THE SOVIET RAILWAYS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1975. TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC SUMMARY

ZELEZNODOROZNYJ TRANSPORT V PERVOM POLUGODII 1975G. TEHNIKO-EKONOMICESKIJ OBZOR

A progress report on the Soviet Railways covering the first half of 1975. The article gives the most important indices concerning: freight and passenger transport, the use of rolling stock, investments, operating efficiency, work output, benefits achieved and the reduction in cost prices. The total volume of freight traffic forwarded reached a figure of 1,805 million tonnes for the half year, i.e. 104% in comparison with the corresponding period in 1974. The average gross freight train weight was 2,742 tonnes. During this same period, 1,790 million passengers were conveyed.

• Publication Date: 1975-9

Language

• Russian

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 5-7
• Serial:
  • Zeleznodoroznyj Transport
  • Issue Number: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Freight traffic; Passengers; Productivity; Railcar utilization; Railroads; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129842
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM