Pendolino edging closer to 250 km/h

High-speed Pendolino trains may run on Polish rails in December of this year. A PKP Intercity release, states that the train operator has come to terms in negotiation proceedings with Alstom, the  manufacturer of the Pendolino units. The first release of the trains set the maximum speed at 160 km/h, while the requirement from the Polish side was 250 km/h. The producer doubted the quality of Polish rails at these speeds. A homologation procedure with the national rail regulator needs two months, after which PKP Intercity could officially receive the trains for training and tests by September. PKP Intercity bought 20 Pendolino units. The new high-speed trains should service lines linking the Capital and Katowice, Kraków, the Tri-City and Wrocław.