Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute

{{Short description|Polish research institute}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute

| native_name = Instytut Pojazdów Szynowych „Tabor”

| native_name_lang = pl

| image = IPS Tabor - brama wjazdowa, 2015-09-26 (Muri WG 2015-34).jpg

| image_alt = Entrance gate to the institute grounds

| caption = Entrance gate to the institute grounds (2015)

| type = research institute

| established = September 1, 1945

| closed = January 1, 2022

| address = 181 Warszawska Street

| city = Poznań

| country = {{flag|Poland}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|52|24|43|N|16|59|42|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

}}

The Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute (Polish: Instytut Pojazdów Szynowych „Tabor”) was a research unit that operated from 1945 to 2022, carrying out comprehensive work related to the design, construction, and testing of rail vehicles.{{Cite web |title=IPS Tabor |trans-title=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/firma-2/ips-tabor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212185229/http://www.tabor.com.pl/firma-2/ips-tabor/ |archive-date=2013-12-12 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite journal |last=Rydzyński |first=Piotr |date=2004 |title=Badania w transporcie szynowym |trans-title=Research in Rail Transport |url= |journal=Rynek Kolejowy |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Tor |volume=7-8 |issue= |page= |issn=1644-1958}}

The unit was established on 1 September 1945 in Poznań as a result of the separation of the design office from the structures of H. Cegielski – Poznań. During the Polish People's Republic era, the center completed over 280 vehicle designs, based on which the Polish industry produced rolling stock for the Polish State Railways, industrial railways, and export. On 1 April 2019, the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute became part of the {{Interlanguage link|Łukasiewicz Research Network|pl|Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz}}, and on 1 January 2022, it was integrated into the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology, where it was renamed the Rail Vehicle Center. Since 1 January 2024, it has been operating within the {{Interlanguage link|Center of Modern Mobility|pl|Centrum Nowoczesnej Mobilności}} and the Center of Laboratory Research of this institute.

History

In February 1945,{{Cite journal |last1=Gąsowski |first1=Włodzimierz |last2=Stawecki |first2=Włodzimierz |last3=Szerbart |first3=Ryszard |date=2000 |title=55 lat Instytutu Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor". |trans-title=55 Years of the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |url= |journal=Pojazdy Szynowe |language=pl |publisher=Tabor |volume=3 |issue= |pages=1–3 |issn=0138-0370}} even before the end of World War II, the pre-war rolling stock design office of H. Cegielski – Poznań resumed its activities{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=18–21}} under the name Plant Design Office of the H. Cegielski Works. By 1 March, the staff numbered nine people, including two designers. In April, the expanded team allowed for the establishment of a steam locomotive design department, a wagon design department, as well as a secretariat, an archive, and a technical library.

In June 1945, a commission from the Ministry of Communications arrived in Poznań to determine Poland's needs for rolling stock as the country was rebuilding from wartime destruction.{{Cite journal |last=Stawecki |first=Włodzimierz |date=2005 |title=Działalność naukowa i badawcza Instytutu Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor" w Poznaniu |trans-title=Scientific and Research Activities of the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute in Poznań |url= |journal=Pojazdy Szynowe |language=pl |publisher=Tabor |volume=1 |issue= |pages=6–10 |doi=10.53502/RAIL-139787 |issn=0138-0370|doi-access=free }} The most urgent priorities were identified as the design of freight steam locomotives and coal wagons, which were assigned to the H. Cegielski's design office. Since these matters extended beyond the scope of the plant's production, on 1 September 1945, the office was separated from the company's structure and directly subordinated to the Tasko Rolling Stock Industry Union, which had been established by ministerial decree on 5 June 1945. The new entity was named Central Design Office,{{Cite journal |last=Drabik |first=Jan |date=1970 |title=Rozwój CBK PTK w okresie XXV-lecia |trans-title=Development of the Central Design Office Over 25 Years |url= |journal=Biuletyn Informacyjny XXV-lecia Centralnego Biura Konstrukcyjnego Przemysłu Taboru Kolejowego w Poznaniu |language=pl |location=Poznań |publisher=CBK-PTK Poznań |volume=2-3 |issue= |pages=14–20 |issn=}} and its role was to develop design documentation for rail vehicles for all rolling stock manufacturers under the Tasko Union and to collaborate with their design offices. Central Design Office also continued the pre-war system of assigning type designations to new constructions, as developed by the technical office of H. Cegielski.{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=22–25}} In the following years, the locomotive and wagon design departments were joined by departments for studies and standardization, as well as administrative divisions. On 1 January 1949, by order of the Minister of Industry and Trade issued on 15 September 1948, Central Design Office was transformed into a separate enterprise under the name Central Design Office No. 1.

