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"Once the pride of interwar Czechoslovakia, and key during the forced industrialization of the Stalinist period, during the 1970s and 1980s the Czechoslovak railway sector showed the symptoms of the political tiredness and economic exhaustion of the Soviet Bloc. This book examines the failure of central economic planning through the lens of this national transport system.Based on the presentation of its history and on the detailed scrutiny of the actors, institutions, internal mechanisms, and conditions of the railway sector, the analysis reveals the identities of the real stakeholders in the state administration. This case shows how the country was governed by Communist Party institutions and government ministries, and how developments in the transportation sector-like in every sector-reflected their priorities. Numerous tables with selected statistics underscore the economic analysis and black and white photos offer a glimpse on the technical base of the railway sector.The book is filled with enlightening comparisons of the Czechoslovak transportation industry with its counterparts in the whole Eastern Bloc. Integration into the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) of the Bloc could have been an asset, yet the records have more to say about conflicts than cooperation"-- "Once the pride of interwar Czechoslovakia, and key during the forced industrialization of the Stalinist period, during the 1970s and 1980s the Czechoslovak railway sector showed the symptoms of the political tiredness and economic exhaustion of the Soviet Bloc. This book examines the failure of central economic planning through the lens of this national transport system. Based on the presentation of its history and on the detailed scrutiny of the actors, institutions, internal mechanisms, and conditions of the railway sector, the analysis reveals the identities of the real stakeholders in the state administration. This case shows how the country was governed by Communist Party institutions and government ministries, and how developments in the transportation sector-like in every sector-reflected their priorities. Numerous tables with selected statistics underscore the economic analysis and black and white photos offer a glimpse on the technical base of the railway sector. The book is filled with enlightening comparisons of the Czechoslovak transportation industry with its counterparts in the whole Eastern Bloc. Integration into the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) of the Bloc could have been an asset, yet the records have more to say about conflicts than cooperation"--

Chemins de fer --- Railroads --- Histoire --- History --- Czechoslovakia. --- Tchecoslovaquie --- Czechoslovakia --- Politique et gouvernement --- Politics and government --- Eastern bloc. --- transportation industry.

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Should French railwaymen during the Second World War be viewed as great resisters or collaborators in genocide? Ludivine Broch revisits histories of resistance, collaboration and deportation in Vichy France through the prism of the French railwaymen - the cheminots. De-sanctifying the idea of railwaymen as heroic saboteurs, Broch reveals the daily life of these workers who accommodated with the Vichy regime, cohabitated with the Germans and stole from their employer. Moreover, by intertwining the history of the working classes with Holocaust history, she highlights unexpected histories under Vichy and sensitive memories of the post-war period. Ultimately, this book bursts the myths of cheminot resistance and collaboration