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This handy guide to narrow gauge modelling includes an overview of British narrow gauge history. It explains the basics of the 009 scale and includes 5 layout plans based on prototype locations, an overview of the ready to run items currently available and some helpful hints on kit building locomotive and rolling stock kits.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics.
This book features six layout plans with varied themes to get you started on your journey into narrow gauge modelling, ranging from simple yet satisfying projects utilising the contents of the ST-400 Peco Setrack OO-9 Starter Track Set, through to more elaborate designs that combine components from both the Peco Setrack and Streamline track systems. The plans in this book have been skilfully designed and illustrated by James Hilton, an experienced modeller and narrow gauge enthusiast. 16 fully illustrated pages including complete parts lists and modelling techniques.
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Steinbruch
Roger Nicholls has set his new HO layout, a line serving a quarry, somewhere in south-west Germany in the 1970s.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
San Maria Gandia
Ian Milroy and Robin Marie have a new HO/HOe layout, inspired by the narrow gauge in north-eastern Spain.
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Praha Veleslavin
John Kabesh was pleasantly surprised to find a small station worth modelling in the suburbs of Prague.
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James Street
This hugely popular N gauge layout packs a lot of operational interest into its 20' x 11' size, as co-builders Steve Wright and Dave Cooper reveal.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Conley West branch terminus
David Tennant chronicles the final development of his Evenlode & Lyndene room-filling OO layout; it now boasts three stations on two levels with much traffic potential.
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MSWJR 2-4-0
Three D?ºbs-built 2-4-0s served the Midland & South Western Junction Railway and its successors for many years; drawn by Brian Meredith, described by Tim Rayner.
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An Introduction to OO9 Modelling
The latest in our series of Shows You How A5 booklets provides an overview of 4mm scale narrow gauge modelling, with plans to inspire and constructional features to get you started!
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
K??szeg ?ìvar??s
Peter Phillips describes his new Hungarian layout, K??szeg Old Town, which features both standard and narrow gauge lines (HO and HOe).
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Chica, Illinois
Peter North returns to a favourite compact layout theme: a small wayside station on the Rock Island lines, modelled in HO with a high level of authentic detail.
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On the P‚ÄìO Corr?®ze
Following the suggestion of Tulle as a possible layout (CM March 2018), we look at some of the stock used on the metre gauge Corr?®ze lines of the Paris ‚Äì Orl?©ans with photographs from the late W.J.K.Davies.
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Meadowlands Light Railway
By tradition, the Railway of the Month for August is an outdoor line: this month, John & Sue Cooke share with us their SM-32 system, the Meadowlands Light Railway, which runs around the garden at their home.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Parkend
The current northern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway is Parkend which James Hilton suggests would make a good layout for OO gauge, as he depicts with his own illustrations.
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Hull & Barnsley coaches
This month the focus is on the four-wheel coaching stock of the Hull & Barnsley Railway, with drawings to 4mm scale of the five-compartment all third and three-compartment brake third, both representing stock built in the 1880s.
The first railway opened in Germany in 1835, between Nurnberg and Furth. From this small beginning railways quickly spread, assisting economic development. Originally built by private enterprise, then separate state concerns, the railways were nationalised in the mid-1920s. The variety was considerable from local light railways to heavy duty main lines, and eventually a dedicated high speed network with the now iconic ICE trains.
German toy manufacturers soon recognised the appeal of railways and now German companies are world leaders, offering a wide range of models in scales from Z to G; those modelling German railways arguably enjoy the most support of any national scene. This book explores the current state of modelling German railways, with examples of high quality layouts in different scales to illustrate the variety, and ideas for modelling and construction techniques. 111 pages fully illustrated.
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Bertsdorf
The well-known junction on the Zittau network: Mark Dale decided to model in HOe a station with the potential for interesting operation.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Angustein
Angus Wallace relates how he came to construct an extensive Epoch II HO layout, an imaginary location on the German/Austrian border.
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Trambaantje
Marc de Bruin chose to model a rural tramway in HO as a practical project which could be completed with reasonable resources in a sensible time.
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Oeversijde
Evan Daes describes his new Belgian HO layout, serving an industrial area alongside a major canal, set some time between the 1980s and the present.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Gusswerk
On the electrified narrow gauge Mariazellerbahn - a small HOe exhibition layout built by Paul Sutherland, a self-confessed 'less than average' modeller.
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Wurzbach Station Building
Peter Smith relates how he scratchbuilt a structure for a proposed German O gauge layout.
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Neuburg
Back in the DDR! Nick Palette has built a new HO layout, once again set in East Germany.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Ulle
Great minds think alike! Peter Smith and Ian Stock independently alighted upon the potential of a French station that is a shadow of its former self but which would make an interesting layout.
