyn crc·ssing. At Boston Lodge work has been concentrated on coaches, and most coach bogies have now been fitted with a modified springing ar-ran.remerrt which ensure a better ride, and less wear and tear of stock .. ind tr . rck, The Buffet Car No.12 has been stripped down, .md a new steel unde.rf'r-ame is being made. The conch as rebuilt will be five feet longe:r, to give increased accornodat i.on , PRINCE has been fitted with new pistons, and slight rnodificn.tions in.ide to improve ste~.ming. l''1:E:RDDDJ EHRYS has now been fitted with weat.her-boards t;1.k1;:;n from the former cab, The museum displuy at Harbour Stution has been re-ctrrm,;0d, and the Hearse V,m, and a wooden slate \,1-1.gon h.ive now been added to the colluction. Dur.i nr; List summer the :::~.& T. De pt , connec t.ed the singl0 lino tablet .inst.rumont.e be twe.m Vi.inffordd and 1\m-y-Bwlch, and this work was f'Lna l Iy comp.lut.od during 1.\.u;;ust. The Lnet.rument.s t.hcmso Lves have cone from the Chat t.onden & Upnor line. A r-ccent cJ.ddi tion to t.hc w,..1.t~on stock arc: throo Hudson side ti pper s secured by t.ho ifats. & Sussux Group f'r'or, one of Jviussrs. Hcaver ' s k;r .ivo I pits near Ch'i che s ter , Thoso wer,0 r'enov it.cd by the crou[:-, and t.ho first two dc Id vc.r-ed in early Ducembo r , I'hoy t,:ku No , 's 54-56 in t.he F .R. stock list.

vJ1;;lshpool !}. Llanf.:i.ir Rly.

• On January 5th one of t.he Li.nos s torun locos is roportoJ to have ek i.dded on hard p.ickod snow, and do r.ri Lcd on one of the Leve I cr-ess i.ngs on t.he line, succussfully b Locki ng t.hc road, Th0 job of rcrniling t.ho loco ~us not f'Lna l Iy comp.Io t.cd until th<., f'o Ll.owi.n., evorri ng,

;,JL,lsh Hir,:hl 1.nd R.J.ilw,w .•

• Thu 1;.H.R.P.S. h.ivo rscoiv0d rtpprov:'1.l in principle of thoi:r pl.on to reopen part of t.ho Li.nc , ste.rtin:.: with the Bcddgc Icr-t - Nunt.raor sect Lon, 'I'h« approvc.L is subject to sui t.ab.Lo c.ir+p.u-k.in.: .ir rangomcnt.s bc i.ng raado , .ind that rc,L::.yin['.' of t.h« line should not hinder road .irnpr'ovcraent.s pJ,annod for the er-ea , Thu Society ctru r-cpor-t.ed to be planning to s tcr-t t ruck layin{'; dur i.ng the! surrraer ,

Lincolnshiru Co:1st Li1~ht Rc .. ilway. froF, i··iikc Allon.

Ro s t.or- . at i on of the Huns Lo t 0-4-0ST LLIN from Pcnrhyn is procouding well. This work is b1c;inr; cnr-r i.cd out at Louth by the owner of the loco - Iir , J. Burdett.

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RE.:-tubint; is 110\·; c..11:ic,st co-.p'Ict.o , .mu it is hoped to h.ivc the loco in traffic by Hhit .• f:LIN is unusua I in h.iv.i n.; a Marshall boiler, which is set hi,·;her in the frrunes t.hnn the normal Hunslet boiler. The Lat.c s t add.i t.Lon to the stock is another Jviotor Rail 'Simplex' diesel loco from the Humbor-st.ono Br-i ckwo rks , and this should prove very reliable as it received <.1 full OV(:;rhaul shortly before the works closed. Hor<.:: bor,ies have recently arrived from rloc t.on , and the two wa,r·c,ns ( whose bor-i.cs were r"r·,c,vcd . for fit ting under ~ • t.he Ashovcr coaches ) ~tr0 new in runni.ns; l,rdor Fl,,;c;.in. Th.. Leco s11G-1 at North S0a Lane • has now been fit t.ed with docr s which will keep out hool i.g.ins , and make winter worki.ng ccmpar-at.L voly p.lcasant.,

c,c., GOOCG0000000000c:,coGc,ce>c • • Kneeshn.w Luptcn & CLl.,_:.,1,1.::indul~w, Dunbs. frc,m H. R. Junes.•

