Freight Watch AT Aberbeeg - In the last submission of his pictures before his death, Bill Potter sent Steam World a sequence of colour slides showing the banking of freight trains from Aberbeeg to Ebbw Vale.

Tank Tops! - caledonian 5FT 9iN 0-4-4-Ts - To mark the return to traffic of preserved 'Caley' 0-4-4T No. 419, George Russell summarises the history of the class. With colour photographs by Keith Pirt.

One owner - high mileage? - In 1961 a senior BR engineer claimed that the 'AT 4-6-2s were working over 200 miles per day. Richard Strange had doubts about the claim and invited other researchers to help him check it. Their findings show that false mileage figures aren't just a phenomenon of the used car trade.

Running Light! - Interested in railwayana but can't afford a nameplate? Paul Leavens provides an introduction to collecting railway oil lamps.

Comment - The editor considers the plan to make the GWR main line a World Heritage Site and reflects on the contribution which railway bridges and viaducts have made to the landscape.

Call Attention - We feature a couple of derailments, and we've news of a 'Scot' chimney and steam age survivor.

Great Shot! - An evocative rural station scene by Gavin Morrison at Glastonbury & Street station after a shower of rain.

Langwith - britain's busiest backwater? - Langwith Junction was a busy place, much under-rated by train-watchers, says Lawson Little as he describes the workings of an important freight centre.

A midnight trip To bristol - A story of momentary infatuation that that was remembered for a lifetime - Owen Griffiths provides a short story for Christmas reading.

Firing days at rugby - 2 - Derek Smith continues the story of his footplate career, firing in the goods link from Rugby on an LNWR 0-8-0.

Reviews - New books and video programmes are put under the spotlight by 5ream World reviewers.

Platform - The monthly portion of comment and reaction from the Steam World post bag.

Tamworth memories - A final helping of memoirs and anecdotes from the Tamworth Field Boys and another chance to buy a superb Philip D. Hawkins print.

Exploring the north-east - Chris Gammell recalls a memorable excursion to travel over some of Britain's oldest railways, under threat of closure in the 1950s.

The end of the M&GN - A selection of photographs to mark the 40th anniversary of closure of the Midland & Great Northern joint Line.

All things considered - With the Royal Yacht gone and the Queen's Flight

Under scrutiny Andrew Dow believes that much better use should be made of Britain's Royal train.