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Outeniqua Museum
Johan Leflang reports on some recent additions to the HO layout at a well-known transport museum in Cape province, South Africa.
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Waldburg - and more
Mike Mackay has created a satisfying German HO layout - a small network of three stations with optional continuous run which offers interesting operation within a reasonable space.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
St. Combs
A small section of the Canadian National in N - Norman Raven was motivated to build a new exhibition layout set in Canada following a 'request' from his wife...
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Creating a Crampton
Inspired by the example preserved at the Cit?© du Train, Jacques Por?© assembles a recent kit by Est Mod?©les for a French historic locomotive.
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Vif
Mark Booker has created an attractive N gauge layout based on a real French location, which can represent several periods with a change of stock and road vehicles.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Varenna
A scenic location near the shore of Lake Como - Peter Marriott sees the modelling potential in a simple Italian passing station.
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Franklin Goes to the USA
A tale of two transatlantic expeditions: Bob Harper relates how he took his American 0n2 layout to an exhibition - in America!
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Zeltweg
As a first foray into railway modelling, Peter Herzl-Smith has modelled in HO the station serving the Austrian town which was home to his maternal grandparents.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Columbia & Western
Mike Dobson continues the account of the extensive O scale layout set on the Canadian Pacific.
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Thurnsfeld Hauptbahnhof
Large scale fun in the garden: Doug and Jenny Thompson took time to plan before eventually starting work on their garden layout.
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Glen Nevis
Chris Thorp built this dual-level O gauge layout in his loft to remind him of diesel days on the West Highland Line in the 1980s.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Norcombe Head
Phil Martin presents his two-level scheme for a branch terminus ?† la Minehead, with a subsidiary branch up a valley and extension to a quarry.
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LTSR 4-4-2T
These Atlantic tanks were so good on the London, Tilbury & Southend that the LMS built more. This abridged article by Ian Beattie has Brian Meredith plans.
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Building the Parkside Models SR 25T Brake Van
Martin Wicks gets to grips with the O gauge model of the SR 'pill box' type, making a few modifications en route to add extra detail.
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Aberdeen Kirkhill - The Sequel
Glenn Daniel updates us on this significantly enlarged OO gauge representation of a 1980s BR Traction & Rolling Stock Depot, set in Eastern Scotland.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Gimbalton
Peter Osborne devised an ingenious sector plate for his latest OO project, one which can move in three dimensions to service a low level fiddle yard.
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G&SWR 119 Class 4-4-0
This class of 24 4-4-0s, built in the Glasgow & South Western Railway works at Kilmarnock, were famed for their work on the hilly route to Greenock in particular. Drawings by W D Stewart, with accompanying text by Tim Rayner.
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Clifton & Lowther
Childhood memories of watching the West Coast Main Line action at this location led Eric Farragher to recreate them in N gauge.
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Dent Station
This location, the highest main line station in England amidst the scenic wonders of the Yorkshire Dales, marks in model form the completion of phase two of Ian Nuttall's mammoth project to model the Settle & Carlisle in the 1930s in OO.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Marks Tey
This Essex station marks the junction between the former Great Eastern Railway main line - which runs north-east from London to Suffolk and Norfolk - and the branch to Sudbury. Ian Stock considers its potential for modelling, both in the present day and the 1960s.
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G&SWR Class 5 0-6-0T
The Glasgow & South Western had a trio of these locomotives, designed by Peter Drummond and used for shunting, as John Treays relates.
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Crioch
Having already described one of his two small-space-4mm scale layouts which share a common fiddle yard and storage crate (Hudson Street, RM February 2016), Peter Fletcher presents the other, a Highland Railway shed scene inspired by Tain.
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Langdon Beck
Three Cumbrian/North Yorkshire branches could have been linked to create another trans-Pennine route, as Peter Osborne shows with this OO layout.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
A City Terminus in OO
Steve Flint demonstrates how an extensive facility, with goods yard, engine servicing and carriage sidings, can be fitted handsomely in a 20' x 9' area.
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LBSC Atlantics
With the Bachmann 4-4-2s in OO on the horizon, the home-built class of six H2s and the close relatives the five Kitson H1s are described by W G Ascough.
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Customising R-T-R Locomotives in OO
Your FREE Shows You How booklet explores how to add extra realism to R-T-R locomotives, including renaming and renumbering, upgrading moulded details, adding crew figures, plus detail painting and weathering techniques.