Th0 2'10i-2111 [',lU:'c.: line, new reduced tc ,.1 shcr-t scc t i.n some 400 yds , Lorie scrvi.nz -> ._) c;, u

t.hc brick ki.Ins ; is due t be rupl.aced by G convoy. -r be.I t S' mct unc this year , The quarry wJ.s c,pc;n0d during 1 .s t ccnt.nry, ,U1d wa.s fc,rst ucrk0d by .i smc.I I 0-4-0ST named l1ITNNIE built by Bo.r_-ru.11 1426/1893. This vas di sposcd cf in 1912 when an: th0r Bagnall 0-4-0ST ar r-i vcd !'TI the sccne , This w1s named PO'.-SRFUL, w rks number 1901/11, :111d romai.ncd in rG[:ul::i.r service until 1949 when it \.Lts super ceded by 3. new 4w d.i cso.L, n Iius t..n 48DL 28_3869/49. Huwuvur, PO\fr:RFUL \.US r0V1inud as sp,:r~ L;l1f'.inc until 1958, when it w:.w cut up f'r.r scr-ap , The ex t cns i v : qu2.rry line w;.rn sup ... r ceded by Lor-r i es and cc nvoycr bolts in 1956, .md th,; tr ick ho ro h LS s i.nco been lifted. s,,mc 36 stLEil 4 whool f'Lat.s rC::r,uin 0n the brick kilns line, and until rx.cc.nt.Iy sov ... :r;-tl tip W;J.g,'ns cou Ld bo seen lying do re l i c t in 1 d i suscd cut ting le 1din0 t , .in 2.dj .iccnt quir-ry , H·.·wvv0r, this cut.t.i.ng has rccont.Iy bcccn fillc::d in, and t.hcsc r'e Li cs bur-i cd,

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W. L. Hc,bbs (Dvscrth)Ltd., Dyscrth Limowc-rks.._ fr:·1;1 R..R.J·. ,nos.

This Li.nc w:.s pr bab Iy , pcncd in 1885 t,, c: nncc t t.h.. qun.rry with t.ho Lime kilns, • vi,a .J. bridc0 c,v"'r t.ho B.5332 rC'.1d. I'ho g.mgu is unusuu.I - 2t711• Abc-ut 800 yards . .if t r-ack ctrv in uso, running f'rc r, ,.1 hopper ,_,n th.:... quar-ry f'Lor.r to the kilns. AlthruGh doub.Io t.r ock is La i d in ovc.r t.ho bridr;o, ,~nly ::nv tr .• ck is act.u-i.l Iy in· us c , The wagons were pushocl by h.:.i.nd until recently, but thcr0 are now two locos on the line. The first one to arrive was an F •. Hibberd "P'Ianet.' 4wD D/R3, works numbe r 1939, of 10/20 h.p., this is noH out of service, having been re:placod by D/R2, a Ruston 4wD 174524, a 10 hv p, m.ich i ne , Only two wagons ar-e in usc , .:.,lthoueh :1 further three are dumped on the s i. to. • St. P.itricks Copp.;r i'lines Ltd., 11.voca, Co.Wicklow, Eire. from L. S',J'ift.

