%0 Journal Article %T Directions for modernisation and construction of contemporary rail vehicles %A Kowalski, Sławomir %A Kądziołka, Tomasz %J Technical Transactions %V 2014 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.048.2498 %N Mechanics Issue 1-M (4) 2014 %P 49-62 %K rail vehicle, modernisation, locomotive, Electric Multiple Unit %@ 0011-4561 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/directions-for-modernisation-and-construction-of-contemporary-rail-vehicles %X 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.