High Speed Railways:
Planning advances on HS2 phase two - Dan Harvey learns how the North will be served by the new line
CH2M Hill's work on HS2 - The consultancy is deeply involved with development of HS2
We need a new station at Crewe - Waterman - Crewe should be so lucky as to get a new station as well as a junction on HS2
High Speed 2 in London - let's get it right - Jonathan Roberts discusses links at Park Royal City, along with the Railway Lords' Euston Cross proposal
Eurostar brand awareness - The international high-speed operator fiercely protects the good name of its brand
The world's longest and fastest high-speed railway - Gordon Pettitt reports from China
News:
News Front - Reading 'big bang'; three-phase drive for SWT Class 455s; Transport & Works Act for the Battersea extension of the Northern Line
Infrastructure News - Leicester Relock; Loughor viaduct renewal; Tanners Hill doubling
Rail Freight - Looking back on Dr Beeching's contribution to the rail freight industry
Informed Sources - Roger Ford reviews Peter Wilkinson's franchising plans and takes apart the South East Flexible Ticketing programme
Europe View - Keith Fender presents a round-up of news from across the Channel
Regulars:
Railtalk - Modern Railways' editorial view
Blood and Custard - A sideways look at railway life
Forum - Readers comment on topical issues around the railway today
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 - Alan returns to the subject of franchising
Crossrail update - Electrification contract
On the Cover: Progress at Reading 'Big bang' leads the news
Three-phase drives for SWT's rolling stock coup
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Great Western franchise extended
'Informed Sources' - Special report on High Speed 2
In-depth analysis from Modern Railways
East Coast conundrum - Bob Poynter's discussion of East Coast strategy
Features:
Making the most out of the East Coast - Bob Poynter reviews promises against delivery on the East Coast main line
London Gateway: renaissance of the Thames Haven railway - Where oil and explosives once reigned, maritime containers will be the order of the day
Felixstowe doubles rail capacity - The Suffolk port is not taking the new competition from the Thames estuary sitting down
Will we still have Pacers in 2030? - Ian Walmsley explains why replacement is so difficult to justify
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