Next year, 50 used German carriages ordered by PKP Intercity will enter Polish railways. “Just as, under the vetoed Wind Turbine Act, Poland was supposed to become a disposal site for old German wind turbines, now it will become a graveyard for old German carriages,” said PiS MP Michał Moskal.
Used German Carriages for PKP Intercity
The spokesperson for PKP Intercity, Maciej Dutkiewicz, stated back in November this year that the company had submitted an offer to purchase used carriages from Deutsche Bahn (DB). According to the company’s management, PKP Intercity is opting for used rolling stock not for cost-saving reasons but out of necessity, aiming for a rapid reinforcement of the fleet before new trains manufactured in Polish factories are ready for service.
As PKP Intercity president Janusz Malinowski reported yesterday during a meeting of the infrastructure committee, the transaction has already been finalized.
“In the first quarter of 2026, 50 Deutsche Bahn carriages will arrive in Poland. We bought 50 carriages, and they will reinforce the Intercity stock and be quickly put into operation,” he said.
PiS MP Michał Moskal commented on these words in a post published on X. “It happened exactly as we predicted, our national carrier PKP Intercity has bought 50 old carriages from Deutsche Bahn,” he pointed out.
The politician also reminded readers of previous harmful actions taken by the December 13 coalition.
“In the tender for double-deck trains worth several billion zlotys, criteria are being created that prevent Polish manufacturers from participating independently, they declare the purchase of 26 high-speed trains capable of 320 km/h, which Polish manufacturers cannot produce, and in the end they buy scrap from Germany that will run on Polish tracks (even though there is a Polish carriage producer, the Poznań-based FPS Cegielski),” he wrote.
He added that “just as, under the vetoed Wind Turbine Act, Poland was supposed to become a disposal site for old German wind turbines, now it will become a graveyard for old German carriages”.
“Repolonization at full speed… congratulations, Donald Tusk,” he concluded.
Polish Companies Excluded From the PKP Tender
Several months ago, actions taken by the PKP Intercity management triggered a wave of controversy. In an open letter published by the association Tak dla Rozwoju, supported by MP Paulina Matysiak (Razem) and MP Marcin Horała (PiS), the authors directly called for the cancellation of the ongoing tender for 42 double-deck electric multiple units for PKP Intercity.
The authors argued that the tender criteria were formulated in a way that excluded Polish manufacturers, including PESA Bydgoszcz, which has experience both in designing double-deck trains and in building units capable of reaching speeds of 200 km/h.