1932 Principal European Railways

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PRINCIPAL EUROPEAN RAILWAYS
(For fuller details, see “Universal Directory of Railway Officials.”)
a—Standard gauge 4 ft. 8i ins. b—Metre gauge, d—2 ft. 6 in. or 75 cm. gauge, e—2 ft. or €0 cm. gauge, f—5 ft. gauge, g—5 ft. 6 in. gauge.
L—Locomotives. JEJL—Electric Locomotives. C—Coaching Vehicles. EC—Electric Cars.
F—Freight Vehicles. V—Vans, Mail Cars, etc. —Service Vehicles. R—Rail Cars, not electric. Length of route is referred to.

AUSTRIA.
Federal {Oesterreichische Bundesbahnen}. Schwarzenbergplatz 3, Vienna I. 5,843 km. {a} with sections {b}, {d},{e}. L., 2,217 ; EL., 197 ; C., 6,108 ; EC., 27 ; F., 33,414 ; V., 1,863 ; R., 14. London Office : 31, Regent Street, S.W. 1.

BELGIUM.
National {Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Beiges}. 21 rue de Louvain, Brussels. 4,791 km. , {a}. L., 3,820 ; C., 9,131 ; F., 116,492 ; V., 1,511; R., 6. London Office : 47, Cannon Streep E.C. 4.
National Light {Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Vicinaux}.
4,472 km. (5). L., 822 ; C., 2,159 ; F., 9,582 ; R., 3.

BULGARIA.
state. Sofia. 2,401 km. {a}; 478 km. (<Z), {e}. L., 540 ; C., 605 ;

CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
State {Ceskoslovenske statni drahy}. Prague. 13,229 km. {a} with EL., 17 ; C., 8,947 ; E.C., 29 ; F., 108,977 ; V., 2,933. ’ ’

DENMARK.
State {De Danske Statsbaner}. Solvgade 40, Copenhagen, K. 2,521 km. {a}.
F., 11,747 ; V., 631; R., 46. Also 24 steam ferries and 6 steamboats.
Haymarket, S.W. 1.

ESTHONIA.
State {Riigiraudteed}, Reval. 674 km. (/); 578 km. {a}. L., 199; C., 422
V., 45; R., 5.

FINLAND.
State ( Valtionvautatiet), Helsingfors. 5,010 km. (/). L., 755 ; C., 1,432 ; F., 22,616 ; V., 73. R., 5.

FRANCE.
State (Chemin de fer de VEtat). 20, Rue de Rome, Paris. 9,064 km. (a) and some (5). L., 3,925 ;
EL., 39; C., 7,337; EC., 102 ; F., 85,161; V., 2,290 ; R., 12.
Alsace-Lorraine {Chemin de fer d"Alsace et de Lorraine}. 3 Boul. du President Wilson, Strasbourg. 2,292 km. (a) and (&). L., 1,662 ; C., 3,374 ; F., 49,676.
Eastern {Chemin de fer de VEst}. 21-23 rue d’Alsace, Paris. 5,027 km. {a}. L., 2,410 ; C., 4,709 ;
F., 79,118; V., 3,937.
Northern {Chemin de fer du Nord). 18 rue Dunkerque, Paris. 4,000 km. {a} and 170 km. (a) in Belgium. L., 2,873 ; C., 4,995 ; F., 84,246 ; y., 5,032 ; R., 10.
Orleans (Chemin de fer de Paris d OrUans}. S rue de Londres, Paris. 7,492 km. {a} ; 323 km. (&). L., 2,797 ; EL., 223 ; C., 4,295 ; EC., 96 ; F., 58,378; V., 1,228 ; R., 13.
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean (Chemin de fer de Paris d Lyon et d la Mediterranee}. rue St.
Lazare, Paris. 11,120 km. {a} (1,250 km. {a} in Algeria and Morocco). L., 5,514 ; EL., 18; C., 8,030 ; EC., 159 ; F., 126,017 ; V., 6,007 ; R., 6. London Office : 179-180, Piccadilly, W.
Southern (Chemin defer du Midi}. 54 Boul. Haussmann, Paris. 4,203 km. {a}. 63 km. {b}. L., 1,149 ; EL., 143 ; C., 2,564 ; EC., 70 ; F. 32,869 ; V., 1,454; R., 2.
Also Ceinture, Metropolitaine, and Nord-Sud lines in Paris, and a network of departmental, light, local and other railways in various parts, including the Corsican lines.

GERMANY.
State Railway Company {Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft}. 35 Voss-strasse, Berlin, W. 8. 52,884 km. (a); 968 km. (&), {d}. L., 23,308; (standard gauge, 23,028 narrow gauge, 280). EL., 399;
(standard gauge, 397 ; narrow gauge, 2), C., 65,630 (standard gauge, 64,725; narrow gauge 905); EC., 913 ; F., 654,022 (standard gauge 647,016, narrow gauge 7,006); V., 20,990 (standard gauge 20,805, narrow gauge 185); R., 269 ; 69 steam boats. London Office : Waterloo Place, Regent Street.
Also numerous local, light, mountain and other lines,

GREECE.
state {Chemin defer de VEtat Eellenique}. Athens. 1,449 km. (a), 66 km. {b}, {d}, {e}. L., 199; C., 250 ; F., 4,320 ; V., 88.
Also a number of private lines.

HOLLAND.
Netherland ( Nederlandsche Spoorwegen}. Netherland State and Holland Railway Company. Utrecht.
3,650 km. (a), 33 km. (&). L., 1,349; C., 5,104; EC, 119; F., 34,105 ; y., 1,497 ; R., 56;
5 steamboats.

