Inside issue 49...

SIGNAL POST

The view from the front seat.

NEWS

The stories making the headlines.

WELL FILLED ‘COB’!

An extraordinary event as the Ffestiniog Railway celebrates its own history...

READY TO REUNIFY!

Planning permission means all that’s holding back the GCR link is money.

ONE-ZULU

The latest main line news and comment.

‘DERBY’ PREVIEW

What to expect in August at The Greatest Gathering. TRACKSIDE will be there!

‘COMPOUND’ INTEREST: BRITAIN’S NEWEST 4-4-0?

The ‘Midland Compound’ is back in Derby, will it ever steam again?

DERBY RAMMED!

Great gatherings of a different era, remembered by John Cooper-Smith

‘BELLE’ EPOQUE!

Steam Dreams founder Marcus Robertson is back, promoting railtours with a difference.

SPECTACLE PLATE

Giants at rest, at GWR Wiltshire mecca.

LAST ‘KNIGHT’

Sir Lamiel is nearing the end of its latest ‘DIY’ overhaul at the GCR, as it marks its centenary.

QUALITY CORRIS

A slow and steady approach is yielding favourable results in Mid-Wales.

ENGAGED!

Examining one of our £10 treasures.

TASTY MAUNSELL MORSEL

The Bluebell’s aim of full Bulleid and Maunsell carriage sets is a step closer to realisation.

GHOSTLY GROSMONT

Join Andrew Jeffery at the North Yorkshire Moors... after dark.

CUCKOO… CUCKOO…

The ultimate ‘Spa’ weekend, at Tunbridge Wells.

RUNNING LINES

TRACKSIDE’S round-up of all the latest news from railways and their supporting societies.

REVIEWS

What’s new and what’s hot – recently released material reviewed.

STOP BLOCK

Final food for thought.