Yugoslavia - The economy (Vol. 4 of 5) : Transport in Yugoslavia

R E S T R I C T E D Annex III to Vo!. 4 TL~~~..... - IL .. ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ .LLt. ~ ~ ~\Il I I ~ Thisa,po.t WGS prup G olur use witiFn ine Bunk. If may not De puoiisnea nor may it be quoted as representing the Bank's views. The Bank accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents of the report. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORT IN YUGOSLAVIA January 19, 1961  TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. A. GENERAL SURVEY , . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . 1 PassenRer Traffic ......... 2 Freight. o . , . . . . . . . 2 ()ilaFreight............ 2 (a) Railway Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (b) River TrafLfic * ................Beve4 (c) Road Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Transport Alternatives B. YUGOSLV A RAILTY .AYS. .............. 5 The Role of Government . . . . . . 5 Organization ....... . ..... . 5 (a) Presenlt Situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (b) T'he New Organization . . . . . . 6 M'anagement . .0 .. e0 00. 0 . 0 . 7 Efficienc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7 Rates i e.-. ... ....... 8 (a) Freipht Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 (a' F~i' Rte----------------- - -- (b) Passenger Charges......... . 9 Finrn.nti Position of the R T.J . Expansion Plans a . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C. PORTS . ,,... . . . . . . . . . 9 . a . .& ^ 11 D. ROADS AMR) ROAI) TRAFFIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Road Tr-ansport ........ ....... . . 15 E. INIAND MTiATEMJAYS ... . .... . ..... . 17 F. OTHER TRANSPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 G. PROSPECTS . . C. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 H. STATISTICAL TABLES  Transport-in Yugoslavia A. General Survey 1. The transport system has grown rariddy since the end of the war, but not fast enough to catc1h ilr with the rarir deve 7nrment of the econoniv as a whole. As a result, the system is overloaded and at some times of the year and in some areas the railroads are unable to take all the traffic offered to them. Investment in trensport was high during the early postwar years, when it was necessary To makrne good an enoa ms a of war