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The Aberfoyle Line - David Anderson describes the line from Glasgow to Aberfoyle a€ the Gateway to the Trossachs' a€" and the services provided and motive power used over this route.
The Cuckoo Line (LB&SCR) - Michael Welch provides a detailed history of the line from Polegate to Redgate Mill Junction, just south of Bridge a€" affectionately known as the Cuckoo Line a€" which was on the route from Eastbourne to Tunbridge Wells.
Lineside Cameraman a€" Mike Esau
Life on the Footplate a€" The 'Austin Sevens' - Jim Markland recalls his days at Bolton shed in the late-1950s when working on the footplate of the LMS 7F' 0-8-0s.
A Visit to Northwicha€"November 1947 (Courtesy of the Royal Family) - Fifty years on, Don Rowland recalls 20 November 1947 when a day-off from school was granted for the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, when he chose to visit Northwich on the CLC.
Britain's Titled Trains - 11: The 'Cheltenham Flyer' and 'Cheltenham Spa Express' - Michael Harris examines the sometimes surprising history of the Fastest Train in the World', and its post-war successor.
Tail Lamp

Cover: Our cover picture is from the camera of this month's 'Lineside Cameraman' a€" Mike Esau. During the final years of steam working, many of the surviving locomotives were in a very dirty condition, as illustrated by this picture. Even the crisp light and the autumn tints only serve to emphasise the neglected external condition of Southern Maunsell 'U' class 2-6-0 No 31799, which is pulling away from Betchworth with a train from Redhill to Gulldford and Reading In 1965.