INTERNATIONAL: A ceremony on September 13 launched the CNR Cargo Wagon joint venture of Polish national freight operator PKP Cargo and China CNR Corp which was agreed on June 29.
Market studies are underway with a view to beginning assembly of wagons next year in the Baltic port of Szczecin using components supplied from China. Initial work will be for PKP Cargo, but other European customers are being sought and the scope could increase to include locomotives and passenger stock.
BELARUS: CNR Datong Electric Locomotive has announced a 700m yuan agreement to supply national railway BC with 12 two-section electric freight locomotives following a visit to Belarus by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. There is significant international transit freight through Belarus, and the state railway wishes to improve efficiency by increasing ...
POLAND: Warszawa regional operator Koleje Mazowieckie announced that Bombardier Transportation had been selected to supply 11 electric locomotives on February 12, beating low bidder CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive. Bombardier's bid to supply Traxx locomotives for €41m undercut Siemens Mobility's offer of €44m. CSR Zhuzhou had been the lowest bidder at ...
POLAND: PKP Cargo has announced plans for a joint venture with China Northern which would assemble railway wagons at a site in Szczecin. A feasibility study will be completed within three months, Daniel Ryczek, PKP Cargo's director of International Affairs, said on December 10. If this finds that assembly ...
