NETWORK UPGRADING:
Sparks effect! - We review Network Rail's ambitious electrification plans
Scots get wired - More catenary north of the border
Filling the skills gap - Tony Miles visits Carillion's electrification training centre
Major projects transform the network - Reading, Crossrail, Borders and more
Signalling modernisation - ERTMS and ROCs
Infrarail preview - Earl's Court exhibition for the rail infrastructure sector

Regulars:
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
Blood and Custard - A sideways look at railway life
Forum - Readers comment on topical issues around the railway today
Trackwatch - Our monthly look at changes on the national network
Moving Wheels - Rolling stock news
In Business and small ads - Latest happenings in industry
People - Recent appointments
Alan Williams - Electrification in the North
Crossrail update - Tragedy strikes

Features:

FCC prepares for Class 700s - New rolling stock is coming for the Thameslink route
Silver Settle - It is 25 years since the Settle - Carlisle line was reprieved
Smartcards and EMV steal the show - Richard Malins visits the ticketing exhibition in Islington
Launching Network SouthEast - Book extract looks back to a heady six months in 1986
East West emerges from the undergrowth - The brushcutters have been at work around Winslow

News:

News Front - Higgins report on HS2; Virgin Shrewsbury service set for December; Eurostara€ s 10 million passengers
Rail Freight - CP5 plans for the Strategic Freight Network
Infrastructure News - A new tamper for Nexus; Carillion and Buckingham win East - West work
Informed Sources - A visit to DeltaRail in Derby; Transport for Londona€ s rolling stock requirements; analysis of traffic growth
Europe View - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel