Once a large and profitable network, the systemic lack of funding and failure to acquire new rolling stock left PKP far behind the railway operators of Western Europe in terms of technical advances and passenger comfort.
曾经规模庞大并可盈利的网络，由于系统性的缺乏资金以及无法获得新的铁路车辆而使得波兰国铁在技术发展和乘客舒适度方面远远落后于西欧的铁路运营商。