POLAND's largest railfreight operator PKP Cargo has announced that it is in acquisition talks with the owners of three open-access freight operators in Poland and the Czech Republic.
POLISH rolling stock manufacturer Newag issued its first half results on August 29, with net profits rising 147% to Zlotys 35.8m ($US 11.1m) and revenue reaching Zlotys 391.9m, a 37% increase compared with the corresponding period in 2013.
THE consortium building the second metro line in Warsaw has confirmed that construction is now 95% complete and works are on course for the handover of the line to Warsaw Metro next month.
LOCOMOTIVE leasing company Akiem has signed a contract worth €33m with Bombardier for the delivery of 10 140km/h Traxx DC locomotives, with an option for up to 10 additional units placing the value of the contract at approximately €65m.
POLISH open-access operator CTL Logistics, Poland, carried approximately 7 million tonnes of railfreight in the first half of 2014, including 1.3 million tonnes in Germany, a fall of 8% compared with the same period in 2013.
THE first of 20 class SM42 single-cab diesel locomotives being rebuilt by Newag, Poland, for PKP Intercity (PKP IC) has entered service with the Polish long-distance operator.
POLAND's largest railfreight operator PKP Cargo announced on August 19 that it will invest nearly Zlotys 200m ($US 63.7m) in 10 new multi-system electric locomotives to support the expansion of its international business.
KRAKOW Transport Authority (MPK) signed a Zlotys 291.2m ($US 95.5m) contract with Pesa Bydgoszcz on July 3 for 36 Krakowiak low-floor LRVs which at 43.83m in length will be longer than any vehicles in MPK's current fleet.
POLISH infrastructure manager PKP PLK announced on July 1 that dynamic testing has begun on Poland's first ERTMS Level 2 installation.
POMERANIAN Metropolitan Railway (PKM) has awarded Pesa Bydgoszcz a €27.5m contract to supply three two-car and seven three-car DMUs for the 17km line linking Gdansk and Gdynia with Lech Walesa Airport, which is due to open next year.