Warsaw - Deutsche Bahn will purchase Poland's private rail carrier PCC Logistics, a company spokesperson said on Friday.

Deutsche Bahn head Hartmut Mehdorn signed the deal in Warsaw on Friday with PCC board member Norbert Bensel and Waldemar Preussner, founder and owner of the PCC Group, a company statement said.

PCC Logistics employs some 5,800 people and is the biggest private rail company in Poland.

"By making this purchase, we widen the services Deutsche Bahn offers to our clients in Europe," Mehdorn said, adding that the deal will guarantee jobs in Poland and Germany. (dpa)