NEWS - BR asks railtours company to devise main line steam programme, the exiled 'Schools' 4-4-0 Repton gets a new owner in America, dieselisation finally comes to the Vale of Rheidol, plus more details of this summer's steam programme on the Cambrian line to Aberystwyth, Barmouth and Pwhelli. Remember: you'll read it first in Steam Railway.
GALLERY - Photo featuring 'Pacific' steam at its magnificent best: the main line return of 6201 Princess Elizabeth and 71000 Duke of Gloucester, as captured by SR contributors.
DRUMOCHTER - W.J.V. Anderson spotlights Britain's highest main line summit in the days of steam, where in winter even triple-headed 'Black 5s' had to call for a banker ...
WORLDWIDE REPORT - One country in Europe recently ran a steam railtour featuring no fewer than 31 different engines from 17 different classes - but do you know which one? Our man on the spot David Thornhill gives his first-hand report.
MAILBAG - Your reactions to SLOA's enforced withdrawal from the railtour market, a damning indictment of the modern-day steam buff - and a mystery to solve: why was a GW 'King' allocated to Aylesbury shed in 1947? Your letters, on three pages.
UP AND RUNNING - Remember Duke of Gloucester as it was at Barry scrapyard, nearly 13 years ago? Seen it as it is today? We salute the matchless restoration of No. 71000 by the members of the Duke of Gloucester Locomotive Trust, now that the BR Class 8 'Pacific' is 'ex-works' again.
THE MONEYSPINNER! - October's Salisbury-Yeovil 'Blackmore Vale Express' steam specials brought a Ã