Comment - Coffee-drinking Editor, Chris Leigh, ponders the railway's remarkable reliance on tea, the Englishman's answer.'to every problem!
Call attention - The customary pot-pourri of readers' contributions includes a truly remarkable picture of No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester at a Derby open day.
The scottish rambler - 1963/4 - Photographer Roy Hobbs partook of the remarkable series of Scottish Rambler railtours as steam drew to its  end in the 1960s and recorded them in colour.
Watching trains at NANNFIELD plain - David Bertram recalls the spectacle and the struggle of Consett iron ore trains on Annfield Plain.
Platform - Another great selection of your letters plus the Steam World crossword
Raleigh on the 12.15 - Ken Phillips and Ray Townsin report on another rather unusual run with a 'Jubilee' 4-6-0. saturday afternoons
What to do on a Saturday afternoon in south-west London? - Neil Sprinks describes how he spent his leisuretime in the 1950s.
Great shot! - Leslie Sandler's wintry view of an 'S15' 4-6-0 at Reading is a reminder of spotting days for our Editor.
That reminds me - Andrew Dow considers the disciplines which give railways so much advantage over other forms of transport.
'Grimsargh junction change for whittingham' - David Hindle provides a summary of his new book on the Longridge branch and the line which served Whittingham Mental Hospital.
Diary days - the early years - Such was the success of Robin Bamber's 'Diary Days' in Steam World 286 that we asked him for more, and here he provides the 'prequel' to the series.
Before they were famous - Steam World begins a new series looking at places which are familiar to us now in preservation.
Last years of the 'Super Ds' - Peter Cooper looks back to the last decade of the very long-lived LNWR 0-8-Os, of which just one example escaped the cutter's torch.
The southern's big tanks - Despite its reputation, the Southern did have some big freight tank locomotives, and they were favourites of Chris Leigh
Reviews - The supply of new railway books never dries up, but which ones are worth buying?

On the cover: No. 46251 City of Nottingham stands on Swindon shed on May 9 1964, the City of Truro 60th anniversary. The 'East Midlander No. 7'