West-Siberian Railways loaded 168.6 million tons over eight months of 2006
West-Siberian Railways has calculated the results of loading operations for August and for eight months of 2006. According to the PR service of WSR, total volume of cargo loaded in January-August 2006 amounted to 168 million 614.5 thou tons (+3.3% as compared with year-on-year results). Export amounted to 62 million 252.6 thou tons (+15.7%). Total volume of cargo loaded in August 2006 amounted to 21 million 736.3 thou tons (+5.4%, year-on-year). Export - 7 million 869.5 thou tons of cargo (+9.6%). Volume of cement loaded over eight month amounted to 2 million 178.7 thou tons, (+134.4%). In August – 367.2 thou tons (+14.7%). Volume of timber loaded in January-August 2006 amounted to 1 million 317.2 thou tons, (+114.7%). In August – 178.4 thou tons (+11.8%). Transportation of ferrous metals, metal scrap and chemicals over eight months 2006 also demonstrated growth as compared with the previous year results - by 21.5%, 12.6% and 5.3% (amounting to 7 million 158.3 thou tons, 1 million 708.2 thou tons and 2 million 91 thou tons).