BRM photo Today, Monday, 10 of May 2010, the day began to build a European gauge from the Polish border to Kaunas city. First, the reconstructed railways line will be Šeštokai – Mockava. Subsequently, the build line to Kaunas. In Lithuanian plans the „Rail Baltica“ railway line will reach Kaunas 2014. More about this project,... »
Inspection of Lithuanian Railways At this time of the year, Lithuanian Railways does its autumn inspection. We look at how different departments of the company prepare for the winter season. LG do two inspections per year in spring and autumn. »
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Railway tunnel Railway tunnel. (VIDEO)It is essential that any tunnel project starts with a comprehensive investigation of ground conditions. The results of the investigation will allow proper choice of machinery and methods for excavation and ground support, and will reduce the risk of encountering unforeseen ground conditions. In the early stages, the horizontal and vertical alignment... »
Only a decade ago, most of the railway companies could only dream about such machines. Nevertheless, technical progress and development in engineering allowed these dreams to come true. Many of us can perfectly remember station sidings and humps where wagons were sorted and allocated to trains mainly by TEM-2 locos made in the USSR... »
