The reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe

SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

proved. Some portions will have to be shortened such as Karlovac-Sisak and Mitrovica—Zemlin. Many bridges if they are not destroyed must be replaced by stronger structures in order to enable the traffic to be done by locomotives of the heaviest types. We must expect that the rolling stock on all existing lines will be carried away or destroyed as a consequence of the war. Thus the rebuilding, improvements and re-equipment with rolling stock of all the existing railway lines in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Banat would be an enterprise appealing to British capital and attractive to British constructive talent. But besides the existing lines, new lines must be constructed as soon as possible. The lines already projected and partly in construction are the following: Belgrade—Malkarsna—PozarevacNegotin—Raduevac on the Lower Danube (about 140 miles), Kraguevac-Kralevo—-Raska—Mitrovica (Kossovo field) (about 100 miles); KrusevacTulari-Kurgumlia—Pristina (100 miles) ; Ferizovi¢Prizren along the river Drin to Skutari and the Adriatic (180 miles); Prizren—Dibra—-StrugaOhrid—Monastir (140 miles); Spalato—KonjicaSarajevo-Donja Tuzla—Belgrade (250 miles); Spalato—Gospié—Karlovac (150 miles) ; Veles—Monastir (70 miles); Kumanovo-Kriva Palanka (40 miles). Besides these, new lines recognised as of first necessity for economical development, some of the existing narrow gauge lines through Bosnia and Serbia should be rebuilt to standard 237