The September 2024 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:
Ukraine: A Railway at War: Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine's railways have played a vital role in both the war effort and keeping the economy afloat, with many railway employees risking their lives to keep trains moving. In a special report, Gary Essex visits Ukraine to see how the country's railways have adapted to the massive daily challenges inflicted by the war.
One Train, Three Countries: Aachen-Maastricht-Liege: After numerous delays and setbacks, through international regional services finally began operating between Aachen and Liege via Maastricht at the end of June. Quintus Vosman looks at the development and operation of the service.
Rail Centres: Warszawa Part 2: The Urban Rail Network: Warszawa continues to grow its already-expansive urban rail network at a steady pace. In the second part of his article focusing on the railways of the Polish capital, Andrew Thompson explores the city's tramway, metro and suburban rail systems.
News stories this month include:
- Olympics opening day marred by railway sabotage
- First AVLOs to north-west Spain
- Stadler pulls out of Bulgarian EMU orders
- Alston wins €4 billion Koln S-Bahn order
- SJ to take over night trains to northern Sweden
- Withdrawal of UK-Spain "Blue Train" leaves HS1 without freight
- Trenitalia launches Milano-Nice tourist service
- New Stuttgart Hbf delayed by another year
- Czech Pendolinos banned from Slovakia
- Alstom to build new generation Hamburg U-Bahn trains
- Szczecin tramway network expands
- New Kustrin-Kietz-Kostyzyn bridge opens
- SZ FLIRT DMUs to Istria
- Krosatagen Civity Nordic visits the Netherlands
- New life for SSG brand
- Normandie region tenders Caen and Rouen services
- 25kv AC electrification nears Zilina
- First ex-DSB Class ME diesel locos arrive in Hungary
- ALSA returns to Pajares with freight and passengers
- Transporti Ferroviari Italiani begins operations
- Wiener Lokalbahn to lose freight traffic
- Formed DB E03 002 moves to Nordlingen
- Steam-hauled freight marks OeBB 125th anniversary
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