{"id":171126,"date":"2025-01-29T23:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=59391"},"modified":"2025-01-29T23:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:07:46","slug":"ltg-cargo-takes-a-step-closer-to-europe-and-further-from-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=171126","title":{"rendered":"LTG Cargo takes a step closer to Europe and further from Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first-ever cross-Baltic rail freight service without the need to change locomotives is now reality. Moreover, it is the first time that a train operated by the Lithuanian rail freight operator LTG Cargo fully complied with European standards and did not share any data with Russia.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The train connects Kaunas, in Lithuania, with Muuga, in Estonia. It is made up of 15 wagons, 10 for the transport of semi-trailers and five for containers. This initiative is another step showing how the Baltic states want to distance themselves from Russia and become closer to the rest of Europe, as LTG Cargo\u2019 CEO Egl\u0117 \u0160im\u0117 underlined.<\/p>\n

From Russia\u2019 GTT to the European Vehicle Register<\/h2>\n

Traditionally, rail freight services in the Baltics relied on the Russian GTT system, which included sharing data on rolling stock and cargo to the Kremlin. However, a new platform to register broad-gauge platform wagons to the European Vehicle Register now makes this procedure unnecessary. A test for this new type of service was launched at the beginning of 2024.<\/p>\n