On 1 January 1951, the office was restructured into a state-owned enterprise named Central Design Office of the Rolling Stock Industry, reporting to the Central Directorate of the Rolling Stock Industry in Poznań and the Ministry of Machine Industry in Warsaw.{{Cite journal |last=Drabik |first=Jan |date=1965 |title=Rozwój CBK-PTK w okresie XX-lecia |trans-title=Development of the Central Design Office Over 20 Years |url= |journal=Biuletyn Informacyjny XX-lecie Centralnego Biura Konstrukcyjnego Przemysłu Taboru Kolejowego w Poznaniu |language=pl |location=Poznań |publisher=CBK-PTK Poznań |volume=3 |issue= |pages=13–14 |issn=}} Initially, the entity focused primarily on designing steam locomotives, while also determining the development directions for rail vehicle design by preparing specifications, preliminary designs, and technical documentation. In 1963, the industry standard BN-63/3500-03 expanded the previously used system for assigning construction types, and the Poznań-based office was authorized to manage these designations.{{Cite book |last1=Lubka |first1=Arkadiusz |title=Atlas tramwajów |last2=Stiasny |first2=Marcin |publisher=Kolpress |year=2011 |isbn=978-83-920784-6-3 |location=Poznań |page=20 |language=pl |trans-title=Atlas of Trams |chapter=Oznaczenia tramwajów konstrukcji polskiej |trans-chapter=Designation of Polish-Designed Trams}} Due to shortages of personnel, technical resources, and organizational capacity in factory-based design offices, Central Design Office of the Rolling Stock Industry was responsible for developing the documentation for all complex projects, from preliminary concepts to complete design documentation. From 1965 onward, some of these responsibilities were gradually transferred to factory offices, which started hiring engineers educated at domestic technical universities.

By the 1970s, designing new rail vehicles had become increasingly difficult without a proper research base, scientific studies, and structural modeling.{{Cite book |last=Wasilewicz |first=Włodzimierz |title=50 lat elektryfikacji PKP |date=1989 |publisher=Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności |isbn=978-83-206-0763-5 |editor-last=Frontczak |editor-first=Feliks |location=Warsaw |pages=420–421 |language=pl |trans-title=50 Years of Polish State Railways Electrification |chapter=Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Pojazdów Szynowych |trans-chapter=Research and Development Center for Rail Vehicles |editor-last2=Kuczborski |editor-first2=Stanisław |editor-last3=Kuligowski |editor-first3=Karol |editor-last4=Skoniecki |editor-first4=Janusz |editor-last5=Wasilewicz |editor-first5=Włodzimierz}} As a result, in 1971, Central Design Office of the Rolling Stock Industry initiated the construction of a laboratory, a research hall equipped with test stands, and a dedicated prototype department. Plans were made to transform the office into the Central Research and Design Center for the Rolling Stock Industry by the turn of 1972 and 1973.{{Cite journal |last=Nowak |first=Roman |date=1970 |title=Istniejący stan i rozwój zaplecza techniczno-badawczego przemysłu taboru kolejowego |trans-title=Current State and Development of the Technical and Research Infrastructure of the Railway Rolling Stock Industry |url= |journal=Biuletyn Informacyjny XXV-lecia Centralnego Biura Konstrukcyjnego Przemysłu Taboru Kolejowego w Poznaniu |language=pl |location=Poznań |publisher=CBK-PTK Poznań |volume=2-3 |issue= |pages=22–28 |issn=}} At that time, the previous practice of installing only prototype components in prototype vehicles was also abandoned.

In mid-1973, organizational changes took place, and on 1 July 1973, the Central Design Office of the Rolling Stock Industry was transformed into a research and development unit named Research and Development Center for Rail Vehicles. A scientific council was established, and in 1975, the quarterly scientific-technical journal Pojazdy Szynowe was first published. In 1975, operations began on facilities that had been under construction since 1971. Efforts were made to create an independent research base enabling the testing of complete vehicles, their systems, components, and construction elements. In 1976, research tasks began, and in 1981, the center became independent following the liquidation of the Tasko Union. That same year, due to martial law, the publication of Pojazdy Szynowe was halted, and in 1992, the center's employees started publishing their articles in the section by the same name in Przegląd Mechaniczny.{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=1992 |title=Od Redakcji |trans-title=From the Editorial Team |url= |journal=Przegląd Mechaniczny |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Simpress |volume=7 |issue= |page=11 |issn=0033-2259}} In 1998, Pojazdy Szynowe was revived,{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=1998 |title=Wznowienie kwartalnika "Pojazdy szynowe" |trans-title=Reissue of the Quarterly "Pojazdy szynowe" |url= |journal=Przegląd Kolejowy |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kolejowa Oficyna Wydawnicza |volume=10 |issue= |page=24 |issn=1230-1337}} and the following year, the center's laboratory received accreditation from the German Eisenbahn-Bundesamt.

