The October 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:
Major Changes Ahead for Czech Loco Fleet: By the start of 2025, the European Train Control System (ETCS) will be commissioned on the busiest lines in the Czech Republic, which means all locos and trainsets used on these routes must be equipped with ETCS. Quintus Vosman examines the consequences of this huge change for the CD and CD Cargo loco fleets.
Sarajevo to Ploce: Bosnia and Herzegovina's Spectacular Link to the Adriatic: The highly-scenic line from Sarajevo to the port of Ploce on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast regained through passenger trains in 2022 using modern Talgo stock. Toma Bacic explores the route and its chequered history.
Testing Trains at the Extremes: The Rain Tec Arsenal test centre in Wien plays a crucial role in validating the performance of new rolling stock in extreme climatic conditions. Gary Essex visits this unique €100m facility, which can simulate environments from deserts to polar regions.
Mariazell's Tramway Treasures: The Austrian pilgrimage destination and winter sports resort of Mariazell is well known as the terminus of the 760mm gauge Mariazellerbahn, but it is also home to an unusual standard-gauge heritage tramway, as Andrew Thompson discovers.
News stories this month include:
- Hungarian bid for Talgo vetoed by Spanish government
- Hamburg to lose most rail connections for ten days
- Gotthard Base Tunnel reopens
- Stadler wins Danish battery train order
- Extreme weather wreaks havoc in the Alps
- Doubts over future of Deutschland Ticket
- Alpha Trains orders first Vectrons for France
- Skoda wins Bulgarian intercity EMU order with RegioPanter bid
- Rastatt diesel diversions
- Red Sea perils boost Asia-Europe rail landbridge
- Diversions galore in Belgium
- End of Classes ALe 582 and ALe 642 in Italy
- Erzegebirge reopening moves forward
- SBB Astoro refurbishment
- PKP IC receives more 'Griffins'
- SJ to withdraw Stockholm-Uppsala regional trains
- Debrecen retro days
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