Comment - Andrew Roden explains how shed allocations tell a compelling story.
Call Attention - CA gets its teeth into how to go about finding elusive data on 'cops'.
Nottingham Victoria - Bruce Laws starts a new series examining the history of Nottingham's C>CR station.
On Lancastrian lines - Nigel Harris selects and captions more great pictures from the camera of Blackburn photographer Ken Roberts.
Platform - Readers' views and opinions -plus the chance to win in our prize crossword.
Southern Region Railrover - Chris Meredith looks back at a week travelling around the SR in 1961.
Great Shot! - A pair of 'Black Fives' at Crianlarich are this month's centre spread, taken by Donald Luscombe.
Hallatrow to Limpley Stoke - The railway immortalised in The Titfield Thunderbolt is recalled by Steve Roberts.
A North Wales odyssey - Ron Herbert revisits a memorable road trip in North Wales to capture WR steam.
ER 'Pacifics' in Scotland - Steam World presents views of Eastern Region 'Pacifies' in Scotland in glorious colour.
The last years of Nine Elms - Andrew Britton's photography shows the last years of this famous depot, with additional research on allocations by Richard Strange.
GE SPOTTING IN THE 1930s - The spectacle of the Great Eastern Main Line in its 1930s prime is vividly remembered by Victor Coles, with Liverpool Street as his focus.
Railways on the Fylde - Peter Fitton showcases the railways around Blackpool in this photographic feature.
Reviews - The latest books and DVDs are put under the microscope by the SW team.

CONTENTS PAGE IMAGE: On pages 50-55, Andrew Britton's photography reveals the grime and faded glory of Nine Elms' last years, with allocation snapshots by Richard Strange. On March 11 1967, rebuilt 'West Country' No. 34104 Here Alston stands over the ash pits at this famous depot.
COVER - On an unrecorded date, smoke pours from the chimney of 'West Country' No. 34041 Wilton at Nine Elms MPD.