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August 7, 2012
West Siberian Railways loaded 156,052 million tons of freight from January to July 2012, an increase of 4,372 million tons or 2.9% over the same period last year. In particular, various types of freight exceeded last year’s figures, including coal, which was up 2.3% to 112,544 million tons, oil, up 10.9% to 10,165 million tons, and coke, up by 8.1% to 4,622 million tons. In addition, the volume of construction materials loaded rose by 15.6% to 6,799 million tons. Freight shipments of grain and milled products from January to July 2012 also exceeded last year’s level, rising by 32.6%,...