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This may look just like any old commuter train, but in a Lithuanian context it's quite significant. These high(ish) speed double deckers represent the first new passenger rolling sock on Lithuanian railways since independance in 1991, and make a huge difference to the travelling experience between the country's two main cities of Kaunas and Vilnius. Track improvements in recent years have reduced the timing of the route by half to now just under 1 hour, and with comfortable first class compartments rail travel is at less sensible ooption for in Lithuania, at least on this route. I wonder when it will be possible to catch the train to Riga again, without an overnight stop in Daugavpils!