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Eastern Germany's Transportation System: Can it Compete in Europe 1992?
Angell, Linda
Angell, Linda
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Abstract
The eastern German rail system is operating with one half the line network of western Germany, but approximately the same numer of employees and amount of freight carriage. The two rail systems are proportionately about the same size (Railway Lines to Area Ratio). The eastern German road network proportionately is much smaller than the western (Main Roads to Area Ratio), but transports 83% as much freight as western Germany. The inland waterway system in eastern Germany is proportionately somewhat larger than western Germany (Waterways to Area Ratio), and transports approx. the same amount of freight. In every east German modal system a substandard infrastructure handles a disproportionate amount of freight compared to the west. This indicates that Eastern Germany could be extremely efficient with a modern, state-of-the-art transportation infrastructure.