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ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Concern Latvijas dzelzceļš Table of contents SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš 4 Report of the Chairman of the Board Holding Company 11 SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš Dependent companies 12 The Council JSC Starptautiskie LDz Cargo Ltd LDz infrastruktūra LDz ritošā sastāva LDz apsardze pasažieru 13 The Board Ltd serviss Ltd Ltd pārvadājumi* 14 Strategy * till 1st December 2009 LDz Cargo Loģistika Ltd 22 Technical Management and Maintenance of Infrastructure 27 Traffic Safety 31 Real Estate 34 Staff 36 International Co-operation 41 Latvian Railway History Museum 45 Support 46 Financial Statement 50 LDz Cargo Ltd 60 LDz infrastruktūra Ltd 64 LDz ritošā sastāva serviss Ltd 70 LDz apsardze Ltd 76 Consolidated Financial Statement 80 The Most Important Events 82 Year of Anniversary 84 Railway Lines 3 REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Not to stop on the attained Investments in modernisation of infrastructure The year 2009 in the history of State Joint Stock Company Latvijas dzelzceļš The long-term business goal of was a remarkable year – the year of its Latvian Railway is an efficiently -or 90th anniversary. On the one hand, it ganised and managed infrastructure was the time of emotional uplift, but – railway tracks, engineering techni- on the other hand it was also a year of cal buildings, signalling systems, rail- intensive work. It can be said that the way communication network, wire- previous two years have been suc- less communications, maintenance of cessful to us. In 2008, Latvian Railway power supply network and communi- reached the record of freight carriag- cation network, and other equipment es, whereas in 2009, despite the fierce in accordance with the Regulations competition in the transport market, of Railway Technical Maintenance. we were able to continue large proj- Management of railway infrastructure ects of investments and modernisa- is the main task of the mother compa- tion of infrastructure. ny of the concern. 5 Good achievements in freight car- Freight carriages are to be precisely In June 2009, the container train ly equating railway systems of all EU Responsibility for environment riages approved that it is necessary planned ZUBR started running, which is the countries, as well as to liberalise in a to develop infrastructure, because in result of teamwork of Latvian and very simplified way the market of the In environment policy of Latvian some places there has been a lack of Although the complicated economic Belarus railways. Operator of carriag- member states. Railway attention is paid to so-called infrastructure capacity reserve, it con- situation specially affected the rail- es in Latvia is LDz Cargo Loģistika Ltd. For instance, in Latvia freight carriag- double-effect maeasures. These are cerns also the railway section Indra – way carriages and initially it seemed Export and import freights are carried es significantly prevail over passenger maesures that add to economy of ma- Bigosovo, which is not only the border that it will negatively affect also on in this line to and from Belarus. In the carriages – comparatively short to- terials and resources, and reduce the of Latvia and Belarus, but also the ex- Latvian Railway, we managed not to year of report 465 TEU units were car- tal lengths of railway tracks (1884,20 risk of pollution. For implementation ternal border of the European Union allow large reduction of freight car- ried with the container train ZUBR, km) is used very intensively – we are of environment policy measures, the (EU). With the support of EU last year riages. In total 53,7 millions tonnes of and 14630 TEU units were carried one of the most efficient railways in most part of expenses are for mea- the second track was constructed in freight were carried, which in compar- in line Baltika Tranzit, destination of Europe as to carriages. Also the rail- sures of economy of fuel and power this section, which will start to oper- ison with the year of the record, has which is Kazakhstan and other states way infrastructure is more suitable resources. In the second place by the ate in the beginning of 2010. decreased per 4, 2%. In other states of Central Asia. for freight carriages in East-West tran- amount of expenses used are events In the year of report we completed of the European Union the volume of sit corridor, which unites Russian and for protection of soil un groundwater, the project commenced in 1999 – re- freight carriages also decreased per International co-operation Belarus railways with the seaports in but in the third, fourth and fifth plac- placement of track turnouts in East- 10 to 37%. Latvia – Riga, Liepaja and Ventspils. es accordingly – events for providing West railway corridor. Other ongoing As to the year 2009, we can also be On the one hand, railway is the saf- For raising of