REGIONAL INFORMATION
Galati regional railway company
Specialized personnel completed capital repairs on the bridge on km
106 + 231 on the Adjud - Ciceu line. Capital repairs are advancing at the bridge on km 101
+ 466 on the Ploiesti - Vicsani line.
Capital repairs were carried out on 23.3 km of lines, out of the 34.3 km scheduled.
In 11 months, the number of speed limit areas dropped from 54, on a total length of 77,560
m, to 39, on 71,530 m.
Relevant is the drop in the number of sections not covered in travel timetables from 38 on
January 1, to 24 on December 2, 1999.
The company acquired 68 Geismar machines (20 track cutting machines, 24 for nut tightening
and 24 for tack polishing) and a Colmar machine, specialized in trench cleaning and
vegetation cutting.
Bucharest regional railway company
The capital repairs program for installations was finalized
entirely.
Significant works were done to improve labor conditions at the Bucuresti Triaj Complex.
Costs are estimated at over 1.5 billion lei.
Used track was replaced, special sleepers introduced on bridges and lines rebuilt; speed
limits were waived on five sections.
In the Brazi station, a junction was replaced.
The Iasi company acquired in 1999 Plasser & Theurer equipment to improve infrastructure quality with new working methods and procedures, related to measurement and design. New technologies also allowed travel speeds to be maintained or even increased, with reduced personnel.
Cluj regional railway company
The rebuilding program in the last part of the year resulted in 30
km of track being upgraded, at a cost of over 30 billion lei.
- embankments were rebuilt with consolidation by drilling 300 concrete poles and columns
between Cojocna Tunel and Boiu, on line I;
- embankments were rebuilt between Aghires and Stana, on line II;
- embankments were rebuilt between Calarasi Turda and Razboieni, and between Valea lui
Mihai - Carei.
Metal plates are currently being replaced at the bridge entering the Oradea station.
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Oana Bran and Dan Dragos Aldea
