Russian motive power expo

I suppose these are Russian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkL8xOsllLM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0blZct6iVg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

philipmartin wrote:I suppose these are Russian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkL8xOsllLM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0blZct6iVg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The films are in Lithuania which is no longer ruled by Russia. The three Baltic states still use the Russian gauge - though there are plans to build a standard gauge line through the three Baltic states, to connect them with the rest of the European Union. There would then be the possibility of standard gauge trains to Poland, and also by ferry to Sweden.

Thank you for giving us a location on all that railroading. I couldn't decipher the Cyrillic captions.

philipmartin wrote:Thank you for giving us a location on all that railroading. I couldn't decipher the Cyrillic captions.

Note the word Lietowos on one of the locomotives. It means Lithuanian.

Thank you, George.

The first one is of Russia, or at least of RZD equipment including modern locomotives built by Bombardier and Alstom within the last few years.
The second one is Lithuanian.

Thank you, NorthWest.
Here's more of the light engine cavalcade.

http://youtu.be/JkJPCR293TU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


And yet more, imcluding track equipment. Note the dual gauge track that they are on.

http://youtu.be/DlkEEZR_yrQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

NorthWest wrote:The first one is of Russia, or at least of RZD equipment including modern locomotives built by Bombardier and Alstom within the last few years.
The second one is Lithuanian.

Obviously nearly all of the Baltic states' equipment was inherited from the Soviet Union. They have not yet acquired equipment from the EU, unless possibly from Finland, which also uses the Russian gauge.