Over a quarter of Norwegian network in need of maintenance in coming years
2022, Hilde Lillejord, Bane NOR
Around 26 percent of the Norwegian railway network will need maintenance or renewal in the coming 12 years. That’s the main conclusion of Bane NOR’s annual Infrastatus report. The figure marks an increase over last year’s estimate.
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Optimal maintenance (predictive) etc., what now is “state of the art”, may seem feasible, but Problem, root, remains and has to be attended, sooner the better.
Technicalities, optimal when steam was shifted out, now since long are due for same… Clients have shifted, to “JIT”… Now not even the minority, the current niche of Industry, affords luxury of not caring about “eta”.
Electrification, yes, but a timely. “Squats” and cracks – at railhead…, broken rails, etc., no longer is acceptable!