TY - JOUR TI - Directions for modernisation and construction of contemporary rail vehicles AU - Kowalski, Sławomir AU - Kądziołka, Tomasz TI - Directions for modernisation and construction of contemporary rail vehicles AB - This article presents brief characteristics of rail vehicles modernised or produced by NEWAG S.A. The article discusses currently produced and modernised Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) as well as diesel locomotives undergoing a modernisation process. Based on the presented characteristics, the rail vehicle modernisation and construction process trends prevailing in the contemporary railway market were brought closer to the reader. VL - 2014 IS - Mechanika Zeszyt 1-M (4) 2014 PY - 2014 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 49 EP - 62 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.048.2498 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/directions-for-modernisation-and-construction-of-contemporary-rail-vehicles KW - rail vehicle KW - modernisation KW - locomotive KW - Electric Multiple Unit