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THAMESLINK PROGRAMME: Transforming travel Cross-London connections from 2018

REGULARS:

Welcome - An introduction from contributor Tony Miles

Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view

High Speed 2 - Bidders for trains contract announced

Pan Up - The superannuated anoraks tour

Scotland - is the railway gearing up for nationalisation?

Forum - Readers comment on topical issues around the railway today

Blood and custard - Our diary column

Moving Wheels - Rolling stock news

Trackwatch - Our monthly look at changes on the national network

People - Recent appointments

In Business and small ads - Latest happenings in industry

Crossrail update - Key structures are taking shape

Between the Lines - The worry of declining passenger numbers

Alan Williams - Our pundit in the North

FEATURES:

Battersea tunnelling complete - Progress with the extension of London Underground's Northern Line

Lime Street reshaped - Liverpool's city terminus is in the midst of major remodelling

Ordsall - Chord complete Manchester's new cross-city connection in place

East Coast open access - Theo Steel reviews Hull Trains and Grand Central's operations

Britain's best stations - Extracts from Simon Jenkins' new book profiling his favourite locations

Built heritage restored - A preview of entries to the 2017 National Railway Heritage Awards

My Railway Life - Behind the scenes at Euston with London Midland's Gerry Devaney

NEWS:

News - Front Phased introduction of enhanced Thameslink services; Hastings to get HS1 connection; Arriva withdraws from Welsh bidding; LU cancels new Jubilee and Northern Line trains Rail Freight Longer sidings at Buxton; ministerial approval for Mossend expansion

Infrastructure News - GOBLIN wiring closures confirmed; alliances for trans-Pennine Informed Sources Train factory over-capacity threat; Siemens Alstom merger analysed; the story behind the SoFA

Europe View - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel