Today's Railways Europe 366: August 2026

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The August 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:

By Train Ferry to Sicily: Toma Bačić examines the history and current operation of train ferries across the Strait of Messina between mainland Italy and Sicily.

30 Years of DB Class 101: Keith Fender charts the history of the 220 km/h electric locos, which are now in the final years of their DB careers.

Rail Centres: Debrecen: Part 2: Narrow Gauge Lines and Tramways: To conclude his survey of the railway network in and around Hungary’s second largest city, Ferenc Joó explores the history of the narrow gauge lines in the area and the standard gauge tramway network.

News stories this month include:

• Stuttgart 21 now more than ten years late
• GSM-R failure paralyses German rail network
• First EURO DuFour loco for SBB Cargo unveiled
• Siemens presents Vectron X loco and Rail Service Center
• Leo Express launches Frankfurt–Przemyśl service
• Go-Ahead to withdraw from Norway
• Belgian infrastructure programme revised
• Paris CDG Express EMU revealed
• Poland unveils Integrated Rail Network plan
• NS to launch Amsterdam–Rhine-Ruhr services
• Škoda trams for Uppsala
• București Tatra T4R tram farewell
• Praha tramway extension contract awarded
• Tramwaje Šląskie PESA Twist trams enter service
• Lausanne–Renens tramway opens
• Toulon opts for high quality bus network instead of tramway
• More EURO 6000s for Alpha Trains
• Dutch government to fund ETCS for Liège–Maastricht–Aachen Drielandentrein
• Difficult start for Leo Express Talgo services
• RegioJet to operate more services in Austria
• More tariffs and border closures for Russia–Europe freight
• PolREGIO EMU and PKP IC train collide at Białośliwie
• Class 218 returns to Rheinland-Pfalz
• Bank card ticketing for Paris metro
• End of BLS Class 425
• New Končar EDMU on test in Croatia
• Hauts de France chooses SNCF for Paris service group
• Normandie moves to regular interval timetable
• Biofuel for Bretagne EMUs
• SNCB 2026–29 transport plan approved
• Antwerpen port line electrified
• DSB to lease more Vectrons
• Electrification to Aarhus and Aalborg delayed
• SJ to run night trains to northern Sweden for two more years
• First hydrogen multiple unit for Sardinia unveiled
• RegioJet RegioPanters enter service in Ústí nad Labem
• Zero emissions train study for Dutch non-electrified lines

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