SCOTLAND SPECIAL:
Scotland prepares for the Games - The Commonwealth Games is visiting Glasgow
Serco promises 'hotel on wheels' - Preferred bidder for sleeper franchise promises new vehicles
Forth Bridge 125 on horizon - A public viewing platform is proposed atop the iconic structure
Siemens resignalling in Scotland - Projects underway by one of the signalling majors
Wabtec invests in Kilmarnock site - Report from the vehicle refurbishment factory near Glasgow
Edinburgh Trams open at last - The troubled tram system in the Scottish capital is at last carrying
passengers
Driverless trains for Subway - Automatic operation is proposed for Glasgow's mini-metro
Features:
What do passengers want? - Anthony Smith from Passenger Focus attempts to answer the question
Half time for Merseyrail - The concession model in Liverpool is delivering high levels of customer satisfaction
Iarnrod Eireann looks for economies in the fleet - With the Irish operator under financial pressure, the CME is searching for savings
Regulars:
Welcome - A message from the editor
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
Pan Up - Welcome our new columnist lan Walmsley, who kicks off a new monthly contribution by considering train interiors
Blood and Custard - A sideways look at railway life
Forum - Readers comment on topical issues around the railway today
Moving Wheels - Rolling stock news
In Business and small ads - Latest happenings in industry
People - Recent appointments
Trackwatch - Our monthly look at changes on the national network
Crossrail update - The viaduct at Stockley has been enlarged
Alan Williams - Our pundit in the North
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