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About Us; Ken Cooper, Peter Bakke, Barry Lawrence, Peter Coulter and Henrik Laurell.
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Welcome to 78n18 scale, the site where we live for model trains in 7/8in scale on 32mm gauge tracks. Focus for this site is both models and real-life trains with 18-20inch gauge, like the ones at Woolwich and Waltham Abbey in the UK.
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Book Reviews, 18in Gauge Steam Railways
Very thorough description about 18in railways in UK. The subject of this book is a group of functional railways constructed from the early 1860s onwards to the unusually narrow gauge tracks of 18 inches.
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Book Reviews, Brede Waterworks Tramway
Paperback booklet, fair amount of information.
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Book Reviews
this folder contains a couple of book reviews we made, specially for books related to 18inch gauge.
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Book Reviews, The Crewe Works Narrow Gauge System
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Book Reviews, The Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham
The Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey I.R.S. No.117. Drawings,Pictures, and description of Waltham Abbey
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Book Reviews, Ruston Proctor and Hornsby Akroyd
Ruston Proctor and Hornsby Akroyd Oil Engined Locomotives. In depth look at oil engines at Woolwich, and Waltham Abbey.
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Book Reviews, NG Railways, Two feet and under
This paper, originally written in 1898 by Leslie S Robertson, a consulting engineer with wide experience in mechanical engineering, describes a variety of narrow gauge railways of two feet and under, including Duffield Bank, Eaton Hall, Festiniog etc
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Book Reviews, Gunpowder Factory Railway at Waltham
Paperback booklet, fair amount of information.
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East
Some good pictures of Woolwich locos, and stock.
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How To Articles
A few pages about how to make things easier. This is an ongoing project, there is always new or better ways.
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How To Articles, soldering
a few hints about how to solder small things together.
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How To Articles, weathering wood
How to make wood look old.
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Makers, Back2bay6
Back2bay6 sells several different items in 1:12 usable for our scale.
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Manufacturers
this folder contains presentation of different makers for 7/8in scale.
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Manufacturers, Simply 78ths
a few kit examples from simply78.
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7/8in scale Models, Barry Lawrence
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Models
this folder contains a couple of pictures on scale models in 7/8in scale, both ours and guests.
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7/8in scale Models, Henrik Laurell
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7/8in scale Models, Jim Russell
Jim Russell is our first honoured guest on our site. Here is a couple of his models in 78n18 scale.
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7/8in scale Models, Ken Cooper
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7/8in scale Models, Peter Bakke
a few of Peter's models.
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7/8in scale Models, Peter Coulter
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Prototypes
Main folder for prototype information.
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Prototypes, UK, Bolton Model Poultry Farm
W.G.Bagnall Limited of Stafford built 1560 of 1899 supplied to the Brede Vally Pumping Station, and number 1907 of 1909 which went to the Bolton Model Poultry Farm
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Prototypes, UK, Brede Vally Pumping Station
W.G.Bagnall Limited of Stafford built 1560 of 1899 supplied to the Brede Vally Pumping Station, and number 1907 of 1909 which went to the Bolton Model Poultry Farm
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Prototypes, UK, Camden Fort in Cork Harbour
Camden Fort in Cork Harbour, in County Cork, Ireland.
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Prototypes, UK, Chatham Dockyard
Chatham was a shooting ground area. They did use there 18in gauge system for transporting ammunitions, troops and targets for training purposes out on the fields.
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Prototypes, UK
UK was the promised land for 18-inch gauge railways. There was several in different areas. Mostly industry and militaty, but also some carying passengers.
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Prototypes, UK, The Crewe Works System
Crewe is a locomotive creator. For transport of boilers and other heavy parts, they did create a small 18in system which soon did expand all around the works. This was very much the start for 18in gauge in the UK. The locomotives used at Crewe was mai
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Prototypes, UK, The Deptford System
The last of the 18in gauge steam-operated military service lines to be opened in UK, was the system which served the Army Service Corps depot at Deptford.
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Prototypes, UK, Geevor Tin Mine
Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Sofar very little info, If you know anything about this line, please tell us.
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Prototypes, UK, The Horwich Works System
The Crewe Works system inspired other 18in gauge lines at a number of site elsewhere in the UK. The Horwich Works is one of those examples. Same locos and cast iron trackwork was used.
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Prototypes, UK, The John Knowles System
Of the steam worked lines of 18in gauge in the UK remaining for consideration, the most historically significant was the John Knowles system which served the Mount Pleasant clay processing works near Woodwille in Leicestershire.
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Prototypes, UK, Willans & Robinson of Queensferry
The area on the Dee Estuary around Queensferry, Shotton and Hawarden is well known for its steel works
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Prototypes, UK, Sand Hutton Light Railway
By the End of 1920 progress on the laying of the line had reached Sand Hutton and the Claxton branch. More powerful locos was needed due to gradient of 8%. There was at this time a fair amount of 18in gauge equipment available from the Ministry of Mun
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Prototypes, UK, Sylva Springs Watercress Railway
One line that is still in operation is the Sylva Springs Watercress railway at Bere Regis in Dorset. Built to a gauge of 18 inches, this line is used to bring the harvested Watercress in from the growing beds.
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Prototypes, UK, Waltham Abbey
A few traces survive to show that there was a network of railways at the Royal Gunpowder Mills as extensive as the waterways. Railways did not come here until new steam – powered mills were built from 1856 to help meet the demands of the Crimean War.
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Prototypes, UK, RAR in Woolwich
The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich possessed probably the most complete system of shop railways to be found in any engineering works in the country (UK).
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Prototypes, USA, Arizona Copper Company
More pictures from Wayde Gutman. This time from the Morenci and Clifton towns 200 miles due east of Tucson, US. Kindly used with permission.
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Prototypes, USA, Arizona Copper Company 2
this page needs more editing, missing info here.
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Prototypes, USA, Arizona Copper Company 3
Photos from the Marty Johnston Collection, used with permission.
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Prototypes, USA, Bunker Hill Mine
Battery power locomotive is on display in Wallace, Idaho USA. Tim Stolle made a drawing in Gazette 2004 October issue.
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Prototypes, USA, Butte Mine, Montana
Tim Stolle made a drawing on a Latrine Car in Gazette 2002 May/June issue.
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Prototypes, USA
American 18-20 inch lines.
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Prototypes, USA, Crystal Gold Mine
Crystal Gold Mine Tour Yards in Kellog, Idaho. Tim Stolle made a drawing on a home-made flat car in Gazette a few years back.
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Prototypes, USA, Homestake Mine
Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. Big article in Gazette 1984 March/April issue. This mine had 22in gauge on surface and 18in underground, but later switched to the 18in "mine standard gauge" on all there tracks.
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Prototypes, USA, Double Rainbow Mines Co
Double Rainbow Mines Company in Gilpin County, Colorado. From a Picture caption in Gazette early 80's issue.
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Prototypes, USA, Tim Stolle drawings
These are a couple of nice drawings of 18in gauge rolling stock Tim Stolle made through the years. Kindly used with permission.
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Prototypes, USA, United Verde Copper Co
United Verde Copper Company in Jerome, Arizona. Tim Stolle made a drawing on a Rocker-dump car in Gazette 2001 Jan/Feb issue (page 53).
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