Features:

Zefiro - Italy's new super fast train - Bombardier's new design may be an option for HS2
Crossrail in transition - Operational arrangements for the east-west link described
Welcome to East Coast! - Customer service strategy in focus
TOCs on Twitter - Railways and social media in the spotlight
Restoration rewarded - A preview of entries to this year's National Railway Heritage Awards

HS2 - Britain's High Speed Spine:

The high speed story - We track progress to date with Britain's biggest rail project
A railway for 2100 - HS2 Technical Director Andrew McNaughton discusses train design and control
A very busy railway - Has HS2 been too ambitious with its planned service frequency?
Redeveloping Euston - The latest plans for the London terminus explained
New station for Old Oak - West London's future rail hub in focus
Connecting the West Midlands - Authorities in Birmingham are gearing up for HS2

Regulars:

Welcome - An introduction from the Editor
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
Pan Up - A Scottish sojourn; why we are putting off our engineers
Blood and custard - Our diary column
Forum - Readers comment on topical issues around the railway today
Moving Wheels - Rolling stock news
Trackwatch - Our monthly look at changes on the national network
In Business and small ads - Latest happenings in industry
Between the Lines - Trouble at NR but success for Chiltern
People - Recent appointments
Crossrail update - A round-up of station construction progress
Alan Williams - Our pundit discusses safety issues

News:

News Front - Wiring progress; Great Western cost increase; Crossrail 2 proposals; Ordsall chord go-ahead; call for London rail devolution
Rail Freight - Channel Tunnel freight down; GBRf begins biomass runs to Drax
Infrastructure News - Farnworth tunnel progress; North Wales resignalling
Informed Sources - GW electrification cost spirals; IEP bi-mode performance scrutinised
Europe View - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel