Issue of Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette from January/February 1988, with an illustration of steam locomotive 488 doing its best “I’m very important in the world of tiny trains” impression. The print is clear, the colours are still holding on after nearly four decades, and the pages have that classic model‑railroader seriousness that suggests someone once took this extremely to heart. Condition is solidly vintage: a bit of age, a bit of wear, nothing dramatic, and absolutely the sort of magazine someone kept because they were convinced locomotive 488 was going to change their life. Cat inspected this one and decided the train looks smug, which is impressive judgement from someone who can’t even cope with the hoover.
