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RAILWAYS. 977
Railway« at the end of 1897. Kilometers pr 10,000 inhab
The commission to carry out this resolution was given in 1855 to Nils Ericson
(1802/70), already known as a canal constructor, who was for this purpose
invested with extraordinary authority.1 Nils Ericson constructed several of our
Government lines and drew up plans for all the Government railways in Central
and Southern Sweden. On the 1st of December, 1856, the first Government line
was opened (the first private one, some months previously). As to the further
development of the Railways, see Table 152 below and the diagram on page 979.
At the end of 1903 Sweden possessed about 12,372 kilometers of
railways in actual use, besides which about 700 kilom, are in course
Table 152. Length of Railways in Sweden. In kilometers.2
At the end of
the years
State
Tail way s.
Private
railways.
Total.
Of which in
Southern
Sweden.
Northern
Sweden.;t
Gauge.
Normal.
Kilom.
Narrow.
Kilom.
1860 ..............................303 204 507 374 133 477 30
1865 ..............................869 416 1,285 1,137 148 1,198 87
1870 ..............................1,118 590 1,708 1,560 148 1,492 216
1875 ..............................1,513 2,168 3,681 3,291 390 2,994 687
1880 ..............................1,956 3,923 5,879 5,075 804 4,638 1,241
1885 ..............................2,385 4,505 6,890 5,598 1,292 5,451 1,439
1890 ..............................2,613 5,405 8,018 6,438 1,580 6,343 1,675
1895 ..............................3,269 6,486 9,755 7,234 2,521 7,744 2,011
1900 ..............................3,849 7,453 11,302 8,354 2,948 8,681 2,621
1903 ..............................4,206 8,166 12,372 9,112 3,260 9,593 2,779
1 Nils Ericson was a brother of the celebrated John Ericsson of whom, by the way,
it may be mentioned, that he also has left a name in railway history. In the memorable
competition at Rainhill in October 1829 John Ericsson also took part, and would in all
probability have proven victorious over Stephenson, had not his locomotive met with a
temporary accident. — * A kilometer = 0621 mile. — 3 The six northernmost L&ns (the
five Läns of Nonland and that of Kopparberg).
Sweden. 62
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