EWS - BR does a 180-degree turn, and announces that the 'Scarborough Spa Express' is on again - plus details of Mallard's first run in more than 20 years, and why the Mid-Hants Railway is having to use diesels from Alton. This and lots more, on FIVE pages.
GALLERY 'Black 5' - NO.5305 - Alderman A.E. Draper steals the thunder of this month s 'Gallery' photo-feature, on the West Yorkshire County Council's Settle & Carlisle line special train on March 8.
INSIDE A RUNNING SHED WORKSHOP - Steamtown engineer Ken Cottam takes us through some of the day-to-day tasks in the Carnforth running-shed workshop. Part 2: Fabricating new parts. Photographs by John Shuttleworth.
VIDEO REVIEW - Steve Le Cheminant with more objective commentary on some of the most recent video releases, and an explanation of what video producers mean by 'broadcast quality'.
MAILBAG - Why do the profits from main line steam running go to British Rail's InterCity sector, when steam has so little to do with InterCity business? Shouldn't steam operation be the lot of the Provincial sector? Plus your views on BR's handling of the 'Scarborough Spa Express' operation.
'KIPPS MEN CAN GO ANYWHERE - The West Highland line in winter could be a trial for even the most experienced engineman - but for one relief fireman on the footplate of a Gresley K2 for the first time, it turned out to be a nightmare. Dr. Ann Glen relates the wartime experience of Kipps fireman Willie Bell.
'GOLDEN JUBILEE': 'LEANDER' AT 50 - The most travelled - and certainly the most popular - of the four surviving Stanier 'Jubilees' was 50 in March. Bill Sharman traces the chequered existence of No.5690 in the 13 years since preservation in 1973.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: THE COMPLETE UK STEAM STOCKLIST - Part Two of Steam Railway's stocklist supplement give a complete check on every ex-main line steam loco to be found in the UK today. Next month: Ex-industrial steam on the standard gauge.
WORLDWIDE REPORT - Workaday steam is winding down in its few remaining pockets around the world, but there are fresh initiatives to run again some of the mothballed engines in European museums. David Thornhill takes stock.
THE GLORIOUS - YEARS Few people can remember the old pre-Grouping companies like the Great North of Scotland and the Caledonian Railways, and there are fewer still who photographed them. Ernest Glen, this month's guest contributor did both, and at 90 he's still taking photographs.
TRAIN INFORMATION - Want to visit a 'new' railway, or reacquaint yourself with an 'old' one? Our monthly where-to-go guide tells you when railways and steam centres are in operation and lists the dates of special gala events!
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PERMANENT WAY...and not so permanent way, this month turns its focus upon Halstead, once an important stop on the Colne Valley line, now a town without a railway.