UKRAINE: Kriukov Car Building Works has built a van for the secure rail transport of cars used by government officials.
One end of the vehicle contains a garage area with a folding hydraulic loading ramp. The other end contains an air-conditioned crew compartment with kitchen and dining facilities.
To avoid attracting attention the Type 61-7014 vehicle has a similar external appearance to the 61-779 coach it is derived from.
FINLAND: Plans are firming up for the creation of a rolling stock owning company which is intended to facilitate competition by making it easier for companies to enter the Finnish rail operating market. VR Group is co-operating with the project to create the rolling stock company, ...
LITHUANIA: The NATO Force Integration Unit has visited a Rail Baltica construction site to discuss how the civilian project will also significantly enhance the alliance’s ability to deploy reinforcements in the region.
ESTONIA: The purchase and sale agreement for the privatisation of national rail freight operator Operail was signed by the RailProject OÜ subsidiary of winning bidder Tiigi Keskus on October 31. The government took the decision to privatise the national rail freight transport and rolling stock maintenance ...
