Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Bad track expensive for Trafikverket – Göteborgs-Posten

Share on Facebook Tweet about this on Twitter "/> <span class =" ssba_sharecount "> 2 </span> <img src="http://blogg.gp.se/trafikbloggen/wp-content/plugins/simple-share-buttons-adder/buttons/simple/email.png" title = "Email" class = "SSBA" alt = "Email this to someone" /> </div> </p> </div> <p> <strong> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> On Monday evening traced a working vehicle out at Horred between Borås and Varberg. Tuesday night tracked a work vehicle from just east of Uddevalla. </Span> </strong> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family : Calibri; "> derailments led the morning to train cancellations between Borås and Varberg and joints during the morning and lunch is canceled trains between Uddevalla and ICA. </span> </p> <p style =" margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; " > <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri;"> The reason for derailments are still unclear, but the Älvsborg Line and whisper Dals track is not in top condition, to put it mildly. </span> </p> <p style = " margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; "> <span style =" color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> The maintenance of many railways in Sweden, especially in the sparsely trafficked paths are severely neglected, but also on the main lines and in metropolitan areas are many stretches in poor condition. </span> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri;"> The state railway maintenance company Infranord sued Transport Administration which manages the maintenance of parts of the Main Line through Upper Norrland incorrect information about the traffic and the condition of the main line, revealed the program "Kaliber" in Swedish Radio on Sunday. </span> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt ; "> <span style =" color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> As the renovation of the Ådalsbanan was not ready in time was running many more trains on the main line than expected and it was much more expensive for Infranord to handle maintenance on the well-worn path because they had to cancel the works to allow trains to pass much more often than expected. </span> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> Infranord therefore requires SEK 120 million for unforeseen expenses, </span> </p> <p style =" margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; "> <span style =" color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> Strukton Rail, a Dutch railway maintenance company with extensive operations in Sweden, made last year 131 million kronor by the Swedish Transport Administration through a settlement. </span> </p> <p style =" margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt ; "> <span style =" color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> Strukton Rail argued that the company does not have a full picture of what was then the National Rail Administration about what bad shape parts of the Southern Main Line was in when the company laid the tender and later became responsible for the maintenance of the track. </span> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; ">" We had priced a train that looked at one way, but when we started working, we saw that it was a completely different condition, "said <strong> Robert Roeder </strong>, President of the Strukton Rail to the Caliber. </span> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> The Settlement was found that Banverket had provided incorrect information about the runway condition. </span> </p> <p style =" margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; "> <span style =" color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> Even Infranord now claims that the wear on the Main Line through Upper Norrland was much larger than the received information. </span> </p> <p style =" margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; "> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; ">" That such this dispute goes to court is unusual and a sign of a poorly executed procurement, "says procurement expert <strong> Par Cronhult </strong>. </span> </p> <p style = "margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"> <span style = "color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> In addition, they reveal that the Swedish railways is largely in poor condition and that the time between trains is not sufficient to maintain them. </span> </p> <p style =" margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; "> <span style =" color: # 000000; font-family: Calibri; "> Should there be no order required major efforts by total off track for long periods. </span> </p> <p> <! - Simple Share Button Adder (4.8) simplesharebuttons.com -> <div class = "SSBA"> <div style = "text-align: left"> <img src="http://blogg.gp.se/trafikbloggen/wp-content/plugins/simple-share-buttons-adder/buttons/simple/facebook.png" title = "Facebook" class = "SSBA" alt = "Share on Facebook" /> <span class = "ssba_sharecount" /> <img src="http://blogg.gp.se/trafikbloggen/wp-content/plugins/simple-share-buttons-adder/buttons/simple/twitter.png" title = "Twitter" class = "SSBA" alt = 2 Email this to someone

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