OPINION | Negligence and a mess – how is freight car derailment related to LDz’s lost millions
Author: Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece The derailment of freight cars at the Marshalling B Yard once again suggests there is a mess in Latvian…
Category: Business
PHOTO: LDz negligence or intentional sabotage? Who is to blame for freight car derailment
On the night to Saturday, the 24th of February, due to the negligence on behalf of Latvian Railway (LDz), the wagons bearing the…
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