HEADLINE NEWS:
Fare rises seen as unsustainable; Freight locos to get ECTS in-cab signalling; First TPE ‘802’ under construction; NewMML timetable is bad for commuters; No. 40013 to go main line in 2018; Plan launched to rebuild railways on the Isle of Wight; CAF’s Newport factory takes shape; East West plan accelerated; London Bridge reopens.

FEATURES:
0-60: CLASS 800 - Do the new Hitachi bi-modes match the HSTs they are replacing? Neville Hill takes a trip on the new services to find out.
INSIDE THE ‘A’ STOCK RAT - An LU World Special taking a last look at the now-retired Metropolitan Line leaf-buster.
RETRO FREIGHT: ‘KENNY O’ - Looking back to the amazing variety of traffic and locos that used the strategic West London Line in the late 1960s and 1970s. FEATURES

REGULARS
SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS - The best ways to get Rail Express every month.
EXPRESS MAILBAG - An LMS shunter survivor;Amodern ‘Caboose’?
REVIEWS - A selection of recent modern traction books.
TIME TRAVELLER - Looking back 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
RAILTOURS - Saphos announces first tours; Charity begins with GBRf; The ‘And then there’s more’ tour.
PRESERVATION - Diesels reach G-WR Broadway station; Bo’ness ‘27’ back in action; WSR increases diesel mileage.
POWER BY THE HOUR - TransPennine debut for Class 68s; ‘66s’ handed over to GBRf; Colas Type 4s collected.
STORED LOCOS 2018 - A full list of all currently stored TOPS locos and where to find them.
POWERSCENE - Our round-up of keyworkings.
UNITS - GWR electrification reaches Didcot.
SHUNTERS - End of an era as ‘08s’ leave Old Oak.
COACHES - WCR rounds up Northern Belle acquisitions.
WAGONS - Final GBRf sand hoppers delivered.
IRISH ANGLE - Dublin tram extension uses former main line route