PKP resorts to diesel trains after lines are unplugged because of unpaid bills

Electricity supplier Zaklad Energetyczne Lodz-Teren (ZELT) cut off power supply to Polish State Railways (PKP) yesterday causing delays and cancellations of trains on lines to and from Lodz. PKP owes ZELT millions in unpaid bills, and had promised to pay at the end of June. However, ZELT's bank did not receive the money by the agreed time, and the company had no alternative but to take drastic measures, said the debt collector at ZELT. Some trains were run using diesel locomotives. (Zycie, page 7) S.M.