competitiveness great of train traffic, water protection, its modernisation projects must be com- satisfied with container carriages, est mode of transport, but, on the significance has the close co-opera- rational use, and preservation of hy- pleted in 2010. where another record was reached other hand, railway is also a field of tion within the international organisa- drologic regime in the territories next In 2009 all preparatory works for - 71142 TEU were carried, which is transport, where the normative reg- tions with the higher level of manage- railway tracks, and noise reduction. one of the most significant infrastruc- 34,8% more than in 2008. The subsid- ulation is very complicated. Railway ment in Russian, Kazakhstan, Belarus With good reason railway is consid- ture projects in the history of Latvian iary company LDz Cargo Ltd. had the of each country is an individual sys- and Ukrainian railways, as well as ered to be one of the safest and eco- Railway – construction of the second fastest growth in this sector due to tem – different gauge of rails, rolling with colleagues from Lithuania and logically most friendly types of trans- track in section Skriveri – Krustpils – traffic of non-military NATO freight to stock and what is important – goals Estonia. In mutual discussions a dip- port in the world. These two aspects were carried out. This project has been Afghanistan. Other lines, for instance, and norms differ. Also the historic in- lomatically positive fondation for ne- are ones we are trying to substantiate protractedly and carefully prepared, to Kazakhstan, as well as to Ukraine, heritance and geographic situation gotiations and following contracts in our everyday work. and will have a huge significance in develop successfully and the volume have a large impact. Therefore, when has been prepared. the national economy of Latvia. of added value freight increase. setting directives and standards, Therefore also the year 2009 can be the individual situation of railway in added to our list of successful process each country must be taken into ac- of economic management, because count, it cannot be ignored. It is ap- the outcomes are indeed the result of proved also by unavailing attempts a very hard every-day work and pre- of European Commission (EC) to ap- cise planning. ply unified standards, thus technical- 7 If to compare the average statis- containers. There are special heated tem, thus motivating them work even tive traditions are born, for instance, tics of Latvian Railway and Europe as underground premises, where these better. Our Talents. Within this project a book to the amount of CO2 emission on containers are stored. Loyalty of staff towards employer is Creative Railwaymen was prepared, one tonne/km, ratios of Latvian rail- We have also implemented power motivated by, for instance, Collective exhibition of photographs Railway way are two times friendlier for envi- efficiency events that each year al- contract, which is developed in co- Photo and other events. In the year of ronment: in Europe the amount is 20 low us to save up to 50% of electrical operation with the most powerful account for the second time the cam- — 25 grams emission on tonne/km, power for lighting of railway parks. trade union in Latvia – Trade Union paign Pride of Railway took place, the but in Latvian Railway it is 10 grams. Latvian Railway participates in the of Railwaymen and Transport Sector. most important part of which is that Nevertheless, Latvian Railway still has project of EC Green Light and is one Different sets of social protection have employees nominate their colleagues great possibility to improve the situ- of first Latvian companies, that has been prepared, for example, health for the award. ation of power efficiency and reduc- received partnership for implemen- insurance, in case of social traumas; I am proud to announce that due to tion of CO2 emission (g CO2/unti of tation of projects of renovation of similarly other types of social guaran- the 90th anniversary of Latvian Railway carriage), for instance, purchase of lighting technologies in railway sta- tees are being prepared. In the previ- a book Railways in Latvia was pub- new traction and rolling stock, as well tion parks in Jelgava and Ventspils. ous years, and in the year of account lished, which is actually an encyclo- as railway electrification. In this field In these parks high-pressure natrium special attention was paid to raising paedic research on development of in the year of account the Ministry of lamps are installed, which consume of standards of environment of work our railway network from the begin- transport has commenced a research approximately 50% less power and and work safety, for instance, work ning until these days. Nevertheless, project to evaluate all factors and eco- they function two times longer – on places are improved. Latvian Railway the main benefit is the fact that our nomical advantageousness of railway average 5 years.