Latvia: New electric trains not running before November 2023

New electric trains in Latvia will not start carrying passengers before November 2023, state-owned passenger train operator Pasazieru Vilciens (PV) announced, LSM reports. Initially, the trains were supposed to be running in January 2023. Representatives of Czechia’s Skoda Group explained that the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine had disrupted the production and delivery…

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Estonia: Piletilevi acquires Czechia’s biggest ticketing platform

The Estonian ticket vending group, Piletilevi Group, has acquired majority ownership of Czechia’s largest ticketing platform, GoOut, ERR reports. Sven Nuutmann, Piletilevi’s board chairman, noted that ticketing platforms were currently in a difficult position, and that now was therefore a good time to buy. He said that Piletilevi was looking at possible acquisitions in other…

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