Locomotive Practice and Performance - P. W. B. Semmens considers the position of mileposts, then makes some diversionary journeys
News and Notes - First "W'essex Electric" handed-over; Victoria platform additions; Two "27 "s saved; Royal figures at NRM
Beeching, 25 Years On: Part one - Martin Bairstow marks the quarter-century since the Beeching Report with a review of the conditions that led up to it, and the gathering storm, as many of its provisions were implemented
".... Working on the Railroad, Railroad" - R. Taylor spends a hard but rewarding day up the Furka-Oberalp
Man in Winter - Peter Knottley pays an off-season visit to the Isle of Man Steam Railway
A Profile from the Past - Michael Banister follows the career of his great-grandfather, Fred Banister, Chief Resident Engineer of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway
Corris Conservation - 'Richard S. Greenhough reveals how Sir Henry Haydn Jones and Mr. Edward Thomas, of the nearby Talyllyn Railway, were instrumental in the survival of the two Corris locomotives that now carry their names on the Talyllyn
A Welcome in the Hills - Dr. W. A. Sharman contemplates the tranquility ofDalwhinnie and expounds on its history and photographic opportunities

Regulars:
Fifty Years Ago
Coming Events
Panorama
Mail Bag
Traffic & Traction
Why & Wherefore
Railfare

Front cover - Leading the 09.56 Manchester Piccadilly-Exeter St- Darids train on July 6 last, HST power car 43101. 'Edinburgh International Festival", departs from Cheltenham Spa.