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To nationalize rail maintenance in Sweden is not possible. Transport Administration could not cope with the task.
– It would rather create other problems in the position they are in today. Transport Administration has many other problems to deal with, says the investigator Gunnar Alexandersson.
To nationalize rail maintenance in Sweden is not possible. Transport Administration could not cope with the task.
– It would rather create other problems in the position they are in today. Transport Administration has many other problems to deal with, says the investigator Gunnar Alexandersson.
During the election campaign promised Social Democrats railway maintenance must be returned to the state in line with the contracts that exist today expires. The line gets no support from Gunnar Alexandersson who for three years investigating the railway organization. In the interim report that yesterday was submitted to the Minister of Infrastructure Anna Johansson (S) advise the investigator from the re-nationalization of railway maintenance. The reason is that the Swedish Transport Administration’s operations have such large gaps that authority would not pass the mission.
– This is the situation as it looks now, in my judgment, says Gunnar Alexandersson.
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One of the study’s conclusions is that the situation is likely to worsen if the Finnish Transport Agency’s mission expanded.
– It would rather create other problems in the position they are in today. Transport Administration has many other problems to deal with, says Gunnar Alexandersson.
In the survey line a number of shortcomings in the Swedish Transport Administration’s operations up. The follow-up to the work you pay for really performed is not sufficient, the control of contractors’ competence gaps, as well as control of operations
– It is difficult today to know if the money really goes to where they are most useful, says Gunnar Alexandersson.
But the heaviest criticism directed Gunnar Alexandersson against the fact that the Swedish Transport Administration has poor eye on the country’s railways. “Transport Administration today lack a comprehensive picture of railway equipment status, usage and needs,” writes the investigator. He also notes that “the gaps in the knowledge of the plant makes it very difficult to determine needs, prioritize them and put them into a plan of action.”
– What I think is one of the most serious deficiencies are that it has built up a system to really get the information on how the plant are feeling, says Gunnar Alexandersson.
The Minister Joan Smith would now have time to analyze the investigation. To the end of the year, the Government will come back with concrete proposals.
– Some are quite expected, some others are a little more surprising. We need to take themselves to us and read and analyze the material. We also need to listen to what other stakeholders think the implications, says Anna Johansson.
Today forwarding Transport Administration own investigation to the government. According to the Agency Acting Director General Torbjörn Sunesson pull roughly the same conclusions as Gunnar Alexandersson. Sunesson but does not agree that the Transport Administration has poor eye on the railway network.
– It is clear that one would wish that they had complete control, but I can say that we never had a better track than we have right now. We work hard to get even better track, he said.
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