More than half a billion kronor was the cost of the Swedish Transport Administration's extensive repair of the Malmbanan railway in the Kiruna Mountains after a train derailment last winter, reports Ekot.
BusinessSunday evening's fatal accident on E22 will, in addition to the police, also be investigated by Kristianstad municipality and the Transport Administration.
SwedenThe Transport Administration accuses the trucks and hauliers of the latest 24-hour road chaos in Skåne. But Sweden's haulage companies are fighting back and pointing to, among other things, poor snowploughing. There we see that it can be improved further, says Communications Manager Charlotta Sved.
SwedenDespite repeated warnings, it was again traffic chaos in Skåne when the snow arrived. Tow truck driver Tobias Levin describes the road conditions as a "catastrophe" and is upset that so many still lack knowledge. There is a lot of responsibility on those who are out driving, he says.
SwedenThe heavy snowfall in Skåne caused major traffic problems on Friday. The Swedish Transport Administration closed parts of E22.
SwedenSnow and gale-force winds are still holding parts of the country in their grip. School buses are being cancelled and there is chaos in traffic in several places. In Västerbotten, thousands of households are without power and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute has issued an orange warning for parts of the county.
SwedenIt is expected half a meter of snow – or more. The rescue service in Gävleborg is preparing with, among other things, caterpillar vehicles. We are prepared for the worst, says Beisi Sundin from the Swedish Transport Administration's press department.
SwedenThe prerequisites for the trains in winter look "better than in a long time", according to the Swedish Transport Administration's press chief Bengt Olsson. But it depends on how the winter turns out. When it comes to the weather, it's about guessing as correctly as possible, he says.
BusinessAfter a winter with cancelled trains, confidence in SJ plummeted to record-low levels. Now the train company is making a big bet on getting people to trust the trains again. But the vehicle director dare not promise a completely problem-free train Christmas.
BusinessThe number of departures on Swedish railways increased sharply in October. However, technical faults, maintenance, and unauthorized individuals on the track area affected punctuality.
SwedenThe guitar solo did not have the desired effect, but with a loudspeaker system featuring human voices, wildlife accidents were completely eliminated. Now, researchers hope to roll out the system on a broad front in rail traffic, reports TV4 News.
SwedenThe Transport Administration promises to act faster in winter to avoid a similar chaos as the one that occurred on E22 last year. Cars will be towed and moved in a shorter time. We will be able to act much more forcefully in a situation where we have a snowstorm, says the authority's general director Roberto Maiorana.
SwedenAccidents and subsequent traffic problems have caused trouble in the traffic on Sunday.
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