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RAILWAYS. TRAFFIC AND FINANCES.
985
The Goods wagons
of all the railways amount
altogether to 35,000,
with a total bearing of
about 380,000 tons. The
cost of building of the
18,000 wagons
belonging to the Government
railways amounts to 45
million kronor. Among
the different types of
wagons characteristic for
the country and its
conditions of traffic, may
be mentioned partly the
three-axled ore-wagons,
of which those for the
conveyance of ore in
Norrland have their
bodies made of iron, and
are now built with a
bearing-capacity of 35
to 45 tons each, partly the so-called butter-wagons, constructed for carrying
butter and other more delicate articles, and which are provided with treble walls
and roofs, refrigerators, etc. — During the last few years the capacity for cargo
has been increased, both as regards the three-axled and the two-axled wagons,
and some kinds of the latter have a capacity of as much as 16—18 tons each.
Powerful brakes are applied to all express trains, according to Körting and
Smith-Hardy’s automatic system, in addition to which the Westinghouse brake has been
applied to the heavy mineral trains going from Gellivare.
With regard to the rolling-stock of the Government railways, this shall, as
far as possible, be manufactured in Sweden itself. Of the factories which supply
the railways with locomotives, the Trollhättan and the Motala mechanical Works
have brought the manufacture to a comparatively high state of perfection. The
Trollhättan Works produce on an average 50 locomotives per aunum and the
Motala ones about as many. Factories for the fabrication, on a large scale,
of rolling-stock are now to be found in several places, as for instance in Falun
and Arlöf.
The railways themselves have also workshops for the repairs of stock, some
for their actual manufacture. There is a Central Repairing Workshop for the
Government railways now being constructed in Örebro, and these own ten
workshops of different importance in various parts of the country.
The average speed of passenger and goods’ trains is comparatively low;
nevertheless, the fastest expresses attain a speed of from 80 to 90 kilometers (50
à 55 miles) an hour.
Management. Tariff.
The central administration of the Government railways is effected
by the Board of Railway Directors, nominated by the Government,
whilst the current traffic with belonging regulations are managed by
five District Administrations, the members of which are also appointed
Dining-car.
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