rains of Thought Life before Preservation a€ 17: Great Central Railway - Martin Bloxsom takes a look at another of Britain's preserved railways prior to closure by BR, and considers the history and past times of the Great Central line between Nottingham and Leicester, part of which has survived as the preserved Great Central Railway. Britain's Titled Trains 14: The Torbay Express' and the Torquay Pullman Limited' - Michael Harris looks at an aristocrat among the named trains a€" as well as a doomed venture. From Ayr to Stranraer a€"The 'Stranraer Road' - David Anderson provides a brief history of this Ayrshire line and its traffic, and with the use of interesting illustrations describes the variety of motive power that could be seen over this route in the days of steam. Know your trains! a€" 3: Train Control and Control Offices - In the third in an occasional series of informative articles by Reg Walker, he describes, for readers of Steam Days, the operating functions of the railways' Control Offices. Maunsell's 'Z' class 0-8-0Ts - Andrew Wilson Tail Lamp and Reviews Cover: This month in Steam Days, in the 14th in the series of 'Britain's Titled Trains' articles, we cover the Great Western Railway's 'Torbay Express'. On 5 November 1960 the 'Castle' heading the 'Torbay Express' on that occasion was unfortunately not carrying its train headboard or reporting number. The train is seen passing West Ealing with No 7032 Denbigh Castle in charge.