New trains idle in Romania as supplier fails to deliver maintenance infrastructure Twenty-one new trains purchased by Romania remain out of service months after delivery, as Polish manufacturer PESA has yet to complete the maintenance facilities required under the contract, exposing a costly breakdown in project execution, Economica.net and Economedia.ro reported. The trains, intended to modernise passenger rail services, are currently parked and unused while ageing rolling stock continues to operate, highlighting a gap between procurement and operational readiness.  Claudiu Mureșan, former President of the Railway Reform Authority (ARF), said the issue stems directly from contractual obligations that were not fulfilled.  “This contract not only purchased trains. It also purchased maintenance, including the construction of dedicated halls.