I thought it felt thinner as well but there are the same number of pages so I think the paper must be thinner.
The cover photo was taken at the Gloucestershire Steam and Vintage Extravaganza last year- we all know it as the South Cerney steam rally. It is a Garner tractor converted by the factory into a canal or riverside tug; a number of manufacturers made tugs for this purpose but very few have survived, probably because they had such a hard life.
Well done to Charlie (AKA Private Pike) for producing a quality magazine.