On 25 April 2000, the Research and Development Center for Rail Vehicles was transformed by ministerial decree into the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute, and from then on, it was overseen by the Ministry of Economy. On 29 October 2001, the institute was registered in the National Court Register under the number 0000056924. In early 2002, Polish State Railways established an internal standard ZN-02/PKP-3500-16 updating the principles of vehicle type assignment,{{Cite journal |last=Terczyński |first=Paweł |date=2009 |title=Oznaczenia typu pojazdu szynowego (1) |trans-title=Vehicle Type Designations for Rail Vehicles (1) |journal=Świat Kolei |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=1 |page=44 |issn=1234-5962}} without including any reference to the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute being authorized to assign these designations.{{Cite journal |last=Terczyński |first=Paweł |date=2009 |title=Oznaczenia typu pojazdu szynowego (2) |trans-title=Vehicle Type Designations for Rail Vehicles (2) |journal=Świat Kolei |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=2 |page=42 |issn=1234-5962}} The institute operated under the Act on Research and Development Units of 25 July 1985 until 30 September 2010. From 1 October 2010, it began operating under the Act on Research Institutes of 30 April 2010.{{Cite web |date=22 July 2011 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2010 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for 2010 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98518/rok-2010-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094236/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98518/rok-2010-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-05-21 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}} On 8 December 2015, the unit came under the supervision of the Ministry of Development.{{Cite web |title=Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 7 grudnia 2015 r. w sprawie utworzenia Ministerstwa Rozwoju oraz zniesienia Ministerstwa Gospodarki |trans-title=Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 7 December 2015 on the Establishment of the Ministry of Development and the Abolition of the Ministry of Economy |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20150002076 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=9 February 2016 |title=Wykaz instytutów badawczych |trans-title=List of Research Institutes |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/instytuty-badawcze/instytuty-badawcze.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}

In early September 2016, Jarosław Gowin, the Minister of Science and Higher Education, presented a strategy that included the reform of research institutes and the creation of the National Technological Institute.{{Cite web |date=9 September 2016 |title=Nowa strategia dla nauki i szkolnictwa wyższego |trans-title=New Strategy for Science and Higher Education |url=http://www.nauka.gov.pl/aktualnosci-ministerstwo/nowa-strategia-dla-nauki-i-szkolnictwa-wyzszego.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913030938/http://www.nauka.gov.pl/aktualnosci-ministerstwo/nowa-strategia-dla-nauki-i-szkolnictwa-wyzszego.html |archive-date=2016-09-13 |website=www.nauka.gov.pl |language=pl}} By mid-April 2017, a bill on the National Technological Institute had been submitted to the Government Legislation Center, according to which this institute would be established by merging 35 research institutes, including the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute.{{Cite web |date=13 April 2017 |title=Projekt z dnia 13 kwietnia 2017 r. Ustawa o Narodowym Instytucie Technologicznym |trans-title=Draft of 13 April 2017: Act on the National Technological Institute |url=https://legislacja.rcl.gov.pl/docs//2/12297460/12427979/12427981/dokument284828.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420131431/https://legislacja.rcl.gov.pl/docs//2/12297460/12427979/12427981/dokument284828.pdf |archive-date=2017-04-20 |website=legislacja.rcl.gov.pl |language=pl}} On 13 April 2018, Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute became an organizational unit under the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology.{{Cite web |title=Obwieszczenie Ministra Przedsiębiorczości i Technologii z dnia 13 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie wykazu jednostek organizacyjnych podległych Ministrowi Przedsiębiorczości i Technologii lub przez niego nadzorowanych |trans-title=Announcement of the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology of 13 April 2018 regarding the List of Organizational Units Subordinate to or Supervised by the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20180000454 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl |language=pl}} On 1 April 2019, the {{Interlanguage link|Łukasiewicz Research Network|pl|Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz}} was established, incorporating the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute along with 37 other entities.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2019 |title=Powstaje Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz |trans-title=The Łukasiewicz Research Network is Being Established |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/komunikat-prasowy_IB_29.03.2019.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608133108/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/komunikat-prasowy_IB_29.03.2019.pdf |archive-date=2019-06-08 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}} On 15 May, the institute changed its name to Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute.{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=22 May 2019 |title=Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor" |trans-title=Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |journal=Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości |volume=98 |page=602 |issn=1426-580X}} On 25 September 2020, the institute was registered in the National Court Register under the number 0000861589, replacing the old entry under 0000056924, and was overseen by the president of the Łukasiewicz Center with a newly approved statute.{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=1 October 2020 |title=Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor" |trans-title=Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |journal=Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości |volume=192 |page=339 |issn=1426-580X}}{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=3 November 2020 |title=Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor" |trans-title=Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |journal=Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości |volume=215 |page=1218 |issn=1426-580X}}