The A.voca Copper Lin,.,;s have closed, .ind the; company is now in liquidation. The who Le of the: p.lurrt is to -00 sold by uuct i on on t.ho 29th & JOth Jnnucry, and a oonsf.derahl quantity of n.ar row 1_;,m1;0 equipment is Lnvo.Ivcd , Locos fer s~1lc .rre f'our 3'0" [;Cl.Ugu

4 ton Hunlsut d.i.cac.l s , _:_ one J'O" g:J.uge Ruston 3 t.on d i.o sc.L, .md one 2'0" cmg0 Ruston 1 ton diesel. Th0 Hune.ko t Locos ~1rc bo Ic.Lvcd tc have been dc Idvcr cd only last year; Rr.Ll i.ng stl ck f'c r sa Lo includes JO 3 'O" 13,iuc;v ;}r::u1by Car s , 19 2'0" ~;mgc GrJ1by Cars , and scvoru.l Load..r-s f,'T bct.h L~r,ug--s. The wi,,:ons arc n I.I built by Hudsoris , thu J '011

g:mec type.: hnv.i nr; :1 capnc.i t.y ,·.f 5 tens, and t h.. 2'0" g,lll.£{0 t.ypo s a capac i ty of 1 ten.

frr.rn IvI. Swift. •

A visit here in Ncvcmbc r c rusud the d i acr-vc ry ,·,f ,1 vury int'--rvsting vehicle. The v. rkint,; Loc.. had t . .ikcn 1 tr::iin Le-ad ,~f sludge fr·'m t.ho press h. use at the WJrks up t · t.hc t.i p, .ibc ut J milo ,1.w:iy. Bc s i.d.. t.ho ti;,., s tc.cd ,1 w< rkmcns tb:·thy', but c L. scr Lnsj-ect.Lon ruvc. -, 11"'' that it st-:,,d en tr .. ick , and W'.lS m unt.od •'.!'l 'in ox: H.D.L.R. b~·c.io undcr'f'rnmc , The be-thy h.is G pi t.ched rx 'f, st vo , .ind :1 windr w and d.rr in .me side. B·. th bor;h,s :.,r._:; f'Lt.t.cd with br.ikca, ind t[ m.iko it s t.nb.l.c whon :·,t rost f'r-ur post.s ,"n • c.ich c: rn.rr c.inbc Lo t d. wn · nt- · t.hc t~rr und .md pi.nncd in I" -s i t.i.cn t.hr- ugh h. .Lcs in the • ' guid0s. Tw Lvc, s rro in USi::: ,J.:1.ch d.iy, and , n this .-cc . .1si,>n Nc,.2 r no ,.-·.f t.ho oN: 11.D. j.r. t.oc t xl Sim1L,x l:'c(. s ( a, trr Rri L 1J77/1B ) w.is r; t.ho 'm.ri n line', wd the Pust.on die sol w,rking the rr'-'ss h use shunt. The ,'ld K ty ;_:utr: l 1. -co had boon out, , .f use r~,r a. ·rn0 t.imo , but it w.is .irit.ondcd t· · br i n.; it b.ick .irrt: · service in tho nc.rr f'ut.ure t,, rri v~ t.ho new Hust, .n a br0ath"'r. •

,.o,,,,~,co00000000000COOc,(lt',:)r, co Owin,; t,, Lick o f space in this Lssuc the r0viuvr of' t.h., tGlyn VnJ.l.;y 'I'rnmway ' book, and cL,t'.lils of n<c:w momb.sr-s «t.c , have had tc, bo kept ove r until next, tine.

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~nch Narrow Gau r::e. from Keith Davies.

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Some cL.1rification of the notes sent by Frank Jux { September 'Nows') has been f'orwarded to us by Ke i th, as under: C.F .D. du Vivcr<.1is. Two Halletts - 402 and 411 .J.re beleivod scrupped , The i.e. loco referred to is at Tenco, J.nd is PE 5 ex. C.F.D. dos Charentos .• Lo zero. Fl.o rac de po t h.rrd.Iy 'con t.ai ne ' ti,ro 2-4-4-0T, as J24 has been dumped outside for yoar s , The r'a.i.Lcur-s ire 201-205 ( 6 whoel De Dion single endor s ) , and: 214,. a Billard 15() h.p •. doublu ender ox. Vivorc:i.is. C.F.D. du Tarn ( Not C.F.D. Rose.au du T,1rn). This is a depar-tmcnt.a.l concern worked by the S.A.C.S. Closed on Jl/12/62. C .F. du Blc:mc a .:~rgent. Stock includes 8 ru i Lc.ir-s ( Four 100 h. p, Billard and four 150 h .p, SCF } and four 0-6-0D locos •

