Pesa and PFR invest PLN 200 mln in Rail Capital Partners

Pesa Bydgoszcz and the Polish Development Fund (PFR) have signed a deal to invest PLN 200 million into Rail Capital Partners over the period 2016-2020. The newly established company will lease locomotives to public and private rail operators. "The aim of the PFR is to support Polish companies by increasing their competitiveness  on the local and global markets. The financing of new rolling stock is a great opportunity to develop a new, innovative company. We hope that thanks  to our contribution, Pesa will expand its production and local operators will ugrade their fleet," said Paweł Borys, head of the PFR. According to the business plan, the company will have several locomotives at its disposal by 2020.