POLISH bus and tram manufacturer Solaris and Stadler announced on December 9 that they are creating a joint venture in Poland.

POLISH tram manufacturer Modertrans unveiled its first 100% low-floor tram, the Moderus Gamma, at its plant in Poznan on November 18.

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) confirmed that Federal Passenger Company will introduce variable-gauge Talgo trains on Moscow - Berlin overnight services on December 17, when journey times between the Russian and German capitals will be reduced by around four-and-a-half hours.

PESA concluded its first order for its new Elf 2 family of EMUs on October 18, when the Polish manufacturer signed a Zlotys 206m ($US 52.5m) contract with the Silesian regional government and Silesian Railways (KS) for 13 trains.

POLISH broad-gauge railway PKP LHS has signed a declaration of access to the Trans-Caspian international transport route (TCITR), which links China with Europe via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Ukraine.

POLISH long-distance operator PKP Intercity announced on October 11 that it will invest Zlotys 2.5bn ($US 640m) over the next four years in the continued modernisation of its locomotive and rolling stock fleets.

POLAND’s largest rail freight operator PKP Cargo slipped back into the red in the first-half of 2016 as a combination of “difficult” market conditions, and challenges facing Czech subsidiary AWT put the company under financial pressure.

AN agreement was signed on September 23 allocating Zlotys 1.82bn ($US 470m) in European Union funding towards the construction of the two second-phase extensions of Warsaw’s east-west metro Line M2, which have a total length of 6.5km.

IRJ at InnoTrans 2016: POLISH tram and bus manufacturer Solaris and Stadler Rail announced on September 20 that the two companies will launch a new strategic partnership to bid for contracts to supply light rail vehicles in Poland and elsewhere in central and eastern Europe.

POLISH regional operator Lodz Agglomeration Railway (LKA) confirmed on September 16 that it has selected Stadler Poland for a contract to supply 14 three-car EMUs and maintain the trains for 12 years.