HUNGARY.
State (Magyar Kirdlyi Allamvasutak}. Budapest. 7,245 km. (a}, 16 km. (b.}. L., 1,847 ; EL., 4 ; C., 3,200; EC., 11; F., 34,105; V., 1,107; R., 63.

ITALY.
State (Ferrovie dello Stato}. Rome. 16,534 km. (a} with sections (b}. L., 6,268 (standard gauge
6,119, narrow gauge 149) ; EL., 797 ; C., 9,074 (standard gauge 8,887, narrow gauge 187); EC., 47 (standard gauge 33, narrow gauge 14); F., 160,965 (standard gauge 160,026, narrow gauge 939); V., 4,482 ; R., 13. London Office : 12, Waterloo Place, Regent Street, S.W. 1.
Also numerous local, light, and other lines.

JUGO-SLAVIA.
3i3,iQ(Drzavnezeleznica KraljevineSrba, Hrvatai Slovenaca}. Belgrade. 6,721km. (a), 2,353 km. (b},(e}} L., 2,839; C., 4,188; F., 56,236 ; V., 1,209; R., 2.

LATVIA.
State (Dzelzcelv Virsvalde}. Riga. 1,581 km. (/); 491 km. (a}; 166 km. (d}473 km. (c}.
C., 77S ; F., 5,836 ; V., 71.
L., 318;

LITHUANIA.
State VMyba). Kaunas. 1,183 km. (a); 488 km. (^Z), (e); L., 239 ;
F., 4,500 ; y., 5Q.
C., 442 ;

LUXEMBOURG.
Prince Henri de fer et minieres Prince Henri}. Luxembourg. 181 km. (a); 11
L., ; C., 138 ; F., 2,431 ; V., 56.

NORWAY.
State (Norges Statsbaner}. Oslo. 2,617 km. (a); 850 km. (6). L., 543; EL., 63; C., 3,638 ;
EC., 2 ; F., 26,110 ; V., 573 ; R. 36. London Office : 21-24, Cockspur Street, S.W. 1.

POLAND.
State—Warsaw. 17,239 km. (a); 2,294 km. (&); L., 6,132 ; C., 9,867 ; EC., 40 ; F., 152,988 ;
V., 1,520; R., 4.
km. ((Z).

PORTUGAL.
state {Caminhos de ferro do Estado}. Lisbon. 1,380 km. {g}. Portuguese (Ca/ziinAos de ferro Portuguezes}. Lisbon. 2,437 km. {g}.
y., 276.
Also North of Portugal and other lines.

ROUMANIA.
State {Gaile Ferate Romane}. Bucharest. 10,413 km. (a), C., 2,780 ; EC., 19 ; F., 57,759 ; y., 935.

RUSSIA (SOVIET).
State. Moscow. 77,916 km. (f}; 1,011 km. {a}, {b}, {d}, {e}.
F., 487,399 ; y., 2,516.
717
L.,
L., 410
km. (&).
17,918 ;
C., 989 ; r., 6,579 ;
E., 2,166 ; EL., 4 ;
C., 23,556; EC., 6;

SPAIN.
Worked for State (Ferrocarriles Explotados por el Estado}. Madrid. 437 km. {g}.
Andalusian Andaluces}. Madrid. 1,644 km. {g}. L., 400 ; EL., 7 ; C., 745 ; F., 7,757 ;
V., 283 ; R., 1 ; 3 steam boats.
Great Southern (F. G. de Lovea a Baza y Almenavicos a Aquilas}. Madrid. 168 km. {g}. L., 28;
C., 61 ; F., 509. London : Secretary, F. P. Higgs, 2, Broad Street Place, E.C. 2.
Madrid, Caceres and Portugal. Madrid. 777 km. {g}. L., 108 ; C., 183 ; F., 1,791.
Madrid, Saragossa and Alicante. Madrid. 3,670 km. (g). L., 1,106 ; C., 1,826 ; F., 26,622 ; V., 1,178.
Northern {Los Gaminos de Hierro del Norte de Espana}. Madrid. 3,757 km. {g} ^9 km. {b},
L., 1,168 ; EL., 23 ; C., 1,882 ; EC., 15 ; F., 30,700 ; V., 1,148.
West of Spain (National) (Gia. Nacional de los Ferrocarriles del Oeste de Espana}. 1,587 km. (g).
L., 225 ; C., 430 ; F., 3,739 ; V., 136.
Also various local and other lines.

SWEDEN.
State (Statens jdrnvdger}. Stockholm. 6,551 km. (a}. L., 886 ; EL., 115 ; C., 1,920 ; EC., 10 ;
F., 24,679 ; V., 657 ; R., 9 ; 3 steam ferries and 1 steam boat. London Office : 21, Coventry Street, W. 1.
Bergslagernas (Berg slag er nas jarnvdger}. Goeteborg. 775 km. (a). L., 107 ; C., 171 ; F., 3,055.
Also various local and other railways.

SWITZERLAND.
Federal (Schweizerische Bandesbahnen—Ghemins defer federaux}. Bern. 2,867 km. (a}. L., 571 ;
EL., 405; C., 3,650; EC., 57; V., 762; F., 17,609. London Office: Carlton House, Waterloo Place, Regent Street, S.W. 1.
Also numerous local, private and mountain lines.

TURKEY.
State—Stamboul. 3,949 km. (a}, (&); L., 441; C., 787 ; F., 7,536; V., 156.
Q 2
437 km. ((7).

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