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May 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Rail Baltica awards first Latvian design contract

THE RB Rail joint venture, which is responsible for implementing the Rail Balitca high-speed project linking Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has announced the winner of the first design and design supervision tender in Latvia.

May 3, 2019 | Light Rail

Riga tramway modernisation contract terminated

LATVIA’s Central Financing and Contracting Agency (CFCA) confirmed on May 2 that it will terminate a contract awarded by Riga Transport (RS) for an EU-funded project to modernise and expand the city’s tram network.

February 15, 2019 | Fleet

Latvian EMU order goes to Skoda after tender re-evaluation

THE chairman of Latvian national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens (PV) Mr Rodzers Janis Grigulis confirmed on February 15 that Škoda Vagonka has been selected for a contract to supply 32 EMUs following a re-evaluation of the tender.

February 13, 2019 | Europe

Timo Riihimäki appointed as CEO of Rail Baltica project

THE supervisory board of RB Rail has appointed Mr Timo Riihimäki as CEO and chairperson of the management board of the Rail Baltica (RB) joint venture, which is overseeing a project to build a new standard-gauge railway between Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

January 28, 2019 | Fleet

Latvian procurement watchdog blocks EMU deal

LATVIA’s Procurement Monitoring Bureau (IUB) has blocked national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens (PV) from signing a contract with Talgo for 32 EMUs following complaints from two other bidders.

January 7, 2019 | Main line

19 rail projects to watch in 2019

IRJ Pro market analyst Oscar Sinclair picks out the projects set to make the headlines in the year ahead

November 22, 2018 | Fleet

Talgo selected for Latvian EMU contract

LATVIAN national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens announced on November 21 that it has selected Talgo for a €225.3m contract to supply 32 1520mm-gauge EMUs together with maintenance facilities for the fleet.

November 6, 2018 | Fleet

Latvian government allocates €259m for EMU order

LATVIA’s transport minister Mr Uldis Augulis confirmed at a press conference in Riga on November 5 that the cabinet has approved the allocation of €259m from the state budget to fund the acquisition of new EMUs for national passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens (PV).

October 10, 2018 | Financial

Audit into Rail Baltica project launched

AN audit on the management of the internal systems, procurement processes and financing of the Rail Baltica project was launched on October 9.

October 1, 2018 | Main line

Four Capitals train connects Kiev with the Baltic

A new passenger service connecting the capital cities of Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia was launched with a ceremony at Kiev Pasazhyrskyi station on September 28.

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