470 carriages and 7 locomotives will be covered by the first phase of PKP Intercity’s new investment program. The carrier is announcing tenders for the modernization of carriages and locomotives. The modernized and repaired carriages are expected to hit the tracks as early as 2016.
In the first phase of the new investment program, PKP Intercity will conduct tender procedures for the modernization of 60 carriages and 7 locomotives. Additionally, in January, the repair of over 400 carriages at the P4 level will be contracted. After modernization, the carrier will have first and second-class carriages, dining cars, and popular couchette cars at its disposal. All carriages will be adapted to travel at higher speeds than before – 160 km/h or 200 km/h. The carriages will be equipped with, among other things, new seats, air conditioning, electrical outlets, and an electronic passenger information system. The tender procedure will also include the modernization of 7 electric locomotives of the EU/EP07 type. As part of the work, the locomotives will gain, among other things, higher efficiency and amenities for the driver – comfortable seats, air conditioning, electrically heated windows, and sun blinds.
– We are starting another wave of rolling stock investments. Over the next two years, we will focus on the modernization and repair of the carriages we currently own. In the first phase, we want to improve their reliability as quickly as possible and raise the standard of equipment, thereby increasing the comfort and safety of our passengers. This is also linked to the investments initiated in the production capacity of our subsidiary, ZUT Remtrak. The development of our resources will ensure that in the future, rolling stock repairs will be carried out entirely in-house – emphasizes Jacek Leonkiewicz, CEO of PKP Intercity.
Offers for the announced tender procedures can be submitted, depending on the task, by February 10, 11, 12, 15, and 16 of this year. The carrier plans to conduct further tender procedures for the modernization of carriages and locomotives in the coming months, including for multi-functional COMBO-type carriages. PKP Intercity plans to subject over 400 carriages to periodic repairs. Some of them, as part of the planned modernization work, will be equipped with modern closed-circuit toilets. The order will be executed by the PKP Intercity subsidiary – REMTRAK. The cost of the work will amount to approximately 76 million net (over 92 million gross).
Over the next two years, the company plans to spend approximately 1.8 billion PLN net on the modernization of about 400 carriages, 60 locomotives, and modern facilities for their maintenance. The carrier will also carry out periodic inspections and repairs of several hundred carriages at its subsidiary, ZUT REMTRAK Sp. z o.o. By the end of 2015, PKP Intercity had completed 10 large rolling stock projects worth 5.5 billion PLN.