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MERG Journals
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Note: The publication changed name from "Newsletter" to "Journal" with effect from Summer 2006.
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Indices
2026 - Volume 60
| July 2026 | 12.92Mb | July | Francis Pritchard |
| April 2026 | 21.71Mb | April | Francis Pritchard |
2025 - Volume 59
| January 2026 | 6.70Mb | December | Francis Pritchard | With corrections |
| October 2025 | 13.81Mb | October | Francis Pritchard | Links updated |
| July 2025 | 10.17Mb | July | Francis Pritchard | Corrected version of Diagram on P39 and WRFID changed |
| April 2025 | 10.20Mb | April | Francis Pritchard |
2024 - Volume 58
| January 2025 | 11.11Mb | January 2025 | Francis Pritchard |
| September 2024 | 9.11Mb | September | Francis Pritchard |
| June 2024 | 8.15Mb | May | Francis Pritchard |
| March 2024 | 10.25Mb | March | Emily Johnston |
2023 - Volume 57
| Dec 2023 | 33.82Mb | December | Emily Johnston |
| Sept 2023 | 12.77Mb | September | Emily Johnston |
| June 2023 | 17.56Mb | June | Emily Johnston |
| March 2023 | 14.24Mb | March | Emily Johnston | Updated for ipad etc |
2022 - Volume 56
| 2022 No 4 | 11.88Mb | December | Jan Carr & Bob Pirrie |
| 2022 No3 | 11.23Mb | September | David Osborne |
| 2022 No 2 | 12.17Mb | June | Fraser Smith | Journal with correct Fig 13 page 23 |
| 2022 No 1 | 11.44Mb | March | Fraser Smith |
2021 - Volume 55
| 2021 No 4 | 12.74Mb | December | Fraser Smith | Support files Corrigenda created 2021-12-06 (471.5 kB) |
| 2021 No 3 | 15.96Mb | September | Fraser Smith |
| 2021 No 2 | 18.21Mb | June | Fraser Smith |
| 2021 No 1 | 16.64Mb | March | Fraser Smith | Support files Corrigenda created 28th feb 2021 (2,649.2 kB) |
2020 - Volume 54
| 2020 No 4 | 11.36Mb | December | Fraser Smith |
| 2020 No. 3 | 13.72Mb | September | Fraser Smith |
| 2020 No 2 | 15.74Mb | June | Fraser Smith | Support files Kitlocker Supplement 2020 (92.3 kB) |
| 2020 No 1 | 16.53Mb | February | Fraser Smith |
2019 - Volume 53
| 2019 No. 4 | 11.80Mb | December | Fraser Smith |
| 2019 No. 3 | 9.96Mb | September | Fraser Smith | ||
| 2019 No. 3 A | 0.69Mb | September | Fraser Smith | AGM Papers |
| 2019 No. 2 | 11.40Mb | June | Fraser Smith | ||
| 2019 No. 2 K | 0.09Mb | June | Fraser Smith | Kit Locker Supplement 2019 |
| 2019 No. 1 | 10.60Mb | March | Fraser Smith | Sticky note re 330nF cap in PMP26 added |
2018 - Volume 52
| 2018 No.4 | 10.92Mb | December | Fraser Smith | ||
| 2018 No.4 S | 1.07Mb | December | Fraser Smith | SUPPLEMENT |
| 2018 No.3 | 8.97Mb | September | Fraser Smith | all in one | |
| 2018 No.3 K | 0.09Mb | September | Fraser Smith | Kit Locker Supplement (annual full listing) | |
| 2018 No.3 L | 0.31Mb | September | Rodney Hills | Late News via Addr Sheet, incl: How to VOTE, BEFORE or AT, the 3 Nov AGM | |
| 2018 No.3 M | 0.33Mb | September | Fraser Smith | Annual General MEETING papers |
| 2018 No.2 | 8.01Mb | June | Ivan Angell | all in one - PLEASE USE 2-b BELOW | |
| 2018 No.2 L | 0.23Mb | June | Rodney Hills | Late News via address sheet | |
| 2018 No.2-a | 8.01Mb | June | Ivan Angell | all in one UPDT-a - 06 June 2018 | |
| 2018 No.2-b | 7.98Mb | June | Ivan Angell | all in one - UPDT-b 06 June 2018 |
| 2018 No.1 | 7.28Mb | March | Ivan Angell | all in one | |
| 2018 No.1 | 7.28Mb | March | Ivan Angell | all in one | |
| 2018 No.1 L | 0.27Mb | March | Rodney Hills | Late News via address sheet |
2017 - Volume 51
| 2017 No.4 | 9.53Mb | December | Ivan Angell | all in one | |
| 2017 No.4 L | 0.17Mb | December | Rodney Hills | Late News via address sheet |
| 2017 No.3 | 15.41Mb | September | Ivan Angell | all in one | |
| 2017 No.3 M | 0.37Mb | September | Ivan Angell | Annual General MEETING papers |
| 2017 No.2 | 7.17Mb | June | Ivan Angell | Articles,Notices,News,Letters,Listings | |
