FEATURES:
My Railway Life - We meet c2c's Head of Control Tommy Puncheon
Regulars:
Welcome - An introduction from the Assistant Editor
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
Pan Up - Ian Walmsley evokes Dad's Army for the 21 st century railway
Forum - Readers corhment on topical issues around the railway today
Blood and Custard - Our diary column
Moving Wheels - Rolling stock news
People - Recent appointments
Trackwatch - Our monthly look at changes on the national network
In Business and small ads
Latest happenings in industry
High Speed 2 - Rolling stock movers and shakers
Crossrail update - The Elizabeth Line's maintenance trains
Between the Lines - Chris Stokes responds to criticism on his view of re-openings
Alan Williams - Time for actions in the North of England
News Front - Timetable changes deferred; passenger journeys slump; Siemens wins Piccadilly fleet order; Class 710 set for autumn Overground debut I
RailFreight - Longer sidings at Southampton; outgoing RFG chairman honoured
Infrastructure News - Highland resignalling contract; blockade to complete Bolton wiring
Informed Sources - Rolling stockfactory capacity analysis updated; time to reboot East Coast?; new train reliability update
EuropeView - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel
COVER ARTICLES:
Free Rail Evolution supplement
Great Western in focus
Overground promise
Piccadilly progress
GREAT WESTERN IN FOCUS:
Great Western gearing-up for change - GWR MD Mark Hopwood outlines the franchisee's plans
Filton bank four-tracking - Bristol quadrupling scheme in focus
Electrification in South Wales - Great Western and Valleys wiring progress and plans
GW First with TM - Resonate's Traffic Management installation at Didcot
Private funding for Heathrow links - Plans for the western and southern accesses to the airport
COVER - GWRR unit No 800023 heads west along the Dawlish sea wall at Rockstone Bridge on 28 May 2018 with an Exeter St David's to Penzance training run. Colin J. Marsden