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Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway FocusThe Official Newsletter of The TH&B Railway Historical Society |
Listed here are the Tables of Contents from Volume 1 of TH&B Focus, the official newsletter of the TH&B Railway historical society. Focus is published quarterly.
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Volume 1 Number 1: October 1997Nicholas Russon's first issue of Focus.
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| Article | Author |
| Welcome | Nicholas Russon |
| Some thoughts on SIGs | Jim Moore |
| The TH&B Website | Nicholas Russon |
| Restoring Consolidation 103 | Nicholas Russon |
| Modelling the TH&B: Part 1 | Nicholas Russon |
| Bibliography | Nicholas Russon |
| TH&B Steam Locomotive Roster | Nicholas Russon |
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Volume 1 Number 2: February 1998On the cover: TH&B Berkshire 201 on the turntable at the Chatham Street roundhouse. Photo from the Sirman Collection. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| TH&B Paint Formulas | Tony DeSantis | |
| Modelling the TH&B: Part 2 | Nicholas Russon | With photos of hopper 1000 and 1056 |
| Bibliography Updates | Nicholas Russon | |
| From the Darkroom | Keith Sirman | With photo of Maitland No. 1 |
| Reports on earlier meetings | Nicholas Russon | |
| TH&B Steam Roster Update | Nicholas Russon | |
| TH&B Box Cars, Part 1 | John Spring | With photos of boxcars 4684, 4771 and 4522; boxcar 4633 converted to gondola. |
| Miscellaneous Photos | GP7 75 at Waterford. |
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Volume 1 Number 3: June 1998On the cover: Former TH&B NW2 number 51 at Guelph Junction, en route to the Elgin County Railway Museum, still wearing TH&B colours. Photo by Brian D. Switzer. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| Changes, changes | Nicholas Russon | |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Line | Gerhard Wetzel | TH&B system map; model railroad track plan. |
| Modelling the TH&B: Part 3 | Nicholas Russon | |
| Bibliography Update | Nicholas Russon | |
| From the Darkroom | Keith Sirman | |
| Officers' Reports | ||
| Letters to the Editor | ||
| Norman Helm | Obituaries | |
| TH&B Track Diagrams | Unknown Author, contributed by Angus Palmer | Copies of 1950s-era drawings. Welland area: Milepost 1. Dundas area: Dundas (Chalet), Milepost 42. |
| Search for Port Davidson Station | Keith Sirman | Port Davidson / Grassies station circa 1954. |
| Miscellaneous Photos | TH&B Line baggage car circa 1950; TH&B business car Hamilton, circa 1948 |
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Volume 1 Number 4: August 1998On the cover: TH&B GP7 number 71. Photo by Dave Shaw. |
| Article | Author | Photos and Graphics |
| Modelling TH&B Geeps | Kevin Leddy | Former GP7 73 as CP Rail 1683; later model GP7 pilot; GP9 louvre detail; ATC fuse box; GP9 401 roof view; unidentified hardware detail; model construction photos; completed model photos. |
| Editorial Notes | Nicholas Russon | |
| NFR Co-ordinator's Reports | Richard Dilley | |
| Officers' Reports | ||
| From the Darkroom | Keith Sirman | |
| Creating Plow X786 in HO scale | Benjamin Barby | Plow X789 with GP7 73 and a GP9; model photos. |
| Letters to the Editor |
