September – October 2024
In This Issue…
The front cover features a superb 1/16th scale working model of a Woolwich & South East London horse tram built by Gordon Bartlet. It is battery operated, radio-controlled, the horses’ legs move realistically and there are appropriate horse and conductor noises as well. It is seen here in June on John Buckle’s garden tramway in Kent. (Photograph by Bob Appleton).
- A 5-page article by Gordon Bartlet traces the history of the Woolwich & South East London Tramway and describes the building of his horse tram model featured on our front cover.
- Ray Wilkinson recalls good times in Switzerland riding the tramways and light railways around St. Gallen and Appenzell.
- The Malmö Tram Museum in Sweden was visited and historic trams ridden by Mike Skeggs.
- Hong Kong Tramways celebrate 120 years of operation in 2024 and John Prentice reveals some new tram surprises.
- Robert J Harley seeks help in restoring a 1/32nd scale model tramway built by Father Benedict many years ago.
- We have an illustrated report by Hans-Peter Lindemann on the 2024 ‘Kleine Bahn, Ganz Gross’ exhibition in Plauen, Germany.
- The 1872 horse ‘flu epidemic in North America had a devastating effect on horse tramways and other walks of life. David Voice discovered what happened.
- There is the usual reporting of new model developments in our regular Model Tramway News section.
- Other regular features include adverts for everyone’s tram modelling needs, Society meeting reports and diary, plus an exhibition diary and a cartoon.
- 44 Pages of colourful tram and tramway pleasure.