A train trip across a roasting Europe

In the Newsletter this week
Analysis: A train trip across a roasting Europe
Bullshit Meter: Kyiv-Chișinău train to run every day from end of June onwards
Good week: Delivery of new 200km/h IC trains for Italy
Good week, possibly: Talgo has a record backlog, and Le Train persists
Narrow escape of the week: Car a few seconds away from being hit by a train
Shrug this week: GSM-R system stops all trains in Germany for a couple of hours
Bad week: DB stock photo of a French station, currently deprived of trains due to the heatwave
Very bad week: Rail Baltica bridge dispute
Elsewhere this week: Interview with Het Financieele Dagblad
Photo of the week: Green shoots in Bihać
Calendar: Tornio - Haparanda opening confirmed for 10th August

Newsletter 022, Friday 26th June 2026.
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