Railion and Polish PCC Rail set up JV
Railion Deutschland and Polish PCC Rail SA (a subsidiary of Duisburg-based PCC SE) intend to set up a joint rail freight company under the name East West Railways Sp. z o. o.
The new company will be based in Wroc³aw, Poland.
The implementation of the project is still subject to approval by the relevant authorities.
East West Railways will be provided with the required licence and safety certificate for Poland, and will focus on national freight transport and cross-border operations to Germany.
It is planned that the company will start business operations in the second half of 2007. By the end of the year, East West Railways will be supplied with around twenty class 232 diesel locomotives that have been specially adapted to the requirements of the Polish rail network.
Chairman of Railion’s board of management, Dr. Klaus Kremper, said that the new company will offer flexible services that meet the highest standards of quality and tap new market potential.
“At the same time we hope that services can be secured for rail and even extended which otherwise might go over to other modes of transport,” said Kremper. “In parallel to this, Railion and PKP Cargo are currently pressing ahead with a number of projects aimed at boosting rail freight transport between Germany and Poland.”
The new company will be based in Wroc³aw, Poland.
The implementation of the project is still subject to approval by the relevant authorities.
East West Railways will be provided with the required licence and safety certificate for Poland, and will focus on national freight transport and cross-border operations to Germany.
It is planned that the company will start business operations in the second half of 2007. By the end of the year, East West Railways will be supplied with around twenty class 232 diesel locomotives that have been specially adapted to the requirements of the Polish rail network.
Chairman of Railion’s board of management, Dr. Klaus Kremper, said that the new company will offer flexible services that meet the highest standards of quality and tap new market potential.
“At the same time we hope that services can be secured for rail and even extended which otherwise might go over to other modes of transport,” said Kremper. “In parallel to this, Railion and PKP Cargo are currently pressing ahead with a number of projects aimed at boosting rail freight transport between Germany and Poland.”
