Baltic Trains, Trams & Busses
A collection of videos/pictures from a recent trip to the Baltic countries.
Helsinki, Finland - 110.5 km (68.7 mi) of line, 1000mm (3'3" inch) gauge. No Trolley Buses
Tallinn, Estonia - 19.7 km (12.2 mi) of line, 1,067 mm (3'6" in) gauge. Trolley Buses
Riga, Latvia - 99.5 km (61.8 mi) of line, 1,520 mm (5') gauge*. Trolley Buses
Vilnius, Lithuania - no Tram lines, only Trolley Buses
Daugavpils, Latvia- 25.0 km (15.5 mi) of line, 1,520 mm (5') gauge*, No Trolley Buses.
- Riga and Daugavpils in Latvia have the only two 1,520 (5') gauge tram systems in the EU. Commonly referred to as "Russian Gauge", this was the standard in areas formerly a part of or controlled by the Russian Empire/USSR.
00:00 Intro/Tram on Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki, Finland.
00:16 Tatra KT4 Tram at the L. Koidula stop in Tallinn, Estonia/on the way to Balti jaam.
00:31 Train pulls into Tallinn Central Station.
00:55 Electric Trolley Bus leaves the Kaubamaja stop in Tallinn.
01:12 Tatra Tram passes under the railway bridge on Prāgas iela in Riga, Latvia/Skoda Tram leaving Centrāltirgus/DR1AM at Riga Central Station/Diesel MU's at Riga Central Station.
01:29 Skoda Tram on Zigfrīda Annas Meierovica Bulvāris, Riga.
01:42 Tatra Tram at Grēcinieku iela tram stop.
01:57 Tatra Tram at 13.janvāra iela.
02:17 Skoda/Tatra/Tatra at 13.janvāra iela.
03:40 Tatra Trams at Grēcinieku iela stop.
04:02 Tram ride on Line #10.
04:39 Passing Car Barn.
05:12 Line #10 near the National Library of Latvia.
05:49 Train & Trolley Bus at Vilnius (Lithuania) Central Station.
06:06 Trams in Daugavpils, Latvia