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The Mid-Wales Railway a€ Llanidloes to Talyllyn Junction - Rex Kennedy takes a look at this rural line which connected Brecon in South Wales to the Cambrian main line, and describes its stations, services, and the motive power used.
Special Traffic a€" Animal Farm - Livestock, feedstuffs, agricultural shows and farm removals Michael Harris reviews the involvement of the railways in the movement of cattle, sheep, horses and feedstuffs throughout the British Isles, and also the transportation of livestock and exhibits to agriculture shows, and the movement of entire farms from one place to another.
Steam Days at Belfast - David Anderson recalls the days of steam in this Northern Ireland city.
The LNER 'V2' 2-6-2s a€" The 'Green Arrows' - The Rolls-Royce of Mixed-Traffic Engines - W. A. T. Aves
The Great North of Scotland Railway's Main Line - Keith Jones describes the route north from Aberdeen, via Keith and Craigellachie to Elgin, its history, services, and the motive power used over this route.
Simply the best a€" Southern 4-4-0s - The fourth in a series of Regional Photo-Features comprising'just a small selection of the many excellent pictures held in the Rail Archive Stephenson Collection.
High Days at Crewe - From studying the notebooks of James Wedgwood, Mike Thompson has put together another interesting day of train-watching a€" this time at Crewe, on 31 August 1957.
Indulging in Nostalgia...Memories of the Taunton to Barnstaple Line - Arthur Beaumont shares with us his memories of a much-loved line.
Tail Lamp and Reviews

Cover: Our first article this month covers the line from Llanidloes to Talyllyn Junction a€" the Mid-Wales Railway. This scene, captured on 22 September 1962, shows the atmosphere of a typical rural station a€" Tyiwch, just south of Llanidloes a€" as a few passengers board a train for Brecon, hauled by '2MT' 2-6-0 No 46507.