Mostly the Art and Practice of Rostering Enginemen - In the daily 'battle' between engine crews and those in the 'office', the man who decided who went where and when occupied a very hot seat indeed. R. H. N. Hardy recalls the trials and tribulations of rostering enginemen at King's Lynn. WITH COLOUR
Under Repair - Preservation isis rebuilding locomotives in the open air might reflect on ihc fact that conditions were sometimes little better on BR, when steam locomotive repair was a heavy industry with only the most basic technology. Eric Sawford captured on film some interesting views, both on shed and on main works.
1247 - a Preservation Pioneer - Before Alan 1'egler bought Fiying Scotsman for preservation, a little GNR saddletank passed in lo private hands and was much used on BR railtours. John F. Aylard recounts the working life of the 'J52s' and No.1247 in particular. WITH COLOUR
Great Central Travels - 2 - Chris Gammell concludes his reflections on the Great Central in the 1960s, recalling the very first GCR photographer, reviewing the closing years and looking at what's left
East Coast Winter Wonderland - Crisp snow and clear light made for great railway pictures. Noel F. Ingram made the East Coast Main Line his regular stamping ground, particularly the Lincolnshire section. In the bitter winter of 1962-3 he obtained some evocative images of the steam railway. COLOUR FEATURE
Extremely Unhappy Times Following National Service - 2 - With a move to BR offices at Derby things began to improve for George Green, following his two years as a 'Sapper' in the Royal Engineers. In pan two of his story he begins a period of official footplate-riding on the West Coast Main Line.
71000 - The 'Duke'and the 'Duchesses' - The BR'SP' 4-6-2 No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester was allocated to Crewe North, where its performance was fudged against Stanier 'Pacifies'. Faced with bias in favour of the Stanicr machines and a method of firing which did not suit the new 'Pacific's perhaps the contest was not winnable? Allan C. Baker poses the question. WITH COLOUR
Maunsell's 'Moguls' - R.E.L. Maunsell's two-cylinder 2-6-Os were the workhorses of the Southern Region until near the end of steam operation on the region. Gerald T. Robinson focuses on the 'N' and 'U' classes. COLOUR FEATURE
With My Father to Fife - The photography of the late W.J.V. Andersen was an inspiration to many, not least John H. Bird, who as a teenager, persuaded his father to take him to Scotland for a rail tour of Fife by 'J37' 0-6-0. WITH COLOUR
Platform - The saga of 'Steam on the Silver Screen' continues, a reader asks about a mysterious chute at King's Cross and C.P. Atkins responds to the suggestion that BR 'Clans' could have been rebuilt as "Britannias" - all this and more on the page that is the readers' forum.
Book Reviews - New Year - new books. We look at some of the latest offerings from the railway publishers.

Front cover: Peppercorn *A2' 4-6-2 No. 60528 Tudor Minstrel runs down the bank towards Burntisland with a southbound express fitted goods, AD, Marriott.