Under the agreement signed in August 2008, a total of 10 locomotives of this type will be delivered to PKP Intercity. The company secured financing for this project from the European Investment Bank. The value of the contract is 44.5 million Euros. The operation of the first two locomotives, which arrived at PKP Intercity at the turn of October and November 2009, is proceeding flawlessly. The locomotives are carrying out transport on the Warsaw – Rzepin – Warsaw route without any failures, even in winter conditions. For comparison, the EP 09 locomotives, considered the best among those operated by PKP Intercity S.A. so far, must undergo inspection checks (the so-called level 1 maintenance system) once a day, while the “Husarz” locomotive requires such a procedure after 25,000 kilometers (i.e., once a month). Positive experiences with the efficient use of “Husarz” locomotives have confirmed the company’s belief in the validity of investing in proven, high-quality rolling stock. Less frequent maintenance and repair procedures increase the availability of the fleet. Despite significant investment outlays, the costs associated with using such efficient rolling stock are significantly lower. The “Husarz” locomotives belonging to PKP Intercity S.A. are also the only ones in the country with such high technical parameters. Their ability to reach high speeds (230 km/h) means that they are also successfully used by the infrastructure manager – PKP PLK S.A. – to test modernized sections of the Warsaw – Kraków/Katowice line (CMK). This line, being adapted for trains to travel at speeds of 200 km/h, has the chance to become the first high-speed railway line in Poland.