At the turn of 2020 and 2021, the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute and four other Poznań-based Łukasiewicz institutes began analyzing the potential effects of merging these entities. Preparatory work, led by Arkadiusz Kawa, who was the acting director of the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute at the time, showed that creating a single multidisciplinary research entity would increase both the research and commercialization potential.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2021 |title=Naukowcy i inżynierowie ze stolicy Wielkopolski łączą siły. Powstaje Łukasiewicz — Poznański Instytut Technologiczny |trans-title=Scientists and Engineers from the Capital of Greater Poland Join Forces. The Łukasiewicz – Poznań Technology Institute is Being Established |url=https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/naukowcy-i-inzynierowie-ze-stolicy-wielkopolski-lacza-sily-powstaje-lukasiewicz-poznanski-instytut-technologiczny/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220519090340/https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/naukowcy-i-inzynierowie-ze-stolicy-wielkopolski-lacza-sily-powstaje-lukasiewicz-poznanski-instytut-technologiczny/ |archive-date=2022-05-19 |website=pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl |language=pl}} On 1 January 2022, the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology began its activities,{{Cite web |title=O nas |trans-title=About Us |url=https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/o-nas/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220519092137/https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/o-nas/ |archive-date=2022-05-19 |website=pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl |language=pl}} transforming Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute into one of six research centers within this institute:{{Cite web |title=Centra badawcze |trans-title=Research Centers |url=https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/centra-badawcze/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220519093230/https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/centra-badawcze/ |archive-date=2022-05-19 |website=pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl |language=pl}} the Rail Vehicle Center under the leadership of Piotr Michalak.{{Cite web |title=Centrum Pojazdów Szynowych |trans-title=Rail Vehicle Center |url=https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/o/centrum-pojazdow-szynowych/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220519085621/https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/o/centrum-pojazdow-szynowych/ |archive-date=2022-05-19 |website=pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl |language=pl}} On 22 February, Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute was removed as a separate institution from the National Court Register.

On 1 January 2024, the organizational structure of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology was reorganized, creating new interdisciplinary research centers.{{Cite web |title=Historia |trans-title=History |url=https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/historia-lukasiewicz-pit/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241204191313/https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/historia-lukasiewicz-pit/ |archive-date=2024-12-04 |website=pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl |language=pl}} The former Rail Vehicle Center continues its operations within the {{Interlanguage link|Center of Modern Mobility|pl|Centrum Nowoczesnej Mobilności}} and the Center of Laboratory Research.{{Cite web |title=Historia Instytutu Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor" |trans-title=History of the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |url=https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/historia-instytutu-pojazdow-szynowych-tabor/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241204191803/https://pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/historia-instytutu-pojazdow-szynowych-tabor/ |archive-date=2024-12-04 |website=pit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl |language=pl}}

Activity

The Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute was involved in:

  • Conducting stationary and operational tests of railway rolling stock,{{Cite web |title=Badania |trans-title=Research |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/badania/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414054915/http://www.tabor.com.pl/badania/ |archive-date=2014-04-14 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Designing:{{Cite web |title=Projektowanie |trans-title=Designing |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414055005/http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/ |archive-date=2014-04-14 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Railway vehicles,{{Cite web |title=Pojazdy szynowe |trans-title=Railway Vehicles |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/pojazdy-szynowe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414055020/http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/pojazdy-szynowe/ |archive-date=2014-04-14 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Rail-road vehicles,{{Cite web |title=Multitruck |trans-title= |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/multitruck/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414055015/http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/multitruck/ |archive-date=2014-04-14 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Vehicle systems and components,{{Cite web |title=Zespoły |trans-title=Components |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/zespoly/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414055025/http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/zespoly/ |archive-date=2014-04-14 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • A bimodal system for combined rail-road transport,{{Cite web |title=Multitrailor |trans-title= |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/multitrailor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414055010/http://www.tabor.com.pl/projektowanie/multitrailor/ |archive-date=2014-04-14 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Producing prototypes of components and subcomponents for railway vehicles,{{Cite web |title=Prototypy |trans-title=Prototypes |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/prototypy/o-produkcj/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705225150/http://www.tabor.com.pl/prototypy/o-produkcj/ |archive-date=2015-07-05 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Certifying products for rail transport{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Informator dla Klientów ubiegających się o dokument certyfikacyjny |trans-title=Guide for Clients Applying for a Certification Document |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Informator-dla-klient%C3%B3w1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140920/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Informator-dla-klient%C3%B3w1.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}} and inspecting railway system elements,{{Cite web |title=Informacja dla Klientów Jednostki Inspekcyjnej OCW IPS "Tabor" |trans-title=Information for Clients of the Inspection Unit OCW IPS "Tabor" |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Informacja-dla-klient%C3%B3w-JI-OCW-IPS-TABOR.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094223/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Informacja-dla-klient%C3%B3w-JI-OCW-IPS-TABOR.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}
  • Editing and publishing the scientific and technical quarterly Pojazdy Szynowe.{{Cite web |title=Pojazdy Szynowe |trans-title=Rail Vehicles |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/redakcja.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222145329/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/redakcja.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}

= Railway vehicle projects =

File:20120428 Pt47 locomotive Skarzysko-Kamienna Imgp2124.jpg series steam locomotive]]

File:ET21-309 naklo slaskie 20080819 002.JPG type electric locomotive]]

File:EN57-783 w Rozwadowie.jpg type electric multiple unit]]

File:SN80-12.jpg

File:MOs810, WG 2015 16, Dolnoslaskie Zakamarki (SU45 115 in Osiecznica Kliczkow) (6).JPG type diesel locomotive]]