| 2017 No.2 K | 0.09Mb | June | Ivan Angell | Kit Locker Supplement (Annual full listing) |
| 2017 No.1 A | 6.47Mb | March | Ivan Angell | Articles | |
| 2017 No.1 N | 2.78Mb | March | Ivan Angell | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
2016 - Volume 50
| 2016 No.4 A | 15.20Mb | December | Terry Brown | Articles | |
| 2016 No.4 N | 3.51Mb | December | Terry Brown | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2016 No.3 A | 6.13Mb | September | Terry Brown | Articles | |
| 2016 No.3 K | 0.09Mb | September | Terry Brown | Kit Locker Supplement (Annual full listing) | |
| 2016 No.3 N | 2.48Mb | September | Terry Brown | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2016 No.2 A | 4.87Mb | June | Terry Brown | Articles | |
| 2016 No.2 N | 3.68Mb | June | Terry Brown | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2016 No.1 A | 5.09Mb | March | Terry Brown | Articles | |
| 2016 No.1 N | 3.53Mb | March | Terry Brown | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
2015 - Volume 49
| 2015 No.4 A | 4.32Mb | December | Terry Brown | Articles | |
| 2015 No.4 N | 4.16Mb | December | Terry Brown | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| Sept 2015 49-3 A | 4.21Mb | September | Roger Edwards | Articles | |
| Sept 2015 49-3 K | 0.26Mb | September | Roger Edwards | Kit Locker Supplement (Annual full listing) | |
| Sept 2015 49-3 N | 2.64Mb | September | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2015 No 2 Articles | 3.79Mb | June | Roger Edwards | ||
| 2015 No.2 Newsletter | 2.66Mb | June | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2015 No.1 A | 5.26Mb | March | Roger Edwards | Articles | |
| 2015 No.1 N | 2.41Mb | March | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
2014 - Volume 48
| 2014 No.4 A | 3.29Mb | December | Roger Edwards | Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book-related extra files: Support files Book_EfMR - Thoughts by Author (138.2 kB) Book_EfMR - Intro & Chapter List (60.2 kB) |
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| 2014 No.4 N | 2.93Mb | December | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CD containing Book - Files: Support files Electronics for Model Railways Part A (19,923.1 kB) Electronics for Model Railways Part B (25,519.9 kB) |
| 2014 No.3 A | 5.39Mb | August | Roger Edwards | Articles | |
| 2014 No.3 N | 3.56Mb | August | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2014 No.2 A | 6.06Mb | June | Roger Edwards | Articles | |
| 2014 No.2 K | 0.17Mb | June | Roger Edwards | Kit Locker (annual full listing) | |
| 2014 No.2 N | 3.76Mb | June | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2014 No.1 A | 15.02Mb | March | Roger Edwards | Articles | |
| 2014 No.1 N | 8.06Mb | March | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
2013 - Volume 47
| 2013 No.4 A | 3.95Mb | December | Roger Edwards | Articles | |
| 2013 No.4 N | 2.92Mb | December | Roger Edwards | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2013 No.3 A | 3.41Mb | August | Rodney Hills | Articles | |
| 2013 No.3 N | 2.14Mb | August | Rodney Hills | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2013 No.2 A | 7.41Mb | March | Rodney Hills | Articles | |
| 2013 No.2 K | 0.21Mb | March | Rodney Hills | Kit Locker (annual full listing) | |
| 2013 No.2 N | 6.85Mb | March | Rodney Hills | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
| 2013 No.1 A | 18.96Mb | February | David Osborne | Articles | |
| 2013 No.1 N | 2.55Mb | February | Rodney Hills | Notices, News, Letters & Listings |
2012 - Volume 46
| Winter Journal JR | 2.07Mb | December | David Osborne | (JR section in its own file) | |
| Winter Journal NL | 1.75Mb | December | Rodney Hills | ( NL section in its own file ) |
| Autumn Journal | 6.50Mb | August | Rodney Hills | (JR & NL sections are both in the single file) |
| Summer Journal | 3.15Mb | May | Rodney Hills |