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Wenfleet
Tom Kirtley ventures back to pre-war times with this salute to the LNER in OO gauge. Wenfleet station represents a busy junction in South Yorkshire.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Largs
The station serving this Ayrshire coastal resort is much rationalised and served by electric trains; its steam-age heyday, excursion trains and all, is studied by Stewart Clinton as a basis for a new layout project.
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Cuckoo Junction Signal Box
This quaintly-named Midland & Great Northern Joint structure guarded a road crossing and one end of the company's Spalding avoiding line. Historical notes by Tim Rayner; drawings by Steve Croucher, from originals produced by Christopher Pamer.
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GWR 16xx 0-6-0PT
Great Western pannier tanks provide an ideal project for the determined beginner; Tony Wright shows how with this construction of a former Nu-Cast whitemetal kit in 4mm scale, now revamped by South Eastern Finecast.
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
St Martins Wharf
Inspired by Colonel Stephens' lines in East Anglia, this exhibition layout - set in the 1930s.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Castle Hill
Occupying just 11' x 10', this OO layout scheme demonstrates how main line operations can be achieved in a modest spare room-sized space.
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Bridgnorth Station
Jim Smith describes this neo-Jacobean style station building, which now serves as part of the northern terminus on the Severn Valley Railway, with drawings by Steve Croucher.
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On The Rail 2018
Your FREE comprehensive pocket guide, covering the whole of the UK, contains all the information you need to plan a day out with a railway theme.
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Hemyock
Latterly kept alive by milk traffic, the terminus of the Culm Valley Light Railway in mid-Devon has been modelled in 4mm scale by Chris Lamacraft.
PLAN OF THE MONTH
Coalville Crossing
A freight-orientated Midlands scheme employing two decks, recreating the heavy coal traffic which flowed through this unprepossessing Leicestershire town. It was designed by Ian Stock in his preferred N gauge.
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An NER-style elevated signal box
The North Eastern Railway built distinctive over-track signal boxes along the Newcastle to Carlisle line, and elements of several (chiefly Wylam) were used to create a 1:148 scale replica, as Peter Brown explains.
Regularly revised and updated, the 00 and N Gauge Setrack Planbooks are an ideal introduction to the hobby. Each of the layout plans is illustrated with a suggestion of how the layout can be transformed into a realistic representation of a real railway, and a detailed list of the components required is also supplied. Plus pages of useful tips on constructing baseboards, track laying etc - in fact all you need to know to make a good start. (Planbooks are included in our 00 Starter Track sets Ref ST-100 and 101, and our N Starter Track Set Ref ST-300).
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The outlines illustrated in this book, designed by the Lyme Regis artist Shuna George, are a starting point for you to commence with your pencils, paints and imagination. They are designed for the young and young at heart of all ages, the novice and the enthusisast. The book also provides for you to draw your own outlines, or to record your own memorabilia or notes of your visit to Pecorama
An inspirational 122 page book looking at the railways of Europe, includes some first class modelling of interesting places; also ideas for modelling and construction techniques.
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From choosing a suitable location for your 00 Gauge layout, and the type of control methods to use, this book is packed with advise and inspiration for new railway modellers and returnees to the hobby alike. There is also a look back at the history of 00 gauge, and a wealth of practical projects, many of which will be simple evenings' tasks that will enhance your models and hone new skills. Additionally, maintenance advice is given to keep your layout in tip top condition, plus a selection of track plans to help you get started. 122 pages fully illustrated.
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The sheer variety of railroads in North America makes them a subject with enormous potential for enthusiasts everywhere. This invaluable guide is aimed at everyone who wishes to start modelling or enjoys this perennially fascinating subject. 130 pages fully illustrated.
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As well as the starting point for most model railway projects, trackplans are a fascinating aspect of the hobby in their own right. For many years they have been a popular feature in Railway Modeller magazine and are presented here for the first time in one handy volume. 64 pages fully illustrated.
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A best seller for many years, Cyril Freezers's classic collection of model railway track plans. Over thirty plans are drawn and described, both covering steam era and modern image concepts and important design and location ideas. The plans have dimensions quoted for 00, a grid is superimposed to enable easy conversion to other scales. 36 pages.
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From the earliest days of N it has been the practice to take plans drawn for 00 and halve the dimensions to arrive at a suitable layout for N. Whereas up to a point this works, it does not take into account factors such as the space needed for operating areas nor the normal reach of the operator. This selection of 20 track plans designed with N gauge in mind takes these and many other issues into account to exploit the possibilities presented by this compact scale.
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The history of a Pullman dining car which carried passengers in luxury to the Channel Ports en route for Paris. Today Orion can be seen preserved at Pecorama where it provides the perfect setting for morning coffees and cream teas. Includes some useful drawings for modellers. 35 pages.