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• Ot.hc r notes, cu.l Lod on a wc,,kcnd visit 10-11/11/62 cover t.ho followin'.~ linos:

C .F • .i:::. Ligne d0 Harris e, Jouy le Cha tol. This w,ts workinp for bcc t t.r.if'f'Lc , with 2-6-0D locos No s I nnd No.2, rubuilt from st.eam Locos , and 0-6-2T BETON BAZOCHES. Throe locos stor\.:;d in poor condition at Jouy dcpc-t wore 0-6-2T's JOUY and No, lJ and Ne. 15 from St.Just. SucrGric Agricc·lu de H::..iz.y. ( 60 cm, g uige ) Ji:ight st.erun Lecos were werking «nd in g,,od cond i td cn , with ,'no ,. t.hc.r- s t r-i ppo d down f'o r cvcrhml., .ind ,,no 0-4-0D. The s tcck includes three 0-8-0T's ex. D.F.B.,. .ind tw, pr,wcrful L.1 IJcuse 2-6-0T's. Lino 80 lan.lcng. Sucrori8 T •... rnyulo ( Cc,ucv le Chateau.) 60 en .• eaug •... sys t.cm c Ir sod, but s tc.un :111d d.i cso L 1( Cc s dumped n.t t.hc wcrks.

N:1rr0w G.mg1.,; in .Sc,uthGrn India. Frr·ri1 Io.in D.O. Fruw.

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Ex.uni.n.rt.Lon of t.he current. tin,.:-tablc fc r the S(•uth0rn R·iih1tys divisicn · .f the Indian R.tilw,ws she ws t.h.it 42 n .r-r, w g,m;~G lines still : ffcr •.;. rnssonr,l-r service. Those ktn.l 7047 km ( .ipj., 4400 mls.), .ind i.Ii th twr c.xcopt.i.ons c.in be gr. upe d Lnt.o tw, lengthy m ri.n lines. Unf'r r-t.un.rto Ly I hnvc nc up tc d.it.o inf·rnttL.n rcg1rdinc mct.i.vc J.'(iol.::J.r, but st.oim scens well t,, the. fr-re. St,•ppinc pas songo r tr,ins,scc1;1 t,, ·wcr1.1r0 20- 25 km./hc-ur, and mi.xcd t.r-ri ns ~tro <'r0rit0d c·nly en .: f0w br-rnchc.s , Thu rrincip:11 expr c s sc s car ry .ri r cr-nd.i t.L nod couch •... s , .ind .,tt1.in srucds r-f' 40 km./fr· ur or n rc , MC'·St of' this ext ons ivo no tvr-r-k is mot.ro g ··.u3 •... , but th\.Jrl. is 165 kn. ( 103 nls.) d' 2'6" g·rng"'~ s i.ng.Lo t.rick ,

The most important line is the 1006 km ( 6JO 1;:ls o ) metre gduce route from Banga.lor e City to Poona Junction.,. nos t of which is covered by f'our services each way pe r day. The fastest is the Banga.Ior-e - Poona Express, t.:::tlcine JO hours 20 1::ins., but it is pos s i b.Lc tc, do t.he trip by stopj.,int_: trains in only J5 hours 50 mins. A total of n.i.ne muj0r branches feud the main line, us follows: Ar-s i kor-o - Myscre June. ( 166 km. - 103 ml.s , - J trains do.ily); Birur - T~tl0uppu t 161 km , - 100 m.l s , - 2 t r-ai.n d.ri Ly jIus one shor-t working ) ; Chikjajur - Chi t radur'g ( J7 kiri - 24 ml s , - 3 t.rai.ns daily); Hubli ~ Vij:1yaw . .ida ( 706 km, - 440 m.l s , - J trains daily, with uj k 8 Leea I wc-rk.ings at Hubli endv }; Hubli - Sho l.apur ( J5J k:Ll.- 210 m.l s , 7 t.r ru.ns d:1ily.); Alvctfflr - Dande.l i, ( J2 km. - 20 ral.s , two t,eains dc1.ily.); Londa - Vas cc, eh G:1rr1n - Hc,rmugao ( 140 krn , - 89 mls. l train da.i Iy plus 3 shor-t wrrkings.); l0iir:1j - S:mgli ( 10 kn - 6t mls. 8 t.rn.i.ns daily } ; M:ir~tj - Ka'l.apur ( 48 km - JO m.l s , 6 t.r-riris drd Ly , Minor bro.nchos include Ho spe t - Kot.t.ur ( 70 km - 44 mLs , 1 t.ru.in dn.ily ) ; Hcsjo t - S:unohnlli ( 60 km. 38 mls. 2 t.rn ins wodcly!); Be l l.ary - Rcy~1grug ( 54 km. - 34 ral.s , 2 t.rn.ins dn.i Iy ) ; Guntal -BancoJ.cre l c'.80 km -175 m.Ls , J trains daily.); Guntur -N,.1cherla t 129 km. 80 ml.s , J t.r ai.ns d.u.Ly }; Ch:1.maraj,.t11a~;n.r - Hys(ro June. ( 61 krio- 38 ril.s , J trn.ins daily, plus three she-rt wcrkitj.es. ) •

Thu c t.her trunk line is tho 680 km. { 425 mls.) re ute fr; m Mr1.dras (i_ Er;rw:,ro } tc Dhrmushk:·di I'oun and Pi.cr , f'rcm whore t.her e is cl connoc t.i.ng daily boat. tc T tlaim:1nnar, and t.ra i.n connect.Len en the Ccy.l. n Government. Re.i Lway t.henco tc c-1ur:1bn. Twc· t.hr+ugh

• t.rai.ns r j cr.rtc each day, t.ho fastest t.r Lp bcinp the Bc:1t 'I'rni.n t1- 1'hdrns, which te.kcs 20 hrs. 15 mi.ns , frst scc t i: ns of t.he Line arc served by 7 - 8 t.r.ri.ns daily, dlth"ugh s, rn0 t ravesr-o parn.l.Lo l lc·or lines en the -way. A frequent suburban survd cc ( -pur<1tos out rf Mndras, and .:ts many as 14 tro.ins run .is f'nr :1s Ch.i.ng.Iojut. ( 56 km. 35 ml.s , ] The nurae rr us branches fr,:·,m this Li no t.ond t: be butter served than t.ho so on the Pcr-na line. 1•k st imp·rk.nt aro Chingloput - Arkonnra ( 63 kn.- J9 ral s , 4 d.ri Iy rlus 3 shr r-t wc,rkincs);

•.,. t.he so-ca.l.Icd "Chcrd Lim," Tiruchchipappalli - Villupurr:.n C 178 km.- 112 mls .• 5 dai ly 1,lus 9 at one endv }; VillupurJI.: - P·: ndi che rr'y t J8 lan.- 24 ral.s , 3 trains da i.Ly}; Vill,1pur:un - Ront.gunt.a ( 275 Ian.- 172 mLs , 4 trnins daily); Cudd.i.Ic-rc - Vr-i.ddhache.Lam (58 km.- J7 mls. J t.ri i ns daily ) ; H .. iyurum - Tnnquebar ( JO kn.- 19 ml.s , two da i Iy; H,:~run - Karru.kkudt { 187 km •. - 117 rn.l.s , 3 t.raf.ns da.i Ly plus throe short wc,rkincs);

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the ".South E,1St Line" Tiruchc.hipappalli - Tuticorn (315 km - 197 m Ls , 7 trains daily plus 4 short workincs.}; Hadurai - Hanamadurai (, 49 kn - 31 n.l.s , 5 trains daily); Panban - Ramesvaram ( 12 hi •. 7± .rpls. 5 trains daily.

