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Cover of TrainsNews Monthly issue no. 1: a Shinkansen N700S passing tea fields in Kikugawa, JapanFree
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TrainsNews Monthly · at the end of every month

The rail month, in one PDF

The month's articles and guides summarised, with their photos, in a free PDF magazine. Leave your email address: every issue lands in your inbox on the last day of the month. Issue no. 1 is out on 31 October 2026.

  • The news that mattered, checked at the source
  • The feature of the month
  • Our "Travel by train" guides
  • Analysis from an international expert
  • Key figures and major projects we follow
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In issue no. 1 (October 2026)

  • Cover storyShinkansen S0: the N700S successor will run with automatic train operation
  • FranceSNCF strike on 5 November: all 4 unions call it
  • MaghrebAnnaba–Tunis: the international train is back
  • Middle EastJordan: 403 km of railway to Aqaba
  • GuidesParis–Strasbourg, Tren Maya, Algiers–Oran by train

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