Nevomo completes first section of EU’s longest passive magnetic levitation test track
Polish company Nevomo has completed the first section of what is slated to become the longest passive magnetic levitation test track in Europe for their MagRail technology. Earlier this month, a 700-metre section was installed...Read more
Train carries EU leaders into Ukraine for unannounced show of support
The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have travelled into Ukraine by train from Poland, German press agency DPA announced earlier on Tuesday. The EU leaders aim to reach Kiev in a...Read more
European operators offer Ukrainian refugees free travel
Train operators from Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania have announced that refugees from Ukraine can travel for free. Also, a train service by the Czech RegioJet in cooperation with Ukrainian...Read more
Poland’s PKP begins catenary anti-theft device test programme
Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe has begun testing an anti-theft device for the railway catenary system. The tests in cooperation with Polands National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) are expected to...Read more
Poland’s PLK commissions study for Warsaw Railway Junction
A new cross-city railway line wil run through Poland’s capital Warsaw, but which stations will it connect? That is the subject of a study that infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe is commissioning for the...Read more
Cargounit expands fleet Vectron MS and Smartron locomotives
Polish locomotive leasing company Cargounit has taken delivery of two Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. In addition, the company will purchase a Smartron locomotive for the Romanian market.Read more
‘Rail Baltica is at least three times more expensive for Estonia than HS2 for the UK’
InterviewRail Baltica is without a doubt one of the largest railway projects in Europe, but there exist doubts about whether the benefits outweigh the high costs in the Baltic states. RailTech talked to Priit Humal...Read more
RegioJet expands in Poland and in Europe
Nothing seems able to stop the Czech private operator RegioJet, which is now planning to tackle the Polish domestic mainline market. This in addition to their mainline operations in the Czech Republic. The yellow trains...Read more
DB Regio train in Poland derails after collision with truck
A DB Regio passenger train derailed in the north west of Poland on Thursday morning after a collision with a truck. The train came from the city of Szczecin and had Berlin as its final...Read more
Nevomo to build Europe’s longest Magrail test track
Nevomo, a company developing pioneering Magrail technology, has signed an agreement with CIECH Sarzyna for a new Magrail test track. With this technology, vehicles could reach speeds of 550 kilometres per hour on existing railway...Read more
PKP Intercity to optimise fleet management with cloud tool
PKP Intercity is working on an IT tool supporting efficient rolling stock management. The Polish operator has signed a letter of intent with Chmura Krajowa, a specialised provider of cloud computing solutions on the Polish...Read more
Ukrainian Railways starts major electrification project this summer
Ukrainian Railways will start electrifying and modernising the Kovel-Izov-Derzhkordon route between Ukraine and Poland during the following months. The most significant is the reconstruction of railway tracks at the Mostyska II border crossing and the...Read more
ERTMS level 2 installation complete on Polish high-speed line
Alstom, Thales and Nokia have completed a high-speed signalling upgrade in Poland. The consortium has installed ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 on the E65 railway line which links Warsaw with Gdynia. The project was based on a...Read more