Newag debuts new trains in Kraków region
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Newag has produced a fleet of new commuter trains to be used in southeast Poland, news website WP Money reported on Monday. “The new rolling stock meets the stringent European standards and is adapted to people with disabilities,” the company's CEO, Zbigniew Konieczek, said during a presentation at the local train station in Nowy Sącz. The high-tech trains, furnished with wi-fi, can accommodate between 200 and 250 passengers each. “They are capable of reaching speeds of 130 kph, and will run on routes supported by our railways, among others, between Kraków and Tarnów and Nowy Sącz,” said Ryszard Rębilas, CEO of Małopolska Railways. The first fleet of the new trains will debut on December 11 of this year, with additional trains beginning operations in February, 2017. The report stated that the value of the ordered vehicles was over PLN 300 million. Newag, headquartered in Nowy Sącz, has been manufacturing trains since 1873. Since 2013, it has been listed on the main market of the WSE.