It is nearly 50 years since the first printing of this book which is a collection of plans designed to have a maximum dimension of 8 feet in 00. It has been re printed and upgraded many times since then as this best selling publication provides not only an excellent selection of track plans, but also addresses issues around compact layouts such as convenient access, modular design and operating potential. A grid is superimposed to make conversion to other scales easy. 33 pages.
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Regularly revised and updated, the 00 and N Gauge Setrack Planbooks are an ideal introduction to the hobby. Each of the layout plans is illustrated with a suggestion of how the layout can be transformed into a realistic representation of a real railway, and a detailed list of the components required is also supplied. Plus pages of useful tips on constructing baseboards, track laying etc - in fact all you need to know to make a good start (Planbooks are included in our 00 Starter Track sets Ref ST-100 and 101, and our N Starter Track Sets Ref ST-300 and 301).
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The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. With a number of well-illustrated step-by-step articles, backed up with helpful text, this booklet explains how to upgrade a modeller's favourite engine. Subjects covered include renaming & renumbering, upgrading moulded details, adding crew figures, and detail painting and weathering.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. There is a wide range of options available for the remote control of Points and Signals, this booklet explores them and gives practical advice to help you choose the system that suits you and your layout operation.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the installation of the Peco 00 Overhead Catenary system; it is included in the Catenary Mast pack (Ref LC-100) as the Instruction and Installation Manual.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the concept of DCC Sound, and the options available for installing a sound chip in a locomotive. For more information on Digital Command Control (DCC) , see our booklets Introducing DCC (No 17) and DCC Decoder Installation (No 20).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the construction of the Wills Craftsman range of building kits, and the flexibility of design and construction offered by this range.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet gives easy to follow instructions and diagrams on the wiring relating to Electrofrog turnouts, including 3 way turnouts, long crossings and single and double slips. For more information on layout wiring, see our booklets Wiring the Layout Part 1 (No 4) and Part 2 (No 5).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the methodology behind colour light signalling, and gives practical advice on the placing and operation of signals.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the methodology behind semaphore signalling, and gives practical advice on the placing and operation of signals.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the construction of a smaller scale (0 Gauge or smaller) layout in the great outdoors, giving practical advice on planning and building a railway outdoors. See our booklet Railway Modelling Outdoors in the Larger Scales (No 19) for outdoor railways in scales larger than 0 Gauge.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the construction of a larger scale (0 Gauge and larger) layout in the great outdoors, giving practical advice on planning and building a railway outdoors. See our booklet Railway Modelling Outdoors in the Smaller Scales (No 18) for outdoor railways in scales up to 0 Gauge.
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet looks at the concepts, possibilites and equipment available for DCC operation. For more information on Digital Command Control (DCC), see our booklets DCC Decoder Installation (No 20) and Introducing DCC Sound (No 25).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet explores the possibilities of how you can add depth and perspective to your layout by providing an appropriate backscene. For more information on scenic detailling, see our booklets Modelling Water (No 12), Modelling the Landscape (No 13), Detailing the Landscape (No 14), and Adding the Background (No 15).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. Providing a convincing landscape for your layout will provide an authentic setting for your trains; this booklet looks at the principles behind putting together what is on the other side of the railway fence. For more information on scenic detailling, see our booklets Modelling Water (No 12), Detailing the Landscape (No 1), Adding the Background (No 15), and Creating the Backscene (No 16).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. The details you include in your layout can make it into an accurate depiction of real life, and this booklet gives advice and ideas of how to accomplish this transformation. For more information on scenic detailling, see our booklets Modelling Water (No 12), Modelling the Landscape (No 13), Adding the Background (No 15), and Creating the Backscene (No 16).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet show you how to provide a realistic setting for your model trains by providing an authentic background. For more information on scenic detailling, see our booklets Modelling Water (No 12), Modelling the Landscape (No 13), Detailing the Landscape (No 14), and Creating the Backscene (No 16).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. Whether it be in the sea, a canal, river or tiny stream, water and its effects appear everywhere in the landscape, and this booklet shows how to model it convincingly. For more information on scenic detailling, see our booklets Detailing the Landscape (No 14), Modelling the Landscape (No 13), Adding the Background (No 15), and Creating the Backscene (No 16).
The Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. This booklet gives an overview of 00 Gauge modelling and explores the potentials of the most popular modelling scale; see our 'Guide to 00 Gauge Modelling' (Ref PM-206) for an in depth, practical guide to building a layout in this scale. For details of N Gauge Modelling, see our booklet Making a Start in N (No 7), or the 'Guide to N Gauge Modelling (Ref PM-204).
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