In the previous issue, we featured a history of the "Ostbahn", the famous pre-war German line linking Berlin with the east. Due to a lack of space, we couldn't print all the material we had on hand. In this issue, we present this material as a supplement to the main article.
We will assess the current physical condition of the line and bring you a schedule diagram of rail traffic. You will also find a table of equipment used at the end of 19th Century. Finally, we will look back to the fantastic special steam trains which ran on the "Ostbahn" from 1994÷6. We also remember the jamboree of locomotives held on the Bydgoszcz-Wyrzysk narrow gauge system as a follow-up to the recent article about this network. All these events were so popularly received that we consider them the rail enthusiast's "event of the century".

The final part of our series on rebuilding the factory model BR120 to the Polish "Gagarin" ST44. We cover the full history of the engines by our friend, Ryszard Rusak, and give further information provided by our readers and drivers from PKP. This will not be the final article on this cult engine!

On pages 52÷66 we report from the great toy fair, looking at the new railway models and accessories.