The August 2025 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:
Transport Logistic 2025: New Freight Locos Under the Spotlight in München: The Transport Logistic trade fair at Messe München always features a display of the latest freight motive power and offers an opportunity to explore the latest developments in the loco sector. Toma Bacic reports on the highlights from the event.
Modernising München–Mühldorf: With its Class 218 diesel-hydraulics, mechanical signalling and unmodernised stations, the München–Mühldorf line retains much of the atmosphere of the Deutsche Bundesbahn era. However, over the next decade the route will be transformed into a 200 km/h electrified double-track main line as Keith Barrow reports.
Rail Centres: Lyon: Part 1: The Main Line Network: Renonwned for its gastronomy, France’s third largest city is also an important railway hub with an extensive urban rail system. In the first instalment of a two-part article, David Haydock and Toma Bacic explore the city’s heavy rail network.
Endangered Species: Midtjyske Jernbaner Y-tog DMUs: The Y-tog DMUs have been a distinctive feature of the Danish railway scene since the mid-1960s but the final examples in service are nearing the end of their careers. Kasper Pedersen charts the history of these successful units and looks at the duties of the Midtjyske Jernbaner fleet.
Dresden Dampfloktreffen: The annual gathering of steam traction at the Eisenbahnmuseum Dresden brought together an impressive array of vintage locos in April, including diesels and electrics as Andrew Thompson reports.
News stories this month include:
- TGV rival reveals “Velvet” brand
- Over €100 bn for rail in new German government’s budget
- Finland to launch competitive tendering of passenger services
- ÖBB unveils Stadler KISS Railjet EMU
- DSB to order 50 more IC5 EMUs
- ICE to Antwerpen from September 2026
- Warszawa–Vilnius journey time cut by an hour
- France’s first private regional trains
- RegioJet to launch München–Wien–Budapest services in December 2026
- Škoda 52T trams enter service in Praha
- Zagreb “Bik” tram farewell
- New concession for Amsterdam public transport operator
- Zagreb–Ljubljana–Pula service revived after 30 years
- DB Cargo to launch Paris–Daventry intermodal service
- Uncertain future for SJ Stockholm–Berlin night train
- May 2026 start for Praha–København services
- CAF revives Oaris high speed train project in Spain
- Extreme weather disrupts Hungarian rail services
- ÖBB to change Siemens Viaggio coach orders
- Koralm Tunnel high-speed test runs start
- Bagnères-de-Luchon line reopens
- Trenitalia launches Paris–Marseille service
- Normandy high-speed project “abandoned”
- CD Cargo Class 240 and 242.2 to be equipped with ETCS
- New Stadler EMUs for Swiss operators FART and SSIF
- Norwegian N05 EMU testing begins
- Saarland line reopening plans agreed
- Eifelstrecke reopens after flood repairs
- Ex-Keolis Nederland LINT DMUs for Transferroviar
- Prototype LEON DMU unveiled in Romania
- New open access services approved in Poland
- Henschel diesel preserved in France
- Retro Weekend on Lake Balaton
- DR 230 001 preserved at Weimar
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