ZNTK Nowy Sacz
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ZNTK Nowy Sącz is the former name of Newag S.A.
(as of 2009) in Nowy Sącz
, Poland
. It is manufacturing electric multiple unit
trains (e.g. class 20WE, photo) and tram
s.
The company modified the PKP class SM30
series of railway locomotive
s into the PKP class SP30
used by Polish State Railways
.
, that stands for Rolling Stock Repair Plants (Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego). Some of them have now evolved into big, independent manufacturers (Newag, Pesa Bydgoszcz, ZNTK Poznań) or subsidiaries of international companies, e.g. Stadler Rail
Siedlce
).
ZNTK Nowy Sącz (Newag, since rebranding in 2005) is sometimes confused with ZNTK Poznań engineering conglomerate with based in Poznań
, that builds railway locomotives and rolling stock, most known for their SUW 2000
variable gauge axle, Automatic Track Gauge Changeover System installed in some break of gauge bordering Poland and CIS countries
.
Newag
Newag S.A. is a Polish company, based in Nowy Sącz, specialising in production, maintenance and modernisation of railway rolling stock. The company products include the 14WE type electric multiple unit.- History :...
(as of 2009) in Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sacz
Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is manufacturing electric multiple unit
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 number of the carriages...
trains (e.g. class 20WE, photo) and tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s.
The company modified the PKP class SM30
PKP class SM30
SM30 is a Polish series of diesel shunting locomotives used by PKP and industry, built by Fablok, Chrzanów . They were also used for a local traffic.-History:...
series of railway locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s into the PKP class SP30
PKP class SP30
SP30 is a Polish series of diesel passenger locomotives used by PKP.-History:In the 1970s 107 items of SM30 class locomotives were modified to heat old passenger wagons, which were modernized with 500V electric heaters, and as a result their designation was changed to SP30...
used by Polish State Railways
Polish State Railways
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
.
Meaning of confusive acronym
ZNTK is a popular acronym, used by many different plants in different cities across PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, that stands for Rolling Stock Repair Plants (Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego). Some of them have now evolved into big, independent manufacturers (Newag, Pesa Bydgoszcz, ZNTK Poznań) or subsidiaries of international companies, e.g. Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail AG , based in Bussnang, Switzerland, is a Swiss manufacturer of rail passenger cars.In 1942 Ernst Stadler founded the Stadler Engineering Office which later became Stadler Rail.- Factories :...
Siedlce
Siedlce
Siedlce ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,392 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship ....
).
ZNTK Nowy Sącz (Newag, since rebranding in 2005) is sometimes confused with ZNTK Poznań engineering conglomerate with based in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, that builds railway locomotives and rolling stock, most known for their SUW 2000
SUW 2000
SUW 2000 is a type of variable gauge system that allows a train to travel across a railway break-of-gauge.The SUW 2000 design is manufactured by Polish company ZNTK Poznań for Polish State Railways...
variable gauge axle, Automatic Track Gauge Changeover System installed in some break of gauge bordering Poland and CIS countries
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
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