'I am very dissatisfied with both Sverdlovsk Region Railways’ investment plan and its current condition,’ Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Eduard Rossel said at a press conference on October 31, 2007.

The Governor feels the problem needs to be solved in the nearest possible future, as poor railways are hindering the region’s economic development.

'We have to be dealing with the railway issues faster than with the economic ones,’ he observed.