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In the state treaty of 27 July 1852 an accommodation was reached which enabled the construction and operation of a line on Swiss sovereign territory by the Baden State Railways. The Baden railway lines were initially laid to the 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). After it turned out that all her neighbouring states had opted for 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 ...
After World War I, the constitution of 1919 brought to an end the independence of the state railways; on 1 April 1920, they joined to form the Reichsbahn. The former state railways directorate of Württemberg became the Reichsbahn directorate Stuttgart (Reichsbahndirektion Stuttgart). The railway network at the time was 2,153 kilometres in length.
Kingdom of Württemberg as it existed from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the end of World War I. The Royal Württemberg State Railways ( Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen or K.W.St.E.) were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg (from 1918 the People's State of Württemberg) between 1843 and 1920. [1]
The Baden railway lines were initially laid to the . After it turned out that all her neighbouring states had opted for rail, the Baden State Railways rebuilt all their existing routes and rolling stock to standard gauge within just one year during 1854/55. The line reached Basle in 1855, Waldshut in 1856 and Konstanz in 1863.
From States to Region: Baden-Württemberg, 1871-1951.
The Rhine Railway ( German: Rheinbahn) is a railway line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, running from Mannheim via Karlsruhe to Rastatt, partly built as a strategic railway and formerly continuing to Haguenau in Alsace, now in France. It was opened in 1870 as an alternative to the Baden Mainline and runs mostly broadly parallel with ...
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The earliest form of railways, wagonways, were developed in Germany in the 16th century. Modern German rail history officially began with the opening of the steam-powered Bavarian Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth on 7 December 1835. This had been preceded by the opening of the horse-drawn Prince William Railway on 20 September 1831.
