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.
POLAND's largest open-access railfreight operator DB Schenker Rail Poland has awarded Siemens a contract to supply 23 3kV dc class 193 Vectron electric locomotives.
PKP Group power subsidiary PKP Energy has awarded ABB a €30m contract to supply 138 rectifier units for traction substations on the Polish network.
WARSAW Tramways announced on November 22 that Pesa Bydgoszcz has submitted the best offer for a contract to supply a fleet of 45 bidirectional low-floor LRVs with a five-year warranty.
THE European Commission (EC) is to initiate infringement proceedings in the European Court of Justice against Poland for the failure to fully implement EU legislation on interoperability.
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK with two loans worth a total of €165m to upgrade two sections of line.
THE first of 24 Flexity Classic LRVs was officially handed over today by Bombardier to Krakow Transport Authority (MPK) in the presence of the city's mayor Mr Jacek Majchrowski. This follows the unveiling of this new design at InnoTrans in Berlin in September.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: SIEMENS Inspiro metro train has made its public debut at InnoTrans, where vehicles from the first train for Warsaw Metro are on display.
POLISH railfreight continued to suffer from the effects of the economic downturn in the first half of 2012 with an 8.9% year-on-year decline in tonnages, according to the latest statistics from the Office of Railway Transport (UTK).
