The November 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:
25 Years of TAURUS Part 1: ÖBB Classes 1016-1216: For a quarter of a century the Siemens ES 64U has been the backbone of the Austrian locomotive fleet and the utility of this "universal" design has made it a popular choice for freight and passenger operators across much of Europe. In the first instalment of a two-part article, Toma Bacic and Keith Barrow examine the history and current duties of the ÖBB Taurus fleet.
TRAKO 2025: New Stock on Show in Gdansk: The biennial TRAKO exhibition returned to Gdansk in September with a wide variety of locomotives and rolling stock on display outside the exhibition halls. Mike Bent reviews the highlights from the Polish manufacturers.
Half a Century of Steam in the Veluwe: Over the weekend of 6/7 September, Dutch heritage association VSM held its annual "Back to the Past" steam festival on the Apeldoorn-Dieren line. This year's event was a special one, marking 50 years of the VSM and half a century of success in railway preservation, as Quintus Vosman reports.
Latvia's Narrow Gauge Survivors: The Baltic States once boasted an extensive network of narrow gauge lines, but gauge conversion and closures saw their mileage dwindle rapidly and little now remains. Jonathan Bray explores the surviving narrow gauge lines in Latvia, where much work has been done in recent years to preserve the legacy of these railways.
News stories this month include:
- German government unveils new strategy for DB
- Ukraine inaugurates Chop-Uzhhorod standard gauge line
- Paris-Berlin/Wien sleeper trains to end
- Kevin Speed defers launch
- Spain postpones regional rail competition
- First DSB IC5 EMU arrives in Denmark
- Plauen tram network under threat
- First Skoda metro train for Sofia
- Preparations for Budapest-Beograd reopening
- French sleeper train diversions
- Extreme weather causes chaos in northern Sweden
- Hungarian Bzmots overhauled in Slovakia
- BDZ receives final Smartrons
- First Koncar BMU enters service in Croatia
- FGC unveils FLIRT EMUs for Terrassa-Lleida
- Medway Belgium Vectrons enter service
- ETR.410 in service in Italy
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