Increase in thefts of railway copper cables a major headache in Sweden
- Copper cables being stolen from along railway lines is becoming increasingly common as the market price for the metal has sky rocketed.
- And as Swedish Radio P4 Kronoberg reports, Sweden’s Transport Administration is tired of the thefts and the subsequent rail disruption it causes and is now replacing the stolen cables with less valuable aluminium.
- ”Copper theft causes a lot of misery for train travellers,” says Mats Nilsson, project manager at the Swedish Transport Administration.
Radio Sweden
For more on the impact copper thefts are having on rail travel, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Finland: Regional Council launches Lapland east-west railway study, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Hot weather continues to cause problems for Sweden’s railways, Radio Sweden
