Latvia: first new electric train received

On June 30, two guarded freight trucks sent from a manufacturing plant in Ostrava delivered the remaining two out of four new passenger cars for the new electric train, as reported by JSC Pasazieru vilciens. To rolling part, roof parts and the first two passenger cars arrived in Riga last week. With that, Latvia has…

Lithuania: fresh sanctions on Kaliningrad transit to come in July 2922

Lithuania’s state-owned railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LTG) has informed its customers that new sanctions will take effect on more goods transiting between Russia and Kaliningrad in July. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte says that “various reactions” can be expected from Moscow. Based on information from the Lithuanian Customs Department, the ban on the transit of cement,…

Lithuania: flights between Vilnius and London Heathrow discussed with UK

Lithuania and the United Kingdom are discussing opportunities to open direct flights between Vilnius and London Heathrow. Transport Minister Marius Skuodis and UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London on the development of air services and discussed the possibility of direct flights between Vilnius and Heathrow airports, the Transport…