NEWS - Bernard Staite in charge at Steamtown, full details of Southern Region's Salisbury - Yeovil Junction steam runs, plus news of the purchase of M7 tank 30053 from America, for the Swanage Railway.
GALLERY - Full picture coverage of Mallard's inaugural run on the 'Scarborough Spa Express', Didcot's 14XX tank at work on the Llangollen Railway, and the superb spectacle of LNER 'J36' Maude working service trains on the Strathspey Railway, during -its week-long stay in the Cairn Gorms.
TWILIGHT DAYS OF THE 'BRITANNIAS' - When new, the 'Britannia' Pacifies were the pride of the BR Standard fleet. By the time they arrived at Crewe in 1963, they were in a dire state, rattling, leaking steam from almost every pore and in urgent need of overhaul. Former Crewe apprentice engineer Twelve Middle' remembers.
'SHANGRI-LA' IN THE SUBURBS - With the 20th anniversary of the closure of the Great Central main line on September 9, GCR disciple Bill Piggott traces back over the final years of steam at the London end, when V2s still worked the 'South Yorkshireman', and engines from all regions met at Wembley Hill on Cup Final day.
WE'RE BACK TO WDs - With WD 2-10-Os No.90775 and 3672 Dame Vera Lynn both now domiciled on the Mid-Hants Railway, Mick Roberts relates the rather unpredictable chain of events which brought the WD 2-10-Os as we remember them back into the public eye.
GETTING THERE (DESPITE ONE OR TWO OBSTACLES) - As the Yorkshire Dales Railway gears up to lay more rail into the heart of the Dales, John Furness reviews the progress which has been made since the Railway took the extraordinary step of closing itself down in order to consolidate.
MAILBAG - Overhauled just to to be mothballed - or should Duke of Gloucester become a 'daily user' loco on the Great Central Railway? Just one viewpoint of many, in this month's Mailbag.
THE GLORIOUS YEARS - Guest photographer Duncan Gomersall reflects in words and pictures on some of the engines which became personal 'favourites', as he sought to build up a comprehensive picture record during the 1950s and '60s.
WORLDWIDE REPORT - The pick-up goods has become virtually obsolete on British lines, but elsewhere in the world such trains have continued to provide work for steam. David Thornhill highlights the simple eccentricity of Portugal's Tamega and Sabor lines, where steam has a cause still.
TRAIN INFORMATION - Our updated monthly guide for followers of steam, with full details of special gala events and normal train services at Britain's minor railways.
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