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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 5 (August 1, 1938)

Amalgamation of German and Austrian Railways

Amalgamation of German and Austrian Railways.

Striking railway changes in central Europe are now taking place as a result of the amalgamation of the German and Austrian undertakings. The Austrian railways, running to about 3,600 miles, are being added to the German system, the result being an immense railway network some 40,000 miles in extent. Actually, Austrian
Stuguflaten Bridge, Rauma Branch, Norwegian State Railways.

Stuguflaten Bridge, Rauma Branch, Norwegian State Railways.

railway practice is on very similar lines to that of Germany, so that from the outside the change-over will not be particularly noticeable. For many years, for example, there has been little to distinguish an Austrian passenger train from a standard German express. Locomotive practice coincides closely, passenger and freight equipment does not differ markedly in design, while the average Austrian and the average German station are as alike as two peas. Behind the scenes, however, great changes are being recorded.