Comment - Andrew Roden exposes the closure which cut off a county.
Call Attention - The tale of 'Old Jim' - and Steam World's youngest reader are revealed.
Bath's railways in the 1950s - 'Felix Pole' moved to Bath in the 1950s and found a railway scene packed with variety and interest, as he recalls.
A BAD FOOTPLATE TRIP from 'Brum' - Bad coal meant an atrocious firing turn for John Brisco on a 'Jubilee' from Birmingham.
BR Standard '5MTs' in Surrey - BR's elegant 4-6-0s appealed to Richard Derry, who remembers their compelling appeal.
Platform - Readers' views and opinions -plus the chance to win in our prize crossword.
Variety at Vauxhall - Neil Sprinks presents a selection of images showing the range of locomotives at Vauxhall after Bulleid 'Pacifies' were sidelined.
Great Shot! - A 'Grange' on the Royal Albert Bridge is this month's centre spread, taken by W.J. Verden-Anderson and courtesy of Rail Archive Stephenson.
Steam's theatre in the round - Roundhouses offered a unique and special atmosphere. Peter R. Cooper recounts his travels to visit as many as possible.
Rules of the Great Western Railway - Linda Lawrie examines how the GWR rules applied to lite carriage of luggage and parcels.
1961 - A spotter's YEAR - Bruce Laws explains how he and his friends escaped 'steam desert' Suffolk in search of more 'cops' in what turned out to be a vintage year for him.
The last two years of the 'Big Four' - Steam World looks back at the last days of the 'Big Four' in this lour-page photographic feature.
Eastern Region DEPOTS'IN COLOUR - Stratford was a vital MPD, as these colour images taken by K.L. Cook demonstrate vividly.
Reviews - A bumper reviews selection of the latest books, DVDs, and other releases.
Cover: S&D '7F' 2-8-0 No. 53806 stands on Bath Green Park shed in September 1963.
Contents page photo: Peter R. Cooper explores the unique appeal of roundhouses on pages 36-43. Amongst the most spectacular was the Great Western's Old Oak Common - a true 'cathedral of steam' if ever there was one with its four covered turntables. On June 26 1963 at the depot are 'Hall' No. 6942 Eshton Hall and 'Castle' 4-6-0s Nos. 5057 Earl Waldegrave and 7029 Clun Castle.
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