| Spring Journal | 4.00Mb | March | Rodney Hills |
2011 - Volume 45
| Winter Journal | 7.00Mb | December | Rodney Hills |
| Autumn Journal | 3.39Mb | August | Rodney Hills |
| Summer Journal | 6.77Mb | May | Rodney Hills |
| Spring Journal | 6.03Mb | March | Rodney Hills |
2010 - Volume 44
| Winter Journal | 6.62Mb | December | Rodney Hills |
| Autumn Journal | 4.73Mb | August | Rodney Hills |
| Summer Journal | 10.03Mb | June | Rodney Hills |
| Spring Journal | 5.75Mb | March | Rodney Hills |
2009 - Volume 43
| Winter Journal | 4.68Mb | December | Rodney Hills |
| Autumn Journal | 6.27Mb | August | David Osborne |
| Summer Journal | 4.68Mb | May | David Osborne | Support files Code for Mark Patrick's article (5.1 kB) |
| Spring Journal | 2.06Mb | March | David Osborne |
2008 - Volume 42
| Winter Journal | 3.31Mb | December | David Osborne |
| Autumn Journal | 2.07Mb | August | David Osborne | Support files Software for Geoff Wilsons article (15.4 kB) |
| Summer Journal | 2.56Mb | May | David Osborne |
| Spring Journal | 1.77Mb | March | David Osborne |
2007 - Volume 41
| Winter Journal | 3.52Mb | November | David Osborne | Support files Corrected figure 5 (8.9 kB) |
| Autumn Journal | 2.14Mb | August | David Osborne |
| Summer Journal | 3.23Mb | June | David Osborne |
| Spring Journal | 2.37Mb | April | David Osborne | Support files Files for Davy Dicks article (13.0 kB) |
2006 - Volume 40
| Winter Journal | 1.37Mb | December | David Osborne | Actually published in January 2007 |
| Autumn Journal | 0.74Mb | August | David Osborne |
| Summer Journal | 0.87Mb | June | David Osborne |
| Spring Journal | 1.03Mb | March | David Osborne |
2005 - Volume 39
| Winter Journal | 2.00Mb | December | David Osborne | Actually pubished in January 2006 |
| Autumn Journal | 1.06Mb | August | David Osborne |
| Summer Journal | 1.19Mb | June | David Osborne |
| Spring Journal | 2.10Mb | March | David Osborne |
2004 - Volume 38
| Winter Journal | 2.32Mb | November | David Osborne |
| Autumn Journal | 1.64Mb | September | David Osborne |
| Summer Journal | 1.10Mb | June | David Osborne |
| Spring Journal | 1.18Mb | February | David Osborne |
2003 - Volume 37
| Winter Journal | 1.09Mb | November | David Osborne | Support files Hi-res illustrations in separate file (628.6 kB) |
| Autumn Journal | 1.24Mb | September | David Osborne | Support files Hi-res illustrations in separate file (692.7 kB) |
| Summer Journal | 1.67Mb | June | David Osborne |
| Spring Journal | 3.28Mb | February | David Osborne |
2002 - Volume 36
| Autumn Newsletter | 0.50Mb | - | David Haines | ||
| Spring Newsletter | 2.14Mb | - | Bill Quigley | ||
| Summer Newsletter | 0.64Mb | - | David Haines | ||
| Winter Newsletter | 0.68Mb | - | David Osborne |
2001 - Volume 35
| Autumn Newsletter | 0.22Mb | - | Bill Quigley | ||
| Spring Newsletter | 1.35Mb | - | Bill Quigley | ||
| Summer Newsletter | 2.38Mb | - | Bill Quigley | ||
| Winter Newsletter | 0.32Mb | - | Bill Quigley |
2000 - Volume 34
| Spring Newsletter | 0.79Mb | February | John Weal |
| Autumn Newsletter | 0.61Mb | - | Bill Quigley | ||
| Summer Newsletter | 0.45Mb | - | Bill Quigley | ||
| Winter Newsletter | 0.81Mb | - | Bill Quigley |
1999 - Volume 33
| Winter Newsletter | 1.27Mb | December | John Weal |
| Autumn Newsletter | 0.46Mb | October | John Weal |
| Summer Newsletter | 0.09Mb | July | John Weal |
| Spring Newsletter | 1.63Mb | February | John Weal |
1998 - Volume 32
| Winter Newsletter | 0.25Mb | December | John Weal |
| Autumn Newsletter | 0.07Mb | October | John Weal |
| Jan, Mar, Jun, Aug Newsletters | 1.47Mb | - | Paul King |
1997 - Volume 31
| Feb, Mar, Jun, Aug, Nov Newsletters | 2.01Mb | - | Paul King |
1996 - Volume 30
| Newsletters | 3.94Mb | - | Paul King |
1995 - Volume 29
| Newsletters | 3.67Mb | - | Paul King |
1968 - Volume 2
| Connections No 1 | 21.28Mb | January | W.A. Torbell |