POLISH long-distance operator PKP Intercity has selected Pesa, Poland to supply and maintain 20 160km/h emus in a deal worth Zlotys 1.32bn ($US 430m).
THE FIRST Pendolino set for PKP Intercity was presented to the public and the media at Wroclaw Central station on August 12, while en route from Alstom's Savigliano plant in Italy to the test centre at Żmigród, Poland.
THE district court of Warsaw has ordered Poland's national treasury to compensate state-owned regional passenger operator Regional Railways (PR), after the government failed to pay for the operation of inter-regional services between 2006 and 2008.
POLISH infrastructure manager PKP PLK has rejected a track access request filed by Czech open-access long-distance operator Leo Express due to "formal deficiencies" in the application.
POLISH operator Regional Railways (PR) has issued a tender for a contract to carry out a major upgrade of 44 EN57 emus, which in addition to new interiors will include renewal of electrical and mechanical systems.
A SEVERE shortage of rolling stock has led to widespread replacement of train services with buses by Slaskie Railway (KS) which only started its new concession in the Polish province of Silesia with the start of the new timetable on December 9. Within the first of couple of days,
TENDERS have been invited by PKP Intercity, Poland, to conduct what is termed a Level 4 revision to 271 passenger coaches of 23 types. The closing date for bids is January 15.
POLISH train and terminal operators have joined forces with other industry organisations to establish the Foundation for Railways (FPK), a new group which will plans to lobby the country's government to develop a more coherent policy on rail transport.
