The March 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:
Fast and Frequent for Brussels–Amsterdam: The start of the 2025 timetable brought significant changes to services between Brussels, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, with a doubling of frequencies across the Belgian-Dutch border and reduced journey times. Quintus Vosman examines the changes and looks back at the chequered history of international services on the route.
Rail Centres – Osijek: Toma Bacic explores the railway network around Croatia’s fourth largest city, where diesel operation still reigns supreme and trams continue to ply the city’s streets.
Farewell Fret SNCF: At the start of January France’s largest rail freight operator ceased to exist, its activities being transferred to two new companies. David Haydock looks back on the slow demise of Fret SNCF and considers what might emerge from the ashes.
Industrial Heritage at Zbysov: Andrew Thompson visits a 600 mm gauge Czech heritage railway with a rich industrial history and a diverse collection of stock.
News stories this month include:
- SNCF chosen to operate Nantes Intercités routes
- European Sleeper launches Brussels–Venezia service
- Semmering Base Tunnel boring completed
- Fatal head-on freight train collision in Bulgaria
- DSB IC5 EMU visits Romania for testing
- Arenaways launches first regional services in Italy
- ICE-L testing begins in the Netherlands
- Skopje–Sofia link moves closer as North Macedonia opens Kumanovo–Beljakovce line
- Ouigo launches Madrid to Sevilla and Málaga services
- London–Amsterdam Eurostar services resume
- Vy to operate trial summer Oslo–Malmö service
- France to order 180 sleeper cars
- Coimbra branch closes
- Madrid metro Line 6 automation contract awarded
- New Citadis 305 trams arrive in Barcelona
- First ForCity Plus 52T tram for Praha on test
- Trams collide in Strasbourg
- Roma CAF Urbos tram mock-up unveiled
- Tampere light rail extension opens
- EU funding for new trams in Poland
- 24 ex-Bonn trams for Poznan
- Petrzalka tram extension complete
- RENFE Mercancías loses all standard-gauge freight traffic
- Class 1216 ETCS troubles in Czech Republic
- Water damage in Lötschberg summit tunnel
- Line closures threatened in France
- Flooding blocks Oslo–Trondheim line
- Bergedorf–Geesthacht reopening moves forward
- Heilbronn museum closes
- Porrettana line celebrates 160 years
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