FREE 24 PAGE SPECIAL!:
RAIL EVOLUTION - Showcasing the UK's rail consultancy projects for 2014 and beyond
Features:
East Coast is the premium line - Theo Steel examines ORR subsidy figures
Virgin West Coast: three more years - Tony Miles hears about Virgin's plans
Safeguarding the travelling public - The role of the British Transport Police
Setting the pace for Pacer replacement - Could dieselised D78 stock fit the bill in the North?
Glorious South Devon - The sea wall looks tranquil in summer
Minister hails spirit of innovation - Baroness Kramer lauds those pushing the industry forward
Gravesend wins major projects award - Winners in the Railway Industry Innovation Awards
Financial crisis deepens - Pay cuts are sought from the Irish rail workforce
Regulars:
Welcome - A message from the editor
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
Pan Up - Our new columnist Ian Walmsley takes a gander at a refurbished 317 and takes a cynical view of HS3
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
Crossrail update - The urban realm around the project's stations is improving
Alan Williams - Our pundit reviews third-rail electrification
News:
News Front - National Express retains Essex Thameside; rail plans in local growth funding; Cornish main line resignalling brought forward
Rail Freight - DIRFT III gets the go-ahead; a new terminal mooted for the East Midlands
Infrastructure News - Six-week blockade for the Bath line; a kilometre of ballast cleaned in a night
Informed Sources - Captain Deltic reviews the new train market and rubbishes the notion that the railway is growing everywhere
Europe View - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel
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