These lines give off a multiplicity of secondary branches, many of uh i ch connect with each other, or with the 51611 gau~e. These include Dindir,il - Co imat.or'e ( 168 km. 106 ml.s , 5 trains daily plus 1 short trip); i.iadur i - Bod'i.nayakkanur { 90 km.- 56 mls. 2 - dai Iy] ; Virudhuna1:_:;ar -Ttwandrum {- 290 kr:1-:- 182 rn l.s , up to 8 daily); Paka.La - Dharmavar~ (228 km.- 144 mls •. 2 daily); Tiruturaipundi - Pointe Ca.l i.raer-e { 46 kr,1.- 29 nil.s , 3 daily)...; Vriddhachala.m - Se.Len ( 139 kn. - 87 n.Ls , 3 daily plus 5 Salen locals); Peralam - Karaikkal {24 kn.- 15 ral.s , 2 daily); Hannargud.i - !lidanani;alan { 13 km.- 8 ml.s , 6 daily); Di.nd'i.gu], • - Cahnbat.or'e ( 168 kn;» 106 ml.s , 5 daily plus one short trip); Pollachi-Olavalckot ( 58 km: 36 nl s , 3 daily}; Shecottach - Mnniyachl ( 110 kr".- 69 mls. 4 trains do.i.Ly ) ;. Tirunelve:i_i - Tirchendur { 62 km.- 39 n l s , ) de i Iy}; and ~luilon- ErnabuL1n ( 156 km.- 98 rnl s , 4 daily plus one short workinc.)

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• The two remaaru.n.; paasenr'e r lines o.re the Lso Ic.t.ed Hettup:118.iy::i..rri - Oo tricraund line,

a. 46 km, long feeder to the 516" with up to 5 trains d.ri Ly , and the 165 kn.- 103 r:-,ls.- 2' 611 g.1.use line f'rom Banl~etlore City to Brmc:a.rapet. This has two t.hroujh tr:i.ins to Bo.n;:·:­ alore, .md one f'rom Bc:.11;;nlore, with severa.I short 1,10:rkint:;so

N:1rrow Gauge on the 'Telly'.

On 10/1/63 Gran.ida Televisions 'Roving Report' pro1T:l.!-:"illi0, :i. h.cppy hunt.i.n.; ground for the railway ent.hus ias b , sc roened a procr".mr,:e 01: D.:..rjeelin1;, vh.i ch included a fine serie.s of views of t.ho 1.00 p.m , m.i.i L from D;.1rjeolinc b0tweGn the t.e rnd.nue :-:.nd Choom, Th0 train was hau.Iod by one of t.ho lines 0-4-0ST Is - Sh,·,.rp Stuwart 3517/1889 ( shot of' works pLLte ~) and t.hr-eo bo::i0 coaches and ..1 sma l.I v.in; A be.rrded -md t.urbenned ;<;wi.rd conducted his flar::-vuvint; I'roia the rear coach , The f'I lr: ,klS co,iplctu with some exce Ll.errt sound effects.

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Information w.:1nt8d.

Colin Brain, As tw.i ck 1':io.nor, Ffa.TF'IBLD, Hurts uou Ld Li.ko to correspond ·,rith .my member' inkrnstud in the 31611 ;:;::i.w;c Wolverton & Stoney Stratford Tramwo.y. Nike Allcm,. 74, Co.rnforth Cr'e scont., GRidSBY,Lincs. would Li.kc to hear from .my member rGf;ardint:; RUSS:2:LL. Info want.cd is pr\;SGnt ho i.ght., Lcngt.h, and width, typo of r0v0rser, and dot~~ils of e;,mur:11 cab Layout , P:ml I'ovor-s , 91, Naldc:n Way, NKvJ 11IALDEH, Handbook iTo.l - 'Pikv Broe , Fnylc; & Co. t

• Surrey is unxi ous to obt.a.i,n u copy of N .G.R.S. C.m nnyono .ias.i s t?

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