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Lithuanian Railway Group 3 (Interesting facts (There is a railway bridge…
Lithuanian Railway Group 3
Interesting facts
There is a railway bridge over Dubysa which is named "Lyduvenai".
In 1923, train car scales were installed in Šiauliai Railway Station and the railway station building was refurbished
On 6th July 1919, the first train of the Independent Lithuania left to Radviliškis from Kaišiadorys Station
In 1915 Germans constructed a rail line for millitary purpose over 3 month period.
In 1918, at the start of the German withdrawal from the Baltic countries , the Šiauliai station played a particularly important role beacuse it was a passing point for German echelons carrying property that was stolen not only from the Baltic countries but also from the remote areas of Russia
History
During Soviet times all of the Baltic states railways were managed from Riga. In 1991, the railways of the Baltic region were once again divided into separate railway companies.
Hydrogen trains
These trains are CO2 emission free regional trains - an alternative to diesel power. Hydrogen power works when hydrogen is burned with oxygen to produce huge amounts of energy.A hydrogen powered passenger train is currently tested in Germany.
Maglev trains
Maglev technology was initially created by English inventor Eric Laithwaite who made the train commercially viable in Birmingham 1984. This first maglev train travelled only 42km/h covering a distance of 600m, but since its invention, some of the world's technology leaders have run with the idea.
Hyperloop is undoubtedly the most talked about hypothetical proposal in the transportation industry. After talks held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi it looks like Elon Musk’s innovation could really become a reality.
Freight shuttles
Transporting freight by road causes congestion and pollution ,particularly in cities.One possible solution: underground pipelines that shuttle packages in electified pods.
In 1851, the government of Russia made the decision to build the Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway. The line included a stretch from Daugavpils–Vilnius–Kaunas–Virbalis which was started in 1858 and finished in 1860.
When the German army occupied Lithuania in 1915, the railway became the main supplier of food stuff and ammunition for the German army.
In 1918 Lithuanian independence was restored, and in 1919 the Lithuanian government concluded an agreement with Germany on the handover of the railway assets to the Ministry of Transport.
During the years after World War I, Lithuanian Railways reconstructed the tracks, connecting them into a complete network. In 1923 the Klaipėda region was reunited with Lithuania and the port of Klaipėda became a part of the Lithuanian railway system.
In 1940 the USSR occupied Lithuania, and railway activities were reorganized and all the agreements of Lithuania concluded with the neighbouring countries were terminated. In 1941, the Nazi occupying force changed most of the network from broad gauge to standard gauge. This was changed back by Soviets in 1944.
Future
