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Capacity Problems Are BV's Biggest Headache.(Brief Article)
International Railway Journal
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October 1, 1999
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As one of the European countries that has gone furthest in deregulating its railways, Sweden has a lot to teach others.
MR BO BYLUND, director general of the track authority, Banverket (BV), is emphatic that making a definite split between infrastructure and operations is the only possible way to attract newcomers. "There is no other way if you are serious about new operators coming into the market, reducing costs, and generating more traffic," he told IRJ.
The Swedish process has been going on for more than a decade and he advises others planning to go ...
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Track doubling of the 15.2km Panadura--Kalutara line was completed in October.(Sri Lanka)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; Track doubling of the 15.2km Panadura--Kalutara line was completed in October. The second track will be extended another 18km from Kalutara to Aluthgama by January.
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Work has started on track doubling the Graz-Cilli line, more than 40 years after it was singled.(Austria)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; Work has started on track doubling the Graz-Cilli line, more than 40 years after it was singled. Work is being carried out in two stages at a cost of 190 million [euro], and will be completed by 2015.
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Green Cargo has reported profits of SKr 120 million for the first half of the year.(Sweden)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; Green Cargo has reported profits of SKr 120 million for the first half of the year. Turnover was SKr 3 billion, an increase of SKr 205 million compared with the same period in 2006.
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Malaysia and India have signed a memorandum of understanding for the track doubling and electrification of the 350km line between Ipoh and Padang Besar. (World Market).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; Malaysia and India have signed a memorandum of understanding for the track doubling and electrification of the 350km line between Ipoh and Padang Besar on the border with Thailand.
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India launches rail plan. (World Report).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; ...and * a Rs 3.1 billion 151km track doubling project between Gooty and Pullampeta line in Andra Pradesh. The track doubling project is on the Mumbai-Chennai...traffic and 66% of freight Other track doubling projects and measures to reduce...
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UEM Builders, India, is taking over the electrification and track doubling of the Rawang-Ipoh rail project in Malaysia.(Malaysia)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; UEM Builders, India, is taking over the electrification and track doubling of the Rawang-Ipoh rail project in Malaysia. The project was running over budget, and is due for completion at the end of the year.
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Freight operator Green Cargo recorded interim profits of SKr 126 million ($US 17.5 million), an increase of SKr 70 million on the same period last year.(Sweden)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; Freight operator Green Cargo recorded interim profits of SKr 126 million ($US 17.5 million), an increase of SKr 70 million on the same period last year. Turnover was SKr 2.9 billion.
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Banverket gets capital investment boost; the Swedish government has increased substantially the capital spending budget for the national track authority, Banverket. But, Banverket says its maintenance budget is insufficient.(Nordic Infrastructure)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; BANVERKET's new long-term plan has a budget of SKr 107.7 billion ($US 13.8 billion) for capital...the period 2004-2015. This compares with SKr 38 billion for the previous plan covering...distributed evenly. The budget for 2005 is SKr 5.5 billion. This rises to about SKr 6.5...
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Massive Swedish plan approved. (World Report).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; THE Swedish parliament has approved a record SKr 97 billion ($US 9.3 billion) infrastructure package...by 20% in its first five years! In addition to the SKr 97 billion, an extra SKr 38 billion has been allocated for maintenance, and...
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Moroccan National Railways. (Morocco).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal
; Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) plans to spend Dirhams 1.7 billion ($US 159 million) on modernising its network. The work will include track doubling the 56km Meknes-Fes line and refurbishing main stations at Marrakech and Casablanca.
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