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1947 – trolleybus traffic is opened in Riga
- Czechoslovak-made trolleybuses Skoda 8Tr are put into service
- The building of loops at the terminals of all tram lines is finished
- The trolleybus depot in Ganību dambis 32 is opened
- The Central workshops of the RTCT build the tram cars of their own design
1960. First Czechoslovak-made trolleybuses Škoda 8Tr are put into service.
1960. Trolleybus route No. 8 Raiņa Boulevard-Ābolu Street is opened.
1958. The new overpass near Brasa railway station is opened for direct tram traffic to Mežaparks.
1958. Trolleybus route No. 6 Clinical Hospital-VEF is put into service.
1957. The double tracks on tram line No. 6 reach Šmerlis.
1957. Trolleybus route No. 5 Stadium Daugava-Lauvas Street is put into service.
1956. The Central workshops of Tram and Trolleybus Trust (TTT) build the first 4-axis tram motor car RT-56.
1954. The Central workshops of RTCT start serial production of 3-axis joint cars.
1954. MTV-82 tram motor cars reconstruction (narrowing) programme is launched.
1951. The transportation of passengers by buses in the territory of Riga City from RTCT is assigned to Riga bus depot.
1951. Instead of the previous 11 routes, trams start running on 8 united routes, which means that diametric routes are being introduced along with radial ones.
1950. Trolleybus line No. 4 Railway terminal-21st July Square (now Zemitāna Square) is opened.
1948. The building of loops at the terminals of all tram lines is finished.
1948. The trolleybus depot in Ganību dambis 32 is opened.
1948. RTCT builds and opens trolleybus route No. 2 Railway station-Sarkandaugava.
1947. Training trolleybus line Gaisa Bridge-Brasa and the first regular trolleybus route Ģertrūdes Street–Sea port (Viestura dārzs) are opened.
1946. The Central workshops of RTCT build the first joint tram car (No.500).
1946. Riga bus depot No. 1 starts operations.
1945. Rail tracks are restored in Revolūcijas Street (now Matīsa Street) and tram line No. 2 is opened.
1944. Communication and Transport Trust (RTCT) restores tram and bus traffic in Brīvības Street.
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