News - We bring you the most comprehensive and authoritative steam news available anywhere. In this issue, we report the exciting news that LSWR Class T9 No. 120 is to be restored to main line standard, give details about a winter tour of preserved lines by Flying Scotsman, report on Intercity's Chns Green's support for WSR trains to run into Taunton.....and much, much more! Full details of our highly successful 'Windcutter campaign are given on pages 8-9 - the first wagons have already been delivered to the GCR!
Down Main - The response to David Wilcock's new column has been very positive - in this month's main line matters, he ponders the future for the Northern Belle and highlights his view of the unacceptable face of capitalism.
Gallery - The pick of the crop of contemporary steam photography this month including a dash of narrow gauge charisma to accompany the magnificence of the main line scene.
Book Reviews - The 'steam team' takes a critical look between the lines of some recent offerings from the railway press. If it's good bad or indifferent, we'll tell you the truth!
Onward - To Shenton - Although a very long time in the making, the Battlefield Line's Shenton extension is complete and in operation. David Brown was there for the opening day celebrations.
The Steam Railway Locomotive Directory - Part 1 - The GWR Fleet Chris Leigh embarks on a comprehensive update on the whereabouts and condition of every preserved standard gauge steam engine in the country This month, the GWR survivors
Visions on Steam - in Oil and Water - Railway Artists Chairman Philip Hawkins presents a section of recent works by the members of the GRS, in oils and coloured inks.
Worth Remembering - Derek Huntriss examines how the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway has generated its own history since reopening in 1968.
Moody & Magnificent - Nige Harris looks at the highly distinctive railway photography of lan Smith in which the power and ' passion of the steam engine are conveyed with great impact - even though the locomotive is sometimes barely visible!
'B1' No.1264: Repairing the Irrepairable - Back in 1980, No. 1264's boiler was condemned - now the engine is just two years away from steaming again. Mike Cobley and Dermot Reynolds tell a story of triumph against seemingly insurmountable odds.
Worldwide Report - Overseas steam expert David Thornhill reveals how steam lines abroad are threatened by decisions to hand them over to private operators - or face closure.
WORLDWIDE EXTRA - Colin Boocock visits Poland's Woltszyn depot - Europe's last main line steam shed.
Permanent Way...Nots So Permanent Way - This old favourite records the changing scene at Gowhole Sidings in the last 25 years. Yet again, the railway is in retreat.....
Where To Go for Steam - Our monthly guide to what's on, where and at what time, for steam - minded folk.
The Glorious Years - Nigel Harris presents colour material from six ! photographers who ' were only able to make their original - submissions in black and white - Mike Esau, R.C. Riley John S. Whiteley Gavin Morrison, Geoff Rixon and R.J. Blenkinsop.
Classifieds - The most comprehensive selection of classified advertising you'll find in any railway journal.
Modern History - Making a comeback this month, this popular feature, which examines the history of the preservation movement itself, looks at National Collection 'Crab' 2-6-0 No. 42700 on the Worth Valley Railway and the NYMR's Goathland station in the late 1960s.
The Kodak Photography Competition - A last chance to enter this prestigious competition, with more than Ã