English Translation

In addition, the hole-card procedure was extended to further invoice documents and thereby the economic efficiency in the machine processing was improved. In passenger transport a new timetable came into force on 21st I 1940 according to the procedure of the DR. It took into account the significantly changed operating and traffic conditions compared to the original winter timetable 1939/40. In particular, the heavy load on trains in certain connections was taken into account; it gave rise to a corresponding extension of the journey times. The summer timetable was drawn up on the basis of the summer time introduced for the whole Reich area. In the autumn, certain restrictions were also necessary in passenger transport. However, due to their small size, they had no adverse influence on economic life. After overcoming the difficulties caused by the harsh winter, goods transport continued to increase both domestic and transit traffic, so that the services of the iron railways in the Protectorate reached an unprecedented level. To speed up the transport of goods, transit connections were agreed with the Deutsche Reichsbahn. The road car operation was further restricted in the financial year and only allowed for tasks which were important for the war and which were urgently necessary. Numerous other transport lines were therefore discontinued. To save fuel, the motor vehicles were converted to replacement engines with wood gas and methane. The motor vehicle repair plant in Prague-Werschowitz carried out these conversions and all major improvements to road vehicles and trailer cars of the BMB as before. For the railway change traffic between the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and the rest of the Reich area from 1. On 1 January 1940, the provisions of the former international agreements on passenger, baggage and freight transport were replaced by the provisions laid down by the German Railway Regulations. In the issue of the management rules for the carriage of goods between the Protectorate and the rest of the Reich, closer cooperation between the DR and the BMB was expressed. In the internal transport of passengers, luggage and express goods, the aim was to adapt the personal tariff of the Bmb to that of the DR. With regard to the considerable price differences and the other differences, this goal could only be achieved gradually. On 1 April 1940, the fare was increased linearly by 20 %, with the exception of the labour and student fares, which were only increased by 10 % for social reasons. The rates for luggage and express goods were also increased by 20 percent. On 1 October 1940, numerous price reductions, which were no longer calculated, were abolished. 6