PKP CARGO has prepared rolling stock and train crews to support and secure passenger transport during World Youth Day. Poland’s largest rail freight carrier will provide locomotives to PKP PLK to protect the rail network and operate additional passenger trains launched by PKP Intercity and Przewozy Regionalne.
A total of 46 locomotives along with train crews have been designated to protect the rail network, including 37 diesel locomotives and nine electric ones. These locomotives are deployed across the entire PKP PLK network and are on constant standby to replace a damaged locomotive hauling a passenger train if necessary.
– World Youth Day is a prestigious event for the entire PKP Group. I am pleased that, as the largest freight operator in Poland, we are securing the travel of young pilgrims to the meeting place with Pope Francis – says Jarosław Klasa, PKP CARGO Board Member for Operations. – The number of designated PKP CARGO locomotives fully meets the demand reported by PKP PLK and passenger carriers. If additional needs arise, we are ready to meet them.