The Journal – September 2022

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In this issue:

THE KINGSTON BRANCH – Les Downey tells the story of his Brisbane based 1:64 scale model railway layout

NZR’s 47’ 6” CARRIAGES BP.3090 PART 3 – THE WOODEN CAR-VANS CONVERTED FROM BP3090 47½’ CARS 1934-49

A DIFFERENT KIND OF DE – Rick Schreuder builds NZ’s first mainline diesel locomotive in works grey.

UPGRADING THE 1:34 FABRICATED FREIGHT BOGIE – Improving an old bogie kit with Terry Bradley

FABRICATING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE CYLINDERS – Paul Berntsen shares some helpful insights for scratch-builders

ON THE COVER: Rick Schreuder was commissioned to build and complete DF 1509 in 2021, with the unusual request by the client for a Works Grey colour scheme. For more about this model turn to page 30. Photo by Alex Smith