36 locomotives and 60 passenger cars, modernized in 2025, through PNRR

27 electric locomotives, 9 battery-powered shunting locomotives and 60 passenger cars will be modernized by the end of the year with funds from PNRR, CFR Călători announces. CFR Călători presented on Wednesday the progress of modernization investments financed both through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and through national public contribution. Through these projects, the company is modernizing 55 electric locomotives intended for hauling passenger trains, 20 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives, converted into battery-powered electric locomotives and 139 first and second class wagons, bar-bistro, sleeping and couchette wagons, wagons with facilities for people with reduced mobility and dedicated spaces for bicycles and skis. Six Romanian companies are in charge of (…)