{"id":178477,"date":"2025-02-21T20:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60077"},"modified":"2025-02-21T20:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:16:58","slug":"poland-to-invest-almost-100-million-euros-in-pkp-cargo-for-military-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=178477","title":{"rendered":"Poland to invest almost 100 million euros in PKP Cargo for military mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Polish state-owned operator PKP Cargo is currently undergoing a massive restructuring to become financially viable after years of mismanagement. It now seems that one of the focusses of the \u2018new\u2019 company will be military mobility. The Polish government said it will invest almost 100 million euros to upgrade PKP Cargo\u2019s rolling stock fleet and facilitate the movement of military items.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The investment, set at 400 million PLN (a little over 96 million euros) came during the Rail Safety Forum 2025. It was announced by retired General Edward Gruszka, who now works as an advisor to Poland\u2019s ministry of defence. More specifically, the money should be used to purchase diesel locomotives, six-axle wagons, and special platforms to transport heavy equipment.<\/p>\n

PKP Cargo and the Polish ministry of defence have been in talks regarding this investment since January, but a public announcement was only made this week. The improvement of military mobility has become somewhat of a priority for member states of the European Union, especially since the start of the war in Ukraine. To this end, infrastructure manager PKP PKL has also invested around 67 million euros focussing on renewing infrastructure deemed important for defence purposes.<\/p>\n