POLISH national long-distance passenger operator PKP Intercity has ordered five more type E4MSUa multi-system electric locomotives from Newag. These locomotives are in addition to the 10 ordered in October 2021 which has increased the total contract value from Zlotys 258.6m to Zlotys 388m ($US 94m).
The new 200km/h locomotives will be equipped for operation on lines electrified at 3kV dc as well as 15.7kV and 25kV ac. The locomotives will also be equipped with ETCS Level 2 and a remote diagnostics system that will allow real-time monitoring of locomotive operation, which will aid maintenance planning.
The contract between PKP IC and Newag requires the manufacturer to obtain certification for the locomotives to operate in Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Once approved for use in Germany and the Czech Republic, the new locomotives will be used on the following routes: Warsaw - Berlin, Przemyśl - Berlin, Gdynia - Berlin, Gdynia - Warsaw - Katowice - Vienna (on the section to Bohumín, Czech Republic) replacing older and leased locomotives.
The locomotives will also be operated on major domestic routes, such as Warsaw - Gdynia, Warsaw - Poznan, Warsaw - Wroclaw, Warsaw - Katowice, Warsaw - Krakow.
Newag has previously supplied 30 3kV dc-only versions of its Griffin locomotive to PKP IC which designates them as class EU160; another 20 of these locomotives were ordered in March 2023.
Both orders form part of PKP IC’s Zlotys 27bn rolling stock investment programme which aims to double the size of its fleet by 2030.
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