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News about Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag.
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NewsPolish rail freight operator signs ‘exceptional’ locomotive orders
POLAND: Orlen Kolej has signed contracts worth over 800m złoty for Pesa and Newag to supply 40 electric locomotives in a deal which PKO Leasing said ‘is exceptional on many levels’.
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NewsDragon locomotive leads leasing company’s central European expansion
POLAND: Leasing company Akiem has unveiled the first of 30 Newag Dragon-2 locos ordered to support its expansion in the central European market. Akiem said it was the first European lessor to ‘invest massively’ in new locomotives for central Europe, which represents 20% of its customer ...
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NewsLeasing company launched to modernise Poland’s locomotive fleets
POLAND: Leasing company OnTrain has been launched to offer central European freight operators a way to replace ageing locomotive fleets, and has placed initial orders for 80 electric locos. OnTrain is majority-owned by Luxembourg based infrastructure investor Marguerite, along with privately-owned investment and asset manager Griffin ...
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NewsHigh speed train production agreements signed
INTERNATIONAL: Three different agreements have been announced in late September by major rolling stock manufacturers for the joint development of high speed trainsets, each building on earlier collaboration. Škoda Group – Hyundai Rotem agreement Škoda Group and Hyundai Rotem have signed a memorandum of understanding on ...
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NewsKoleje Małopolskie signs EMU framework agreement
POLAND: Koleje Małopolskie and Newag have signed a 1·3bn złoty framework contract for the purchase of six 3 kV DC electric multiple-units with an option for 19 more, Małopolskie voivodship announced on September 9. The 345m złoty firm order for six trainsets is being financed from ...
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NewsPKP Intercity orders bi-mode fleet
POLAND: National operator PKP Intercity announced on May 22 that it had reached an agreement with Newag for the supply of 35 electro-diesel multiple units. Newag was the sole bidder in the tendering process with a 3·36bn złoty offer. The agreement includes 10 years of maintenance, ...
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NewsPomorskie orders more Impuls2 EMUs with EU funding
POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has exercised an option to purchase nine more four-car Impuls2 electric multiple-units from Newag, the region’s Marshal Mieczysław Struk announced on April 16. The Marshal’s Office signed a contract with Newag in August 2023 covering the supply of one Impuls2 EMU plus an ...
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NewsAccess to EU funding unlocks major investment in Polish rolling stock
Koleje Dolnośląskie has received 333·7m złoty in co-financing from the European Union’s Recovery & Resilience Fund which it is using to refinance its Pesa Elf2 EMUs now being delivered. POLAND: The national government’s Centre for EU Transport Projects agency has allocated co-financing from the European Union’s ...
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NewsŚląskie voivodship orders Newag EMUs
POLAND: The Śląskie voivodship has signed a 1·3bn złoty contract with Newag for the supply of 26 four-car Impuls2 electric multiple-units for use by regional operator Koleje Śląskie. The order was announced on February 29 and includes maintenance as well as an ...
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NewsNewag signs its highest value locomotive order
POLAND: Leasing company Akiem has awarded Newag a contract to supply and maintain 30 Dragon 2 six-axle electric freight locomotives with options for 50 more. Chair of the Newag management board Zbigniew Konieczek said the order signed on November 16 is the largest ...
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NewsOne bidder for PKP Intercity locomotive contract
POLAND: PKP Intercity has announced that Newag was the sole bidder for a contract to supply and maintain 63 multi-system electric locomotives with an option for 32 more. Requirements include operation under 3 kV DC, 15 kV 16·7 Hz and 25 kV 50 Hz electrification, ...
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NewsNewag and PKP Intercity unveil 200 km/h Griffin locomotive
POLAND: Newag unveiled the first 200 km/h version of its Griffin multi-system electric locomotive at the 15th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk on September 20. National long-distance operator PKP Intercity placed a 258·6m złoty order for 10 Griffin E4MSP locomotives capable of 200 km/h operation ...
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NewsCargounit orders bi-mode locos
POLAND: Leasing company Cargounit has awarded Newag a 183·9m złoty contract to supply 10 Dragon 2 electro-diesel locomotives with options for 20 more. The six-axle 3 kV DC locomotives are intended to be used in electric mode on main line operations in Poland, for which they ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrains ordered for Sofia metro Line 3 extension project
BULGARIA: Sofia metro operator Metropolitan JSC has awarded the Simetro consortium of Siemens Mobility and Newag a €68m contract to supply a further eight trainsets for Line 3. The order announced on July 20 will take the Line 3 fleet to 38 Inspiro trainsets ordered in ...
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NewsPKP Intercity orders more 200 km/h locomotives
POLAND: National long-distance operator PKP Intercity has exercised an option to purchase five more electric multi-system locomotives from Newag. The option announced on June 21 was included in an October 2021 contract for an initial 10 Griffin E4MSP locomotives capable of 200 km/h operation. Valued at ...
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NewsPomorskie voivodship orders bi-mode multiple-units
POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has awarded Newag a 128m złoty contract to supply four Impuls 2 electro-diesel multiple-units. The contract was signed on May 15, with deliveries scheduled for the second half of 2024. The order is being financed from national and EU sources. The units will ...
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NewsPomorskie voivodship orders EMUs
The 20 EMUs for SKM services will have three cars each with three doors per side POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has confirmed orders for Newag to supply 20 electric multiple-units for use on SKM suburban services from Gdańsk to Wejherowo via Gdynia, and a further 11 EMUs ...
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NewsPKP Intercity orders electric locos
POLAND: National long-distance operator PKP Intercity has signed a 551·4m złoty contract for Newag to supply 20 Griffin electric locomotives by February 2024. The 3 kV DC locos will have a maximum speed of 160 km/h and will be equipped with ETCS, ...
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NewsRegional railways to be revitalised with 200-train framework agreements
POLAND: Regional passenger operator Polregio has signed framework agreements with four manufacturers for the supply of up to 200 electric multiple-units which are intended to offer a step-change in quality on routes serving smaller towns. The agreements signed on January 25 enable H Cegielski FPS, Pesa ...
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NewsMore electro-diesel trainsets ordered
POLAND: Zachodniopomorskie voivodship has placed a 100m złoty order for a further five Newag Impuls 2 36WEh electro-diesel multiple-units for use on partially electrified routes. The additional sets have been ordered using an option in an August 2020 contract which covered an initial two units worth ...
