English Translation

On 15 March 1939 Bohemia and Moravia became part of the territory This historically important fact was of fundamental importance for the railway system in the Protectorate. In the case of the state railways, the average length of the line had fallen from 12,434 km to 5,814 km as a result of the territorial assignments against the former Czechoslovak Republic. For the railways combined in the newly built company "Protektoratsbahnen Böhmen and Moravia" there was now the possibility of a close reference to the Deutsche Reichsbahn and further the prospect of stripping off the cramped bonds resulting from the small area and participating in the generous traffic service in the large German area. By loosening the existing traffic boundaries, the importance of the Czech and Moravian protectorate railways was fully recognised, which inhabits them as a transport network in the heart of Europe at the ancient intersection between North and South and East and West. By the decree of the Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler of the 16th century. In March 1939, the foundation stone was laid for the cooperation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn with the railway administration of the Protectorate with the simultaneous realization of a direct influence of the Reich. Thus the large work of normative regulations and planning was begun, which pursues the goal of technically and administratively aligning the protectorate railways with the DR as far as possible in such a way that a uniform, at all times fully operational and powerful traffic service in the large German whole area is guaranteed. Work on this plant was already carried out in 1939 in all branches of the railway service. The development of the revenue was more favourable in 1939 than was expected after the estimate. In passenger and baggage transport, revenues amounted to K 540,678 million, in freight transport (freight and freight) to K 1,509,935 million; the other revenues, which are composed of compensation for vehicle rental, other rents and various income, were K 132,570 million. The amount of transport taxes granted to the company for the benefit of operating profit amounted to 217.499 million K. The total income of the operating account thereafter amounted to 2,400,682 million k. The favourable development of transport revenues was a consequence of the rapidly increasing traffic and the increasing labour input. In the case of goods transport, the number of shipments, particularly at tree sites, increased for private construction activities and also for buildings and improvements to road connections. In addition to the cost of operating the protectorate railways, which also includes expenditure on the maintenance of railway installations and rolling stock, depreciation costs, and flat-rate operating expenses, interest and administrative expenses for local railways operated by the protectorates, the total amount of K 2,766,481 million. It was also above the estimates with this result.