PKP Cargo to hire 1,000 train drivers

Polish freight company PKP Cargo plans to employ 1,000 train drivers in 2015-2016, said Adam Purwin, CEO of the company. The driver training program costs PLN 21 million per annum. "The whole railway sector in Poland is facing a generation gap in the profession of train drivers. We have identified the challenge early enough and we have taken appropriate steps to deal with it effectively. In total, over two years, we want to employ approximately 1,000 employees," said Purwin. Since the beginning of 2015, we have employed 150 workers, of which the majority is yet to be trained as train drivers. Last year, PKP Cargo hired 500 people and this year the scale of recruitment will be similar, Purwin added.