Features:

Dawlish reopens - The Prime Minister visits the completed works
Great Western modernisation gathers pace - NR Western Route MD Patrick Hallgate addresses the Fourth Friday Club
Bordering on too much single track - David Spaven wonders if more loops are needed on the Borders line
Borders Railway makes progress - Ann Glen reviews progress on the new line
Original York station restored - It is now a superb set of offices for the council
Vossloh locomotives for the UK - Keith Fender visits the Spanish birthplace of the Class 68
Irish Rail on the road to recovery - The erstwhile Celtic Tiger is on the mend

News:

News Front - Class 68s for Chiltern Mainline workings; Class 319 dribble northwards begins; row over Valleys wiring
Rail Freight - Ipswich Bacon Factory chord opens; extra freight capacity in the Midlands
Infrastructure News - Go-ahead for Norton Bridge project; progress with Huyton quadrupling
Informed Sources - LU sub-surface resignalling timetable under scrutiny; Inter-city East Coast franchise competition starts; railway ahead of the game with social media
Europe View - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel

Regulars:

Welcome - A message from the editor
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
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
Alan Williams - Our pundit in the North
Crossrail update - Huzzah! Reading to join network