Wed, 24 Apr 2013: Latvia to get new trains?…
Apr 23, 2013 Latvia
The rolling stock must be replaced gradually,” emphasizes Matiss. Train operator Pasazieru vilciens is already working on solutions and the company’s proposals will be submitted withi...Tags: Airbaltic, Credit Resources, Financial Resources, Latvia, National Airline, Planes, Proposals, Rolling Stock, Shareholder, Train Operator, Trains, Transport Ministry
Wed, 25 Apr 2012: Belarusians hop to Lithuania as EU curbs defiant Minsk…
Apr 24, 2012 Lithuania
The bus fare for the trip is pretty much the same, but most people prefer trains,” Liudmila Silko, deputy director of Mega Dialog, a Belarusian travel agency, told Delfi. Too early to make...Tags: Abundance, Belarus, Bus Fare, Compatriots, Curbs, Deputy Director, Economic Difficulties, European Union, Excellent Service, Free Atmosphere, Gateway To The West, Gateway West, Germany, Italy, Proximity, Shopping, Soviet Union, Surname, Trains, Travel Agency
Wed, 13 Apr 2011: Transport ‘guru’ Augulis speaks before thinking…
Apr 13, 2011 Baltics
European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas previously clearly stated that the Riga-Moscow project has a zero chance of receiving EU funds; however, it may bring down the Rail Baltica project,&rdq...Tags: Capitals, European Transport, European Union, Guru, High Speed, Igor Levitin, Moscow Project, Railroad Project, Riga, Russia, Russian Transport Minister, Trains, Transport Commissioner, Zero Chance, Zile
Wed, 20 Jan 2010: Rail Baltica waiting at the station…
Jan 20, 2010 Baltics
“And then it is up to the Latvians. Today the train from Valga to Riga also takes three hours, but in order for it to compete with cars, buses and, why not, planes since the train goes to th...Tags: Baltic States, Berlin, Buses, Cars, Estonia, Germany, Planes, Poland, Rail Connection, Rail Traffic, Riga, Tallinn, Train, Trains, Valga, Waiting At The Station
Wed, 27 Aug 2008: Latvian Railways to split…
Aug 27, 2008 Latvia
"The Transport Ministry will be allowed to buy Pasazieru Vilciens shares and sign contracts with Latvijas Dzelzcels. After contracts have been signed they can organize payment about Pasazieru Vi...Tags: Baltic Times, Elina, Lats, Latvian Railways, Shareholder, Sign Contracts, Spokeswoman, Trains, Transport Minister, Transport Ministry
Wed, 16 Jul 2008: Electric dreams…
Jul 16, 2008 Baltics
Furthermore, by 2012 trains will have to be able to reach speeds of 110-120 kilometers an hour on those tracks. The government would, for the purchase of new trains, conclude a contractual agree...Tags: Contractual Agreement, Economy, Electric Dreams, International Tender, Kilometers, Operational Management, Parnu, Passenger Train Service, Rail Infrastructure, Rolling Stock, Surveillance Authority, Technical Surveillance, Trains, Viljandi
Wed, 23 May 2007: Russian pressure relinquishes…
May 23, 2007 Baltics
Finally, 27 trains crossed the border on May 21, he said. By comparison, Estonian Railway received an average of 35.2 trains daily in April. "So it is premature to talk about the previous rail fr...Tags: Border, Deliveries, Freight Volumes, Investments, News Agency, Oil Products, Owned Company, Ports, Rail Freight, Railway, Reuters, Russian Railways, Spokesman, Steep Drop, Substantial Change, Trains
Wed, 12 Oct 2005: Spacecom acquiesces, but continues to protest…
Oct 12, 2005 Baltics
As a result of the standoff, three of Spacecom's trains were halted on the Russian-Estonian border on Oct. 5, and the company has sustained a loss of half a million kroons (32,000 euros), Spacecom...Tags: Acquiesces, Commercial Nature, Estonian Border, Estonian Territory, Euros, Half A Million, Infrastructure, Kroons, Marketing, Oct 5, Railway, Spacecom, Standoff, Trains
Thu, 13 Mar 2003: Precious cargo bottlenecked…
Mar 13, 2003 Baltics
The normal temperature of handling the product is 20 degrees."Warming it was a long procedure," he said.Another reason for slower work, according to Lugtmeijer, was the increase of the average num...Tags: Normal Temperature, Precious Cargo, Renovation, Russia, Trains, Wagons
Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Rail Baltica may get new life…
Jan 23, 2003 Baltics
However, following the accession to the EU, the funds will no longer be available, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reported."A European standard-gauge railway line is of utmost importance to the Baltic s...Tags: Accession, Baltic States, Baltica, Freight Volumes, Gauge Railway, Highways, Lithuania, Lithuanian Railways, Million Vehicles, Poland, Polish Border, Railway Line, Recon, Road Freight, Standard Gauge, Traffic Levels, Trains, Utmost Importance
Thu, 1 Oct 1998: Russian oil pours through Estonia…
Oct 1, 1998 Estonia
Estonian Railway is now carrying between 25 and 27 trains per day. Previously, they were averaging 20 to 22 trains per day. "And then we considered it to be a very good week," said Liia Rakson, pu...Tags: Estonia, Estonian Railways, Investments, Long Periods, Oil Exports, Period Of Time, Public Relations Manager, Railway, Russia, Russian Oil, Russians, Trains
Thu, 20 Aug 1998: Estonian railway privatization takes the first step forward…
Aug 20, 1998 Estonia
Over 16.6 million passengers used Eesti Raudtee's trains in 1993, but in four years their number shrunk to a mere 3.4 million."International cargo transportation has always been a strong side for ...Tags: Cargo Transportation, Eesti Raudtee, International Cargo, International Tender, Moscow, Narva, Passenger Train, Passenger Transportation, Privatization, Public Relations Manager, Railway Company, St Petersburg, Strong Side, Tartu, Train Traffic, Trains, Transportation Sector