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THAT WAS THE YEAR..1968 - John Stretton has asked some of Britain's leading railway photographers to trawl their files for memories of August 1968.
1968 - 1998 END OF BR STEAM ANNIVERSARY - Tom Heavyside recalls the build-up to that sad August 30 years ago when BR steam ended.
MY WAR IN RETFORD - FR Lowe remembers the dark days of the Second World War and 'doing his bit'.
THE BARNUMS: WHAT A CIRCUS! - Bill Peto asks why this Great Western class of 2-4-0s picked up their famous nickname.
THE MOST TRAVELLED BLACK FIVE - Phil Marsh tells the tale of Ian Storey's Black Five No.44767.
QLOBAL STEAM - Frank Hornby recalls his trip behind the Iron Curtain in the 1970s to see East German steam.
REPLICAS: TAKING THE RIGHT TRACK - Ron Shaw makes the case for using some yet to be restored Barry 'victims' as the basis for replicas of long gone classes.
STEAM: TODAY'S GLORY - Modern steam in full colour.
CLASSIC TYPES - Eric Sawford's second part of his took at the British 2-6-0 types.
IVATT'S CLASS FOUR MASTERPIECE - Richard Derry moves the spotlight onto an effective but unloved piece of machinery.
MARK ONE CARRIAGES: PROBLEMS OR ANSWERS? - Nick Pallant of the Kent and East Sussex Railway looks at a vehicle trusted and used by most preserved railways and asks questions.
NARROW ANGLE - The West Lancashire Light Railway comes into sharp focus.
TRAIN FAYRE - Reviews of the latest book and video releases for railway enthusiasts.
WHERE THERE'S STEAM - Find where all the action is taking place in August and September around Britain's railways.
FRONT COVER: Ffestiniog Railway 0-4-4-OT Faillie David Lloyd George pilots Funkey diesel Vale of Ffestiniog out of Porthmadog Harbour Station with the 10.30 to Btaenau Ffestiniog where they were due to meet National Power's standard gauge 59/2 Class diesel locomotive on April 18.
