English Translation

In the case of passenger transport, it was one of the most urgent tasks to change the timetable to the new transport conditions brought about by historical events. At the same time, the demands on domestic transport, particularly in the field of professional and labour transport, grew as a result of the continuing economic revival. Appropriate measures have been taken to take account of the important needs of travel. The temporary limitation of the timetable at the outbreak of the war also took place smoothly and without lasting consequences. In railcar operation, certain restrictions were unavoidable in order to adapt to the war conditions. Daily train-kilometre performances were reduced to 57 % in comparison with the pre-war level. Freight transport increased significantly over the course of the financial year, mainly through the transport of coal, raw materials and other essential goods for the up-and-coming economy. In addition, there were extensive transit services in traffic between the Altreich region and the Danube region, as well as the other countries of south-eastern Europe. Nevertheless, the special requirements of the Wehrmacht traffic and the top performances of the beet and autumn campaign - albeit under strain of all forces - could be mastered. With the administration of the Deutsche Reichsbahn the operating service worked closely together. Gradually all the freight connections necessary for transit traffic could be expanded and the basis for the solution of the tasks which the war economy places to the protectorate on the transport area. Since the outbreak of the war, the road car operation had to be considerably restricted with regard to the general situation thus arising. In the case of passenger transport, only the lines which were used for the transport of pupils and workers, or insufficient train connections, remained in the company; all other connections were essentially abandoned. Also the lorries were limited to the transport of goods important for the war economy or people's nutrition, insofar as it was not possible to obtain these transports by other means of transport. The motor vehicle repair plant in Prague-Werschowitz carried out all major repair work on road vehicles and trailer vehicles. The necessary materials and spare parts are managed at the motor vehicle main stock warehouse in Werschowitz. The difficulties in traffic with the neighbouring railways, which initially existed after the state revolution, could be remedied in a short time, so that the traffic over the majority of the new transition stations could be resumed soon. In passenger, luggage and express goods transport, the reductions introduced in inland transport were over-examined because their conditions were no longer met, with the aim of ensuring that the average level of reductions corresponded to the standard level for the other European railways. To this end, the reductions for workers, pupils and members of tourist associations, as well as the benefits for business travellers, have been re-established.