London Underground in focus:
Sub-surface renewal - New trains, upgraded track and innovative signalling for the Sub Surface Railway
Cityflo to control the SSR - The new signalling system for the Sub Surface Railway
Deep tube transformation - Piers Connor assesses ways to increase capacity on the deep tube
Underground ticketing on the cusp of change - Contactless bank cards are set to come in alongside Oyster
Energy Underground - LU is keen to operate a greener railway
Upgrading UPS systems - Keeping the power on underground

News:
News Front - Good news for south London: the Overground Orbital route opens, plus a green light for the Northern Line extension to Battersea
Rail Freight - Nuneaton North Chord opens, plus a new wagon for containers
Infrastructure News - S&C replaced in midweek overnight possessions, plus contract news
Informed Sources - After filleting Laidlaw, Roger Ford has fun with trains: he raves over the Eversholt Mk 4 makeover and wonders where the new trains to be ordered by Southern are going

Features:
First six-figure winner tops all-round improvement - Roger Ford finds much to celebrate in his annual review of rolling stock reliability
Getting the best out of Class 90s and Mk 3s - A look at Crown Point, the Spanner-winning Norwich depot
The litmus test of customer value - In his RSA presidential address, Richard Morris suggests applying a simple test to all the industry does
Conservation excellence - Winners in the National Railway Heritage Awards

Regulars:
Welcome - Exciting plans for LU150
Railtalk - Franchising fiasco
Forum - Readers comment on topical issues around the railway
Blood and Custard - A sideways look at railway life
Moving Wheels - Rolling stock news
Trackwatch - Our monthly look at changes on the national network
In Business - Latest happenings in industry
People - Recent appointments
Classified ads - The small ads that matter
Alan Williams - An acerbic look at the railway today
Crossrail update - Changes at Pudding Mill Lane