File:EP09-010 10.05.2005 Warszawa.jpg type electric locomotive]]

File:EU07A-003, Poznań Główny, 2015-03-15.jpg

During the times of the Polish People's Republic, the institute developed a total of 281 railway vehicles, including 27 locomotives and motor cars, 43 passenger, baggage, postal, and heating cars, 205 freight wagons, and 6 trams. Throughout its existence, the institute designed over 400 different types of railway vehicles. It also completed several dozen design and technical projects for the modernization, remotoring, and retrofitting (known as "Polonization") of electric and diesel locomotives{{Cite journal |last=Marciniak |first=Zygmunt |date=2006 |title=Wyposażenie spalinowych i elektrycznych pojazdów szynowych w układy, zespoły i urządzenia gwarantujące bezpieczeństwo ruchu na polskich liniach kolejowych (1) |trans-title=Equipment of Diesel and Electric Rail Vehicles with Systems, Units, and Devices Ensuring Traffic Safety on Polish Railway Lines (1) |journal=Technika Transportu Szynowego |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=7-8 |pages=65–80 |issn=1232-3829}}{{Cite journal |last=Marciniak |first=Zygmunt |date=2006 |title=Wyposażenie spalinowych i elektrycznych pojazdów szynowych w układy, zespoły i urządzenia gwarantujące bezpieczeństwo ruchu na polskich liniach kolejowych (2) |trans-title=Equipment of Diesel and Electric Rail Vehicles with Systems, Units, and Devices Ensuring Traffic Safety on Polish Railway Lines (2) |journal=Technika Transportu Szynowego |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=9 |pages=26–35 |issn=1232-3829}}{{Cite journal |last=Marciniak |first=Zygmunt |date=2010 |title=Polonizacja, remotoryzacja i modernizacja lokomotyw spalinowych eksploatowanych w kraju |trans-title=Polonization, Remotorization, and Modernization of Diesel Locomotives Operating in the Country |journal=Pojazdy Szynowe |language=pl |location=Poznań |publisher=Tabor |volume=1 |pages=17–31 |doi=10.53502/RAIL-139712 |issn=0138-0370|doi-access=free }} as well as diesel multiple units.{{Cite journal |last=Marciniak |first=Zygmunt |date=2009 |title=Konstrukcja i badania spalinowych zespołów trakcyjnych typu MR/MRD i Y do obsługi ruchu aglomeracyjnego i regionalnego |trans-title=Design and Testing of Diesel-Electric Multiple Units MR/MRD and Y for Suburban and Regional Traffic Operations |journal=Pojazdy Szynowe |language=pl |location=Poznań |publisher=Tabor |volume=2 |pages=21–29 |issn=0138-0370}}

== Selected projects completed by the institute ==

=== Central Design Office and Central Design Office No. 1 (1945–1950) ===

=== Central Design Office of the Rolling Stock Industry (1951–1973) ===

  • 1950–1951: 1B/2B type electric multiple unit.{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=220–225}}
  • 1951: Ol49 series steam locomotive.
  • 1951: Ty51 series steam locomotive.
  • 1951: 1E type electric locomotive.
  • 1952: Narrow-gauge 1Aw type passenger car.{{Cite journal |last=Zajfelt |first=Michał |date=2007 |title=Wąskotorowe wagony osobowe typu 1Aw (1) |trans-title=Narrow-Gauge Passenger Cars Type 1Aw (1) |journal=Świat Kolei |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=7 |pages=34–39 |issn=1234-5962}}
  • 1953: 2E type electric locomotive.
  • 1953–1955: 3E type electric locomotive.{{Cite journal |last=Romaniszyn |first=Zdzisław |date=1986 |title=Elektryczne pojazdy trakcyjne w okresie 50-lecia elektryfikacji PKP |trans-title=Electric Traction Vehicles During the 50th Anniversary of the Polish State Railways Electrification |journal=Trakcja I Wagony |language=pl |volume=12 |page= |pages= |issn=}}
  • 1954–1955: 1D type diesel locomotive.
  • 1956: 43A type passenger car.
  • 1956: 3B/4B type electric multiple unit.
  • 1959: 5B/6B type electric multiple unit.
  • 1959: 4M type diesel railcar (unrealized project).{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=174–177}}
  • 1959: 5M type diesel railcar.{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=178–187}}
  • 1959: 6M/7M type multiple unit (unrealized project).{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=197–198}}
  • 1959: 9M type railbus (unrealized project).{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|pp=199–202}}
  • 1959: 10M/11M type multiple unit (unrealized project).
  • 1961–1962: 4E type electric locomotive.
  • 1961–1962: 6D type diesel locomotive.
  • 1962 (probably): 12M type multiple unit (unrealized project).
  • 1962: 104A type passenger car.
  • 1964: Four-car electric multiple unit for Yugoslavia.
  • 1965–1966: 201E type electric locomotive.
  • 1965–1966: 201M type diesel railcar (unrealized project).{{Harvard citation text|Kroma|Sosiński|Zintel|2012|p=196}}
  • 1965: 301D type diesel locomotive.{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=13–24}}
  • 1966: 301Da type diesel locomotive.{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=25–30}}
  • 1969: 301Db type diesel locomotive.{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=31–44}}
  • 1972: 303D type diesel locomotive.{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=53–68}}
  • 1973: 3WE type electric multiple unit.

