Sell ​​Postnord and use the money to build a new railway between Oslo and Gothenburg

By: Thomas Ström 4/4/17

I am surprised that so few are talking about a new rail connection between Gothenburg and Oslo.
The reason is certainly money, money they plan to spend on the high-speed trains.
My solution to the problem is that the Swedish Government sells its stake in Postnord and uses the money to fund this rail connection instead.

In previous posts on this blog, I have been frustrated about the high-speed trains, as well as the lack of railway expansion between the Norwegian capital and Gothenburg; Scandinavia's largest port.
However, Postnord’s business is what upsets me the most. Just sell ​​it and use the money to finance the railway. Then we'll see how long the company can endure when it has to be run as a normal company.

In my opinion, we need to start renovating the existing rail network, which is constantly encountering problems, before we can even begin with the project of high-speed trains. 
For example, I know numerous people who frequently travel between Stockholm and Gothenburg in their work. They have grown tired of taking the train and the risk of being late to every other meeting. 

Another train route, which seems to be a blind spot for all members of the parliament, is the one between Gothenburg and Oslo. How else do you explain that no politicians, regardless of party affiliation, are talking about this? What is going on?
Instead they are talking about high-speed trains and investments for hundreds of billion Swedish crowns by 2030.

They seem to forget that Norway and Sweden are each other's main export markets, and few know that Sweden exports more in real terms to Norway's five million inhabitants than we do to Germany’s 82 million. 

Today we have a nice highway between Gothenburg and Oslo. You can travel to Oslo faster by car than by plane, train or bus. The traffic on the E6 is growing steadily. If we want to manage the flow of goods that passes the Svinesund Bridge – with 2 700 trucks daily plus the private cars and also reach the environmental objectives we signed in the Paris Agreement – then it’s about time for a new railway between Gothenburg and Oslo.

What are you waiting for?