Newag S.A.
ronounced: nevagis a Polish company, based in
Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...
, specialising in the production, maintenance, and modernisation of railway
rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
. The company's products include the
14WE, 19WE, 35WE types
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
s; it has also developed the
Nevelo
The Nevelo is a tram designed by Newag and built in its Nowy Sącz factory.
History
In May 2013, the first complete tram was taken to Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on th ...
tram.
History
In 1876 the Royal Railway Workshop opened, serving a newly built
Austrian
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* Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent
** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
* Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...
railway line. After the
First World War
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the establishment, renamed "1st Class Main Workshop" served
Polish State Railways
(''PKP S.A.''; en, Polish State Railways, Inc.) is the dominant railway operator in Poland.
The company was founded when the former state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure ...
, employing some 1800 workers in 1922. In
post-World War II communist Poland the workshop was nationalised and later became a separate, though still state-owned, enterprise officially called "Nowy Sacz Railway Rolling Stock Repairs Depot in Nowy Sacz, State Independent Enterprise" ( pl, Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego "Nowy Sącz" w Nowym Sączu, Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Wyodrębnione ), with a workforce of about 3,500 in 1952. The last steam locomotive was serviced in 1972.
After the fall of communism and the economic changes of 1989, the enterprise was transformed into a State Treasury Joint Stock Company, with the Polish state as the only shareholder. The company went through a period of financial turmoil around 2001 and its shares were acquired by a private domestic investor in 2003. The current name was adopted in 2005.
Current products
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Nevelo
The Nevelo is a tram designed by Newag and built in its Nowy Sącz factory.
History
In May 2013, the first complete tram was taken to Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on th ...
– three-section low-floor tramcar, currently in service in Kraków
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Impuls
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Munich ( ; ge ...
– electric multiple unit for urban, suburban or regional services
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Vulcano
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– diesel multiple unit, currently in service in Italy
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Griffin
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– four-axle electric or diesel-electric locomotive for express passenger and light-medium freight services
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Dragon
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– six-axle high-power electric or diesel-electric locomotive for heavy freight services
Locomotives and EMU are available with optional last-mile diesel.
Production history
Test track
The company has set up an electrified, 245 metre long test track to test the electric rolling stock it manufactures or modernises. The overhead can be supplied with any of the four systems, commonly used on European railways: 1.5 and 3 kV DC, 15 kV 16.7 Hz and 25 kV 50 Hz.
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Rail vehicle manufacturers of Poland
Polish brands
Railway test tracks
Companies established in 1876
1876 establishments in Austria-Hungary