=== Research and Development Center for Rail Vehicles (1973–2000) ===

  • 1973: 302D type diesel locomotive.{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=69–80}}
  • 1975: 301Dc type diesel locomotive for Lebanon.{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=45–52}}
  • 1976–1977: 203E type electric locomotive.
  • 1978: 304D type universal diesel locomotive with 3,000 hp and fully spring-mounted traction motors (unrealized project).{{Cite book |last=Pokropiński |first=Bogdan |title=Lokomotywy spalinowe produkcji polskiej |date=2009 |publisher=Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności |isbn=978-83-206-1731-3 |edition= |location=Warsaw |pages=201, 210–211 |language=pl |trans-title=Polish-Made Diesel Locomotives}}{{Harvard citation text|Ćwikła|Terczyński|2004|pp=81–84}}
  • 1978: 305D type passenger diesel locomotive with 2,250 hp and self-supporting structure (unrealized project).
  • 1978–1979: 127A and 127Aa type passenger cars.
  • 1979: 201D type freight diesel locomotive with 2,250 hp, a variant of the 303D type diesel locomotive (unrealized project).
  • 1979: 202D type freight diesel locomotive with 3,000 hp, a variant of the 302D type diesel locomotive (unrealized project).
  • 1980: 203D type freight diesel locomotive with 4,800 hp and 100 km/h speed (unrealized project).
  • 1980: 105D type passenger diesel locomotive with 4,800 hp and 160 km/h speed (unrealized project).
  • 1980: 306D type diesel locomotive for Syria (unrealized project).
  • 1980: 2WE type electric multiple unit (unrealized project).{{Cite journal |last=Borucki |first=Tadeusz |date=1981 |title=Zamierzenia przemysłu taboru kolejowego w zakresie budowy taboru pasażerskiego |trans-title=Plans of the Railway Rolling Stock Industry for the Construction of Passenger Rolling Stock |journal=Trakcja I Wagony |language=pl |volume=9}}
  • 1980–1981: 104E type electric locomotive.
  • 1982: 6WE type electric multiple unit.
  • 1985: 308D type diesel locomotive for Greece (unrealized project).
  • 1988: 405E type electric locomotive.{{Cite journal |last=Terczyński |first=Paweł |date=1999 |title=Lokomotywa elektryczna manewrowa serii EM10 |trans-title=Electric Shunting Locomotive Series EM10 |journal=Świat Kolei |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=2 |page=31 |issn=1234-5962}}
  • Late 1980s: 8WE type electric multiple unit (unrealized project).
  • 1985–1989: 9WE type double-decker electric multiple unit (unrealized project).{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/932174413 |title=Normalnotorowe wagony silnikowe kolei polskich 1991–2013 |date=2014 |publisher=Kolpress |isbn=978-83-933257-6-4 |editor-last=Zintel |editor-first=Krzysztof |edition= |location=Poznań |pages=101–107 |language=pl |trans-title=Standard Gauge Motorized Cars of Polish Railways 1991–2013 |chapter=Czeski piętrowy elektryczny zespół trakcyjny „CityElefant” |trans-chapter=Czech Double-Decker Electric Multiple Unit "CityElefant" |oclc=932174413 |editor-last2=Kroma |editor-first2=Robert |editor-last3=Sosiński |editor-first3=Janusz}}
  • Mid-1990s: 12WE type electric multiple unit (unrealized project).
  • 1996–1997: Single-cabin 310D type universal diesel locomotive with 1200 kW (unrealized project).{{Cite journal |last1=Marciniak |first1=Zygmunt |last2=Sobaś |first2=Jerzy |date=1999 |title=Nowoczesna uniwersalna lokomotywa spalinowa dla kolei polskich |trans-title=Modern Universal Diesel Locomotive for Polish Railways |journal=Technika Transportu Szynowego |language=pl |location=Łódź |publisher=Emi-Press |volume=1-2 |pages=22–29 |issn=1232-3829}}

=== Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute (2000–2019) ===

  • Turn of the 21st century: Modernization of EN57 series electric multiple units.
  • 2004: Modernization of ST44 series diesel locomotive to ST44-3000.{{Cite web |last=Dyduch |first=Janusz |date=29 December 2011 |title=Świadectwo Nr T/2005/1130 dopuszczenia do eksploatacji typu pojazdu kolejowego – lokomotywa spalinowa typu ST44-3000 |trans-title=Certificate No. T/2005/1130 for the Admission to Operation of a Railway Vehicle Type – Diesel Locomotive Type ST44-3000 |url=http://swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl/utk/obrazblob.php?name2=7C97BD10-5C11-42BA-BFD8-83DF1FD7C5AB&stronka=1 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl}}
  • 2004: Modernization of ET22 series electric locomotive to ET22-2000.{{Cite web |last=Dyduch |first=Janusz |date=8 December 2005 |title=Świadectwo Nr T/2005/2465 dopuszczenia do eksploatacji typu pojazdu kolejowego – lokomotywa elektryczna typu 201Em |trans-title=Certificate No. T/2005/2465 for the Admission to Operation of a Railway Vehicle Type – Electric Locomotive Type 201Em |url=http://swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl/utk/obrazblob.php?name2=DA83C2B2-C5BA-4BE1-A2DF-8E3418F2DE28&stronka=1 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl}}
  • 2009: Modernization of SU45 series diesel locomotive to ST45.{{Cite web |last=Jarosiewicz |first=Wiesław |date=8 June 2009 |title=Świadectwo Nr T/2009/0079 dopuszczenia do eksploatacji typu pojazdu kolejowego – lokomotywa spalinowa typu 301Dd |trans-title=Certificate No. T/2009/0079 for the Admission to Operation of a Railway Vehicle Type – Diesel Locomotive Type 301Dd |url=http://swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl/utk/obrazblob.php?name2=EE270215-5B23-4224-9C5F-DB90837E10EB&stronka=1 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl}}
  • 2010: Modernization of EU07 series electric locomotive to EU07A.{{Cite web |last=Jaroszyński |first=Krzysztof |date=30 November 2011 |title=Świadectwo Nr T/2010/0905 dopuszczenia do eksploatacji typu pojazdu kolejowego – lokomotywa elektryczna typu 303Ea |trans-title=Certificate No. T/2010/0905 for the Admission to Operation of a Railway Vehicle Type – Electric Locomotive Type 303Ea |url=http://swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl/utk/obrazblob.php?name2=D8955F08-86C2-4D90-B0F4-522263A49828&stronka=1 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl}}
  • Around 2010–2011:{{Cite web |title=Zakup kolejowego taboru pasażerskiego do obsługi połączeń regionalnych na linii Warszawskiej Kolei Dojazdowej w Warszawskim Obszarze Metropolitalnym |trans-title=Purchase of Railway Passenger Rolling Stock for Servicing Regional Connections on the Warsaw Commuter Railway Line in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area |url=http://www.wkd-rpowm.eu/wp-content/uploads/002_Ulotka.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160305030005/http://www.wkd-rpowm.eu/wp-content/uploads/002_Ulotka.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-05 |website=www.wkd-rpowm.eu |language=pl}} 33WE type electric multiple unit.{{Cite web |last1=Czerwiński |first1=Jarosław |last2=Durzyński |first2=Zbigniew |date=5 July 2016 |title=Możliwości współpracy Instytutu Pojazdów Szynowych Tabor z producentami pojazdów szynowych |trans-title=Possibilities for Cooperation Between the Tabor Railway Vehicles Institute and Manufacturers of Rail Vehicles |url=https://www.mr.gov.pl/media/22271/InstytutPojazdowSzynowycyhTABOR.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160806132403/https://www.mr.gov.pl/media/22271/InstytutPojazdowSzynowycyhTABOR.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-06 |website=www.mr.gov.pl |page=6 |language=pl}}
  • 2011: Modernization of SU46 series diesel locomotive to ST46.{{Cite web |last=Jaroszyński |first=Krzysztof |date=29 December 2011 |title=Świadectwo Nr T/2010/1013 dopuszczenia do eksploatacji typu pojazdu kolejowego – lokomotywa spalinowa typu 303Da |trans-title=Certificate No. T/2010/1013 for the Approval of the Railway Vehicle Type – Diesel Locomotive Type 303Da |url=http://swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl/utk/obrazblob.php?name2=3F272281-DBF8-449E-AE62-1E64CD5B53C3&stronka=1 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=swiadectwa.utk.gov.pl}}
  • 2014–2017: Modernization of TEM2 type diesel locomotive to 19D type.{{Cite web |date=4 May 2017 |title=Pierwsza zmodernizowana lokomotywa SM48 gotowa |trans-title=The First Modernized SM48 Locomotive is Ready |url=https://transinfo.pl/inforail/pierwsza-zmodernizowana-lokomotywa-sm48-gotowa-_more_94104/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=TransInfo |language=pl-PL}}

=== Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute (2019–2022) ===

  • 2015–2021: 227M type railbus.{{Cite web |title=Lekki autobus szynowy do ruchu regionalnego |trans-title=Light Railbus for Regional Traffic |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/lekki-autobus-szynowy-do-ruchu-regionalnego/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126173602/http://www.tabor.com.pl/lekki-autobus-szynowy-do-ruchu-regionalnego/ |archive-date=2021-01-26 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}

