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ProKolej on the long-term railway infrastructure maintenance contract to be signed

According to Rynek Kolejowy, a Polish news portal dedicated to railway industry, the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Development is planning to sign a long-term railway maintenance contract with the Polish infrastructure operator, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, before the end of June 2015. It is very good news. The railway community, including ProKolej Foundation, has been long advocating for more stability and efficiency to be given to the national railway operator.

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Toll infrastructure services in Poland

As per calculations of Federation Of Independent Rail Operators, the charges for using roads by 40 trucks transporting containers from Silesia to the Świnoujście Port amount to PLN 4,5k (PLN 114 per truck) in the ViaToll system whereas the track access fee for a 40-wagon train set on the same route is PLN 8,8k. 

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Digitization of train-related documents

The archaic law blocks the digitization of railway. Pro Kolej Foundation proposes to amend the Resolution of the Minister for Transport of  2006 regarding train-related paper documents (railworthiness certificates, braking sheets, list of wagons in a trainset). Use of electronic versions of the said and also other similar documentation will increase transparency, efficiency and, as a result, safety of performed transport operations.

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