Features:
Filling the Leicester Gap - S. W. Smith outlines the resignalling of the former Midland main line around Leicester, between Irchester and Loughborough
Slow Train to Kirkby Stephen - Martin Bairstow considers the prospects for the revived local service which has been introduced on the Settle & Carlisle line
An Electrifying Return - Dr. Richard L. Hills, formerly Director of the North Western Museum of Science & Industry, hails the return to Britain of two "EM2" electric locomotives from the Netherlands
Steam Return for Switzerland - Rupert Taylor discovers an ambitious scheme to revive the former Summit section of the Furka- Oberalp Railway - and bring back steam rack locomotives from Vietnam to work it
A Wolverhampton Renaissance - Paul Cotterell welcomes the refurbishment of the low-level station as a transport museum
A Hampshire Silver - Jubilee Mark Smithers tells the story of the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society from its beginnings in 1961 to its present operating line
Rapid Foundations for Electrification - Purpose-built self-propelled rail vehicle speeds electrification work on the East Coast Main Line
Manchester - the Divided City - Martin Bairstow describes railway developments in Greater Manchester which have so far fallen short of bridging the gap between north and south
Locomotive Practice and Performance - P. W. B. Semmens "gets across London", travelling from south to north of the River Thames by the West London and Waterloo & City lines, and a "Gatwick Express"

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