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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News - This month we bring you eight pages packed full of new releases, as well as catching up on a backlog of recent products.
Operation - More wagon load freight. In the second part of this series, Stuart Brasier takes a close look at the correct way to load cask, timber and steel traffic.
ProducT Reviews - A Limited Edition Bachmann A4, some long-awaited Romford driving wheels, and an N gauge EWS Class 47 are among the items reviewed this month.
Layout Focus - Compton Park. It's race day on the new EM gauge exhibition layout of the Market Deeping MRC. Eddie Adams is your commentator. 5-4 the field!.
Locomotive Construction - Gresley V2. Tony Wright returns with another locobuilding project. This time the Crownline 4mm scale V2 gets the Wright treatment - and yes, he likes it!
Layout Construction - In the beginning. Peter Worroll kick-starts this new series giving a helping hand to those just about to start in the hobby.
Layout Focus - Pricklegate. Geoff Powell describes the 0 gauge layoul built by the West Midlands Area Group of the Colonel Stephens Society.
Rolling Stock - The secret life of Toads. Ian Fleming and Ken Gibbons of the Hull MRS delve into the later careers of these veteran vehicles.
Show Preview - Bristol. Peter Booth looks at the history of the annual show promoted by the Association of Model Railway Clubs (Wales and West of England).
Narrow Gauge - Turntable notes. Peter J Page describes how he went about building a new turntable for his 7mm scale narrow gauge Kilmany layout.
Locomotive Profile - Narrow Gauge Bagnall's. Mark Smithers surveys some survivors from this distinctive locomotive builder.
Prototype Inspiration - Multiple units for the New Millennium from ADIranz. Peter Marriott provides information on the now 'Turbostar' and 'Classic' units from ADtranz.
Diary Dates - More pages packed will) exhibition dales, club meetings and olliei evenls.
Reviews - Recommended railway tending and viewing from our panel ol armchair reviewers.
The Siding - The curious case of the hampered cotnapper - and some other curious tales are related by Alan Cliff.
Collector's Choice - Mike Ennis has the latest auction news while Russell Bennett gets Mint Boxed prices from Sandown Park. 12-1 bar.
Letters - Points Arising. Controversy rules ok! Our regular spot for readers' points of view, and opinions.
COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: Compton Park (main photograph) by Paul Bason, 'Toad' brake van (lower left) by Steve Flint and a beginner's layout (lower right) by Peter Marriott.
CONTENTS PAGE PHOTO: Push-pull fitted Dl No.2605 runs in from Paddock Wood at Pricklegate, one of our featured layouts this month. This 7mm scale layout, inspired by the railways of the legendary Colonel Stephens, can be seen in action at the Wolverhampton Show April 18/19, Redditch on May 9/10 and Fire-rail '98 on May 17 1998.
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