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Comment - Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be. What was it that made our spotting days so special. Call Attention - Headboards, Western signalboxes and the curious random application of red coupling rods are among the topics, discussed over a cuppa, this month. The Tees-Tyne' and The Talisman' - In part one, W. Alcock recalls some interesting performances by the 'Tees-Tyne Pullman' with 'A3' and 'A4' LOCOMOTIVES. Headboard monitors - It was a tricky job but someone had to do it. In the case of a certain headboard it was the job of David Percival and Chris Leigh The end of steam repairs at Ashford - R. Shepperson concludes his tribute to 50 years since the end of steam repairs at Ashford works and takes a look at the Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells sheds. That reminds me...Andrew Dow's 100th 'That Reminds Me' investigates the subject of locomotive numbering. Platform souls - Many of us would spend hours trying to get train pictures without people 'in the way' yet when the photographer uses people well, they really make the picture. Last days of the WELSH HIGHLAND - Rare Getty Images taken in the dying days of the spectacular Welsh Highland Railway, now re-opened as Nigel Harris reports. Great shot! - The Getty Images library provided this spectacular aerial view of the marshalling yard and steam depot at Toton. Platform - Another bumper selection of your letters and comments, rounded off with our crossword. Trainspotting At Bristol - Dr. Peter Couch recalls how his interest in railways began with trainspotting around his local station and trips in to Bristol. Great Grandfather, Driver, Storyteller - Malcolm Simister remembers his Great Grandfather's stories, and the day he appeared in the paper. A 'duck Six' gets the runaround - David Page recalls the exploits of a '4F' 0-6-0 on a branch line railtour from Derby. Murphy's law: The Chalford Flyer - Exclusive unpublished colour images byVernon Murphy. Reviews - More books and DVDs come under the scrutiny of our reviewers. Cover - The imposing shape of Bulleid's air-smoothed 'Battle of Britain' 4-6-2 No. 34086 219 Squadron standing at Brockenhurst on June 1 1966 with the 1.56pm Bournemouth departure.
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