Today's Railways Europe 364: June 2026

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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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