Financial results

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|journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=734 |pages=46947–46956 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite journal |last=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |date=2 August 2006 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2004 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2004 |journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=700 |pages=44746–44754 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite journal |last=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |date=27 April 2007 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2005 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2005 |journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=837 |pages=53527–53536 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite journal |last=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |date=3 April 2008 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2006 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2006 |journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=542 |pages=39750–39760 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite journal |last=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |date=14 April 2009 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2007 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2007 |journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=635 |pages=41021–41029 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite journal |last=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |date=22 March 2010 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2008 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2008 |journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=595 |pages=38186–38194 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite journal |last=Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |date=2 March 2011 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2009 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2009 |journal=Monitor Polski B |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów |volume=540 |pages=34994–35003 |issn=1233-4502}}{{Cite web |date=9 August 2012 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2011 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2011 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98520/rok-2011-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094901/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98520/rok-2011-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-05-21 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=3 July 2013 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2012 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2012 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98521/rok-2012-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094852/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98521/rok-2012-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-05-21 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=16 May 2014 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2013 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2013 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98522/rok-2013-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094821/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98522/rok-2013-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-05-21 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=21 April 2015 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2014 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2014 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98523/rok-2014-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094646/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/98523/rok-2014-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-05-21 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=27 April 2016 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2015 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2015 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/129970/rok-2015-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521094637/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/129970/rok-2015-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-05-21 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |date=23 May 2017 |title=Sprawozdanie finansowe za 2016 rok |trans-title=Financial Report for the Year 2016 |url=http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/249939/rok-2016-pdf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602191756/http://mr.bip.gov.pl/fobjects/download/249939/rok-2016-pdf.html |archive-date=2017-06-02 |website=mr.bip.gov.pl |language=pl}}

The unit's research projects were financially supported by the State Committee for Scientific Research and the National Centre for Research and Development. The funding covered projects carried out in collaboration with companies such as Fablok, Pesa Mińsk Mazowiecki, Pesa Bydgoszcz, HCP-FPS, and ZNTK Oleśnica.{{Cite web |title=Projekty celowe |trans-title=Targeted Projects |url=http://www.ncbr.gov.pl/gfx/ncbir/en/defaultopisy/511/1/1/projekty_celowe.pdf |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.ncbr.gov.pl |language=pl}}

Employment

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text:Employment on the last day of the year

At the beginning of the bureau's operations, the increasing complexity of its tasks led to the expansion of its engineering staff. In September 1965, on the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the bureau employed 372 people, including 141 engineers, 38 technicians, 11 economists, and 8 specialists from other fields. A total of 185 employees were directly involved in design work.

The number of employees continued to grow until the mid-1970s. In the first half of the 1980s, employment declined due to a reduction in orders from the domestic industry. The workforce stabilized at the beginning of the 21st century. As of 31 December 2019, the institute employed 317 people, 28 of whom were research staff.

Directors

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!From

!To

!Person

!Name of the institute

!Source

1945

|1947

|Gustaw Bryling

| rowspan="2" |Central Design Office

| rowspan="3" |

1947

|1948

| rowspan="2" |Eugeniusz Szklarzyk

1949

|1949

| rowspan="2" |Central Design Office No. 1

1949

|1950

| rowspan="2" |{{Interlanguage link|Franciszek Tatara|pl|Franciszek Tatara}}

| rowspan="2" |

1951

|1952

| rowspan="5" |Central Design Office of the Rolling Stock Industry

1952

|1957

|Bogdan Nowacki

| rowspan="7" |

1957

|1958

|Stanisław Kowalczyk

1958

|1971

|Jan Drabik

1972

|1973

| rowspan="2" |{{Interlanguage link|Alfred Baron|pl|Alfred Baron}}

1973

|1979

| rowspan="4" |Research and Development Center for Rail Vehicles

1979

|1986

|Jerzy Żałopa

1986

|1996

|Ryszard Szerbart

1996

|2000

| rowspan="2" |Włodzimierz Stawecki

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Dyrekcja IPS "Tabor" |trans-title=Directorate of the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dyrekcja_IPS2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009183806/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dyrekcja_IPS2.pdf |archive-date=2017-10-09 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}

2000

|2017

| rowspan="3" |Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute

2017

|2018

|Jarosław Czerwiński (acting)

|

2018

|2019

| rowspan="2" |Maciej Andrzejewski

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Dyrekcja Instytutu Pojazdów Szynowych "Tabor" |trans-title=Directorate of the Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dyrekcja-Instytutu-Pojazd%C3%B3w-Szynowych.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315190228/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dyrekcja-Instytutu-Pojazd%C3%B3w-Szynowych.pdf |archive-date=2018-03-15 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}

2019

|2021

| rowspan="2" |Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tabor Railway Vehicle Institute

2021

|2022

|Arkadiusz Kawa (acting)

|{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Dyrekcja Instytutu |trans-title=Directorate of the Institute |url=http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dyrekcja-Instytutunowa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827055900/http://www.tabor.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dyrekcja-Instytutunowa.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-27 |website=www.tabor.com.pl |language=pl}}

References

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