CATCHING UP WITH CAPACITY DEMAND
After several years of gradual expansion, the South-African economy underwent a boom last year with the sudden rise in the price of gold. As a result, railway traffic reached record levels. Estimates of a 5 percent rise proved wrong, in fact railway traffic rose by 9 percent and was still rising at the end of the year.
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
508 Birch Street
Bristol, CT United States 06010 - Publication Date: 1981-2
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: p. 13
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Serial:
- International Railway Journal
- Volume: 21
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0744-5326
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Narrow gage track; Operations; Planning; Railroad electrification; Railroad facility operations; Traffic density; Unit trains
- Identifier Terms: Spoornet
- Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
- Old TRIS Terms: Operations planning
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00335459
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: International Union of Railways
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM