rains of Thought Glimpses of the Woodhead Route - Stanley Jenkins takes a look at the history of the Great Central Railway's trans-Pennine Woodhead Route between Manchester and Sheffield, describing its transition from steam to electric traction, its motive power, trains, tunnels, viaducts, and stations. Churchward's Great Western 7MTs a€The '4700' class 2-8-0s - Andrew Wilson provides a brief history of this small class of impressive GWR 2-8-0s. Tonbridge to Hastings - Michael Welch relates the history of this route, famous for its restricted-width tunnels, and describes the reasons for this, together with the motive power, such as 'Schools' class 4-4-0s, that worked over this line. Taking Stock in Scotland a€" Aspects of LMS Locomotive Policy for its Northern Division - In pursuit of its standardisation of engine classes, the LMS made some tough decisions, and snuffed out much of the pride of pre-Grouping Scottish steam, as Michael Harris reveals. The Princess Elizabeth Story - David Anderson, one of the three founder members of the project to save 'Princess Royal' Pacific No 46201 Princess Elizabeth from the cutter's torch, traces the history of this popular now-preserved LMS locomotive, and includes details of its record runs of 1936. Tail Lamp a€" Readers' Letters Book Reviews Cover: This month in Steam Days we take a trip along the Tonbridge to Hastings line a€" a line renowned for its narrow tunnels. The Southern 'Schools' class 4-4-Os were regular performers on passenger services over this route, and here, leaving Somerhill Tunnel, Tonbridge, we see No 30916 Whitgift on 24 May 1958 with the 2.10pm Hastings to Charing Cross train.