English Translation

T/III ddnd Prague, 6 January 1941 III/l - 31 V 2-302/20 Duia des Sasai: Lord Mr. Eing. 10.JAN.1941 Tgb. Ne.: Betr: Request for redirection of D trains 6l/62 Prague-Tabor-Gmünd-Vienna via Prague-Kolin -Iglau-Znaim-Vienna. I/0 To I: The political necessity to establish good transport relations for the Iglau language island is fully recognised. So far, in cooperation with the Reichsbahndirektion Wien, two new express train pairs have been introduced: the line Iglau - Vienna received two new trains, in each direction a fast and late connection. For the location of this C C dl Iglaus itself, the demand for an early connection to Vienna and a late connection back decisively and not "any connections". The same applies to the second train pair 401/71 and 72/404, which the Reichsbahndirektion Vienna introduced according to the same points of view. There are no important routes to the Strekke Iglau - Vienna which could bring these trains additional traffic and connections in Ig Lau are not possible at this time (Departure 6°/Arrival 23°4). The failure of the one train pair is only a temporary measure intended for the duration of the war. The reasons are coal savings and lack of locomotives. All express trains Iglau - Prague have connections to and from Berlin. To this end, the express train 23 was laid by 15 minutes earlier in the previous year to ensure the connection to D 63. The reference to the former trains on the line Liboch - Kolin - Iglau - Schönwald-Frain must be taken into account that at that time there was a competition between the north-west railway operated by the Strekke and the state railway (Lo-bositz - Prague - Gmünd line), which allowed both of these trains to operate. According to the Reichsbahndirektion Wien, the claims made by Iglauer Kreisen that Berlin =