Latvia’s first Rail Baltica point person leaves government post after just a year https://www.byteseu.com/1302549/ ##CEF #Andulisžidkovs #EUFunding #EuropeanCommission #KristīneMalnača #Latvia #MinistryOfTransportOfLatvia #RailBaltica #RigaCentralStation #RigaInternationalAirport
#railbaltica
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Tag 4: Augustów – Olecko – Suwałki
90km, 424hm
Noch einmal geht es heute durch eine am Rand gelegene Gegend, man ist sich dieser Tatsache hier aber durchaus bewusst und kokettiert auch ein wenig damit. Wir sitzen hier in Suwałki z.B. gerade beim dritten geteilten Honig-Bier. Wir wollten Seiterln zum Testen, aber „Honig-Bier haben wir leider heute nicht vom Fass, aber ich kann euch eine Flasche und zwei Gläser bringen, sind ja nur 100 ml […]
Gudrun in Urlaub: Baltikum - Sommer 2025
More: https://le-chat-a-velo.at/2025/08/tag-4-augustow-olecko-suwalki/
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@erhardt dude. This topic is more complex than this. I live in the Baltics. They are not shifting, they are trying to build a north south connection from Talinn via Pärnu, Riga Airport, Kaunas and then through the Suwalki gap towards Warsaw. This connection will be standard gauge. The rest of the Baltic network stays in Russian Gauge. Fyi you can also regauge a train see Spain and Talgo #RailBaltica #TrackGauge #gauge
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from the so-called "Russian gauge" (1 520 mm), which is widely used in Russia, to Standard gauge, the most common gauge in Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-gauge_railway
https://www.railway-technology.com/features/baltics-shift-to-european-gauge-future-rail-101-out-now/?cf-view
#RailwaySunday #RailBaltica #Europe #Asia #Russia #geopolitics #TrackGauge #gauge #trains #railways
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en.wikipedia.orgTrack gauge - Wikipedia
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Bytes Europe · "Rail Baltica" Is Becoming More Expensive, but Latvia Aims to Optimize – Švinka Promises Practical Progress - Bytes EuropeVarious opportunities are being explored to reduce costs in the implementation of the Rail Baltica railway project, said Minister of Transport Atis Švinka
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We will definitely explore the Baltics a bit more thoroughly as soon as #RailBaltica is done. What a fun trip Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga, Tallin, Helsinki and back would be. (I know, Helsinki is still a bit of a stretch goal)
Let's hope we don't fuck this up in one way or another.
https://www.europesays.com/de/143718/ Baltische Staaten fordern mehr EU-Mittel für Rail Baltica #AktuelleNachrichten #AktuelleNews #EU #Europa #EuropäischeUnion #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #RailBaltica #Schlagzeilen
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@tazgetroete Ja ja die Zugverbindung dorthin ist ausbaufähig. Aber mit #railbaltica nicht der schlechteste Ort um dort zu leben.
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