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Eastern European Railways in Transition

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Eastern European Railways in Transition book

Nineteenth to Twenty-first Centuries

Eastern European Railways in Transition

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Eastern European Railways in Transition book

Nineteenth to Twenty-first Centuries
ByHenry Jacolin
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2013
eBook Published 29 April 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315578606
Pages 432 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315578606
SubjectsEconomics, Finance, Business & Industry, Humanities
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Roth, R. (Ed.), Jacolin, H. (2013). Eastern European Railways in Transition. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315578606

During the nineteenth century, railway lines spread rapidly across Europe, linking the continent in ways unimaginable to previous generations. By the beginning of the twentieth century the great cities of the continent were linked by a complex and extensive rail network. Yet this high-point of interconnectivity, was abruptly cut-off after 1945, as the Cold War built barriers - both physical and ideological - between east and west. In this volume, leading transport history scholars take a fresh look at this situation, and the ramifications it had for Europe. As well as addressing the parallel development of railways either side of the Iron Curtain, the book looks at how transport links have been reconnected and reconfigured in the twenty years since the reunification of Europe. In particular, it focuses upon the former communist countries and how they have responded to the challenges and opportunities railways offer both nationally and internationally. Including contributions from historians, researchers, policy makers, representatives of railway companies and railway museum staff, the essays in this collection touch upon a rich range of subjects. Divided into four sections: 'The Historical Overview', 'Under Russian Protection', After the Fall of the Iron Curtain, and 'The Heritage of Railways in Eastern Europe' the volume offers a broadly chronological introduction to the issue, that provides both a snap-shot of current debates and a starting point for further research. It concludes that in an era of increased globalisation and interconnectivity - and despite the rise of air and road transport and virtual methods of communication - railways still have a crucial role to play in the development of a prosperous and connected Europe.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |22 pages

Introduction: Eastern European Railways in Transition

ByRalf Roth

part |2 pages

Part I: General Suggestions and Historical Overviews of Railways in Eastern European Countries

chapter 1|15 pages

The Baltic States – Railways under Many Masters

ByAugustus J. Veenendaal, Jr.

chapter 2|28 pages

The Construction and Modernisation of Railways in Belorussia/ Belarus in the Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

chapter 3|19 pages

Serbia’s Access to the Sea, 1830–2006

chapter 4|12 pages

The History of Railway Passenger Transportation in Hungary – From the Monarchy to the Twenty-First Century

chapter 5|18 pages

Czech Military Railways – History and a Comparative Analysis of the Czech Railway Network’s Efficiency

chapter 6|12 pages

The Royal Prussian Eastern Railway (Ostbahn) and its Importance for East–West Transportation

part |2 pages

Part II: Under Russian Protection

chapter 7|14 pages

1918, 1945 and 1989: Three Turning Points in the History of Polish Railways in the Twentieth Century

chapter 8|12 pages

Transport under Socialism: The Case of the Czechoslovak State Railways 1948–1989

chapter 9|14 pages

The Modernisation of Railways in Slovakia after 1945

ByMilan Klubal

chapter 10|12 pages

The Centrally Planned Economy and Railways in Hungary

chapter 11|20 pages

The Railways of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic: 1920–1990

chapter 12|12 pages

Yugoslavia: The Sub-Savian Magistral

ByHenry Jacolin

chapter 13|18 pages

Passengers’ Railway Identity in Socialist Romania during the 1950s and 1960s

chapter 14|8 pages

Cold War Crisis on the Railway: Construction of the Berlin Wall

part |2 pages

Part III: After the Fall of the Iron Curtain: Changes – Problems – Modernisation

chapter 15|14 pages

Railway Integration in Europe: UIC – a Key Player of East–West Railway Integration

chapter 16|30 pages

Back to the Future? Russia’s Railway Transport and the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Historical Perspective

chapter 17|12 pages

The Unification of East and West German Railways into the

ByDeutsche Bahn

chapter 18|16 pages

Seen from the Driving Cab: The Consequences of German Railway’s Privatisation since the Reunion of Deutsche Bundesbahn and Reichsbahn from the Engine Drivers’ Perspective

chapter 19|12 pages

The Reopening of Murska Sobota–Zalalövő Railway: A Paradox of the European Reunification in Central Europe?

chapter 20|16 pages

‘More is Less’: Regular Interval Timetable in Central Eastern Europe

chapter 21|12 pages

Railway Heritage Protection Policy in Hungary

chapter 22|14 pages

The Heritage of the Deutsche Reichsbahn and its Presentation in the Deutsche Bahn Museum in Nuremberg

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