In Daugavpils, Latvia, the eight new tramcars on order are now all supplied and in revenue service. The Russian consortium of manufacturers PK Transport Systems/Transmashholding had delivered the four-axle vehicles which were ordered after the original winner of a tender, Belkommunmash from Belarus, had to be excluded due to various objections from different parties.
We already announced this delivery in July 2019: https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/new-tracks-for-the-tram-in-daugavpils/
Part of the Tatra T3D ex Schwerin and also the Russian KTM5 are now out of service.
Under construction for quite a while, the 1.2 km long new single-track route along line 3, which connect a hospital and some leisure facilities along the outer section of line 3 to the tram network, started operation on 5 February 2020. The new track replaces the previously operated, shorter route section, which passed through largely undeveloped forest area.
