All Poland articles – Page 7

  • Škoda Transportation trainset for the Warszawa metro
    Metro Report International

    Warszawa metro train delivered

    2022-04-27T14:32:00Z

    POLAND: The first of 37 trainsets being built for the Warszawa metro by Škoda Transportation was delivered to the capital on April 25, ahead of dynamic testing and certification which is expected to be completed within three months. Part-funded by the EU, ...

  • Warszawa tram extension map
    Metro Report International

    Warszawa tramway extension contract signed

    2022-04-12T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: Warszawa tram operator Tramwaje Warszawskie and contractor Budimex have signed a 685m złoty agreement for the construction of a tramway extension from ul Puławska to a terminus near ul Adama Branickiego in the Wilanów district in the south of the city. The project includes the ...

  • Kaunas Intermodal Terminal
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    Lithuania to Germany intermodal service to launch in April

    2022-03-30T10:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Lithuanian national railway’s freight business LTG Cargo is to launch a service carrying containers and semi-trailers from the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal to Duisburg in Germany on April 4. Trains with a capacity of up to 36 semi-trailers and containers will run thrice-weekly on the 1 ...

  • pl Katowice Pesa tram
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    Katowice tramway contract signed

    2022-03-25T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: Tramwaje Śląskie has awarded a consortium of Spaw-Tor, Silesia Invest and Grotex a 39·7m złoty contract to build a 1·9 km tram line along ul Grundmanna in the centre of Katowice. This will provide alternative to existing routes, and reinstate a direct connection between the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Trams to return to Konstantynów

    2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: A consortium of Przedsiębiorstwo Drogowo-Budowlane Kemy and MPK-Łódź has been awarded a 80·6m złoty design and build contract to rehabilitate the out of use tram line between the city of Łódź and Konstantynów. The 7 km route running west from the Zdrowie terminus in Łódź ...

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    News

    Polish industry calls for ’full and complete’ sanctions on Russian and Belarusian railways

    2022-03-04T13:55:00Z

    EUROPE: Representatives of the Polish railway industry have issued a joint call for the European Commission to impose ‘full and complete’ sanctions on the Russian and Belarusian railways because of their logistical role in the invasion of Ukraine. The statement issued on March 3 is signed by ...

  • Recaro has announced a ‘double digit million euro’ investment in Polish train seat manufacturer Growag
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    Recaro enters the train seat market with Growag investment

    2022-03-02T10:30:00Z

    POLAND: Aviation and automotive seat company Recaro has announced a ‘double digit million euro’ investment in Polish train seat manufacturer Growag, saying it expects to see significant growth in the rail market in the next 10 years. Recaro said its expansion into the train seat market ...

  • The ZNPK federation of independent train operators has called for a ‘serious debate’ on access charges and a ‘radical’ 50% cut in fees (Photo: PKP PLK).
    News

    Polish operators call for track access charge cut to stem loss of market share

    2022-02-21T08:00:00Z

    POLAND: The ZNPK federation of independent train operators has called for a ‘serious debate’ on access charges and a ‘radical’ 50% cut in fees, saying infrastructure manager PKP PLK’s current charges for freight trains are amongst the highest in Europe. ZNPK says that PKP PLK’s draft ...

  • Zachodniopomorskie voivodship has placed a 100m złoty order for a further five Newag Impuls 2 36WEh electro-diesel multiple-units
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    More electro-diesel trainsets ordered

    2022-02-15T09:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Wrocław city square (Photo: Pedro Wroclaw/Pixabay)
    Metro Report International

    EIB backs Wrocław tram fleet renewal

    2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: Transport operator MPK Wrocław has finalised a 165·9m złoty agreement with the European Investment Bank to help finance the procurement of new trams over the next three years. ‘We are consistently implementing a strategic plan to improve the quality of public transport, which was outlined ...

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    News

    Modernised diesel locos delivered to PKP Intercity

    2022-02-09T11:53:00Z

    POLAND: PKP Intercity has taken delivery of the first two of 13 Class SU4220 diesel locomotives which H Cegielski-Poznań is rebuilding from Fablok-built Class SM42s. Intended for shunting, light passenger and rescue operations, the SU4220s have been equipped with two low-emission diesel ...

  • LTG Cargo
    News

    LTG Cargo to invest €47m in Poland

    2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: Lithuanian operator LTG Cargo’s Polish subsidiary has announced plans to invest €47m to diversify its activities and to expand into western Europe, offering new services and growing its fleet. LTG Cargo Polska will buy four multi-system electric and two diesel locomotives. The electric locomotives will ...

  • CL Europort (Photo: HHLA)
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    Metrans acquires Polish border freight terminal

    2022-01-07T13:25:00Z

    POLAND: Hamburger Hafen & Logistik’s intermodal freight business Metrans has acquired CL Europort and its Malaszewicze terminal, which is a hub for eastern European and Eurasian rail freight at the break of gauge on the border with Belarus. ‘Malaszewicze represents a bridge between the EU member ...

  • MPK Wrocław has awarded Pesą Bydgoszcz a 204m złoty firm order for the supply of 24 low-floor trams tailored for the needs of the city
    Metro Report International

    Wrocław tram contract awarded

    2021-12-22T12:00:00Z

    POLAND: Operator MPK Wrocław has awarded Pesą Bydgoszcz a 204m złoty firm order for the supply of 24 low-floor trams tailored for the needs of the city, with options for 16 more which could take the total value to 337·5m złoty. The 29 ...

  • Warszawa metro Skoda Transportation Varsovia trainset (2)
    Metro Report International

    Warszawa metro train unveiled

    2021-12-21T15:53:00Z

    POLAND: Škoda Transportation has unveiled the first of the trainsets it is producing for the Warszawa metro. Testing is to be undertaken the Czech manufacturer’s Plzeň plant, ahead of further trials at the Velim test centre and on the Praha metro network before delivery to Poland ...

  • pl-Sczcecin_tram-extension-22118-VW-3
    Metro Report International

    Sczcecin tramway extended

    2021-12-20T15:28:00Z

    POLAND: A western extension of Sczcecin tram routes 1 and 3 to serve the city’s Netto Arena was opened for revenue service on December 18.

  • Angermünde - Szczecin start of work (Photo: DB/Volker Emersleben)
    News

    Germany – Poland cross-border upgrade begins

    2021-12-02T13:45:00Z

    EUROPE: Work has begin on the first phase of a project to reduce the journey time between Berlin and the Polish city of Szczecin by 20 min to 90 min. A ceremony on November 30 marked the start of work by Deutsche Bahn to upgrade the ...

  • VL80c-1601-rostov-1986-2
    In depth

    Smart maintenance: Locomotives find a new lease of life

    2021-11-26T08:00:00Z

    The delicate economics of rail freight and rapidly changing regulatory conditions have seen the emergence of a healthy market across a swathe of eastern Europe focused on the overhaul, modernisation and life-extension of Soviet-era locomotives. Vladimir Waldin provides an overview.

  • Krakow tram depot
    Metro Report International

    Tram bogie on test

    2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

    POLAND: Stadler has begun dynamic test of its TINA tram bogie, which is designed to improve ride quality while reducing noise and wear of the moving parts. The bogie is being tested in Kraków on a Tango tram which was built for research purposes. This is ...

  • Guben cross-border bridge between Germany and Poland (Photo: Global Fish, CC BY-SA 3.0)
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    Poland – Germany passenger revival agreed

    2021-11-09T11:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Local transport authorities in Lubuskie voivodship and the Land of Brandenburg have agreed to reinstate passenger services on the railway between Zielona Góra in Poland and Guben, which is split by the Germany-Poland border.