Beschrijving
The June 2026 issue of Today’s Railways Europe contains all the latest railway news from mainland Europe, plus our regular features and a selection of interesting and informative articles. Brought to you by our team of informed correspondents based throughout the European continent.
Feature articles this month include:
Bats and Batteries in the Black Forest: Keith Fender examines the reopening of the Weil der Stadt–Calw line in Baden-Württemberg, which required an unusual engineering solution to accommodate the local wildlife.
Zagorje Diesel Diversions: Toma Bacic looks at the freight diversion over Croatia’s Zapresic–Cakovec line, which brought large diesel locos back to this scenic route.
Three Decades of CP’s Class 5600 Electrics: Andrew Donnelly charts the history of the Siemens/Soreframe locos, which have been the backbone of the Portuguese electric fleet since the mid-1990s.
Arth-Goldau: Gateway to the Gotthard: Jason Sargerson visits this busy Swiss junction, where lines from Zug and Rapperswil meet the Gotthard route and the Rigi Bahnen rack railway.
News stories this month include:
- Talgo stock and Vectrons for Swedish night trains
- RegioJet pulls out of Polish domestic market
- Leo Express launches Czech–Slovak Talgo services
- NTV to enter German high-speed market
- Ecotrain driverless lightweight railbus revealed
- Second contract for Praha metro Line D
- München opens first phase of West Tangent light rail project
- GoVolta withdraws from Hamburg and doubles Berlin service
- Snälltåget extends Stockholm–København service to Hamburg
- ICE test runs to Oostende and Antwerpen
- Traxx Universal loco fleet developments
- Lubelskie establishes own regional operator
- Pisarzowa Tunnel breakthrough
- Plzen region to acquire battery trains
- Praha airport line contract signed
- Stadler opens servicing facility at Siebenbrunn-Leopoldsdorf
- ÖBB Class 1144 in retreat
- ÖBB to procure hybrid locos
- First tests for EuroLight Dual loco in Italy
- End of TGV POS and TGV Réseau sets
- Nouvelle-Acquitaine converts DMUs to natural gas
- Norwegian rolling stock crisis deepens
- Enschede–Gronau electrification study
- SNCB Class 41 DMUs for sale
- Irish Rail to open two new suburban stations in Cork
- ICE L sets replace Class 218 on Marschbahn
- Ex DB Cargo TRAXX on RE3 trains in Ruhrgebiet
- Megatrains becomes rail freight operator
- Godisa–Komló branch to reopen?
- Kaunas–Vilnius standard gauge branch approved
- Update on Spanish high speed collision
- Success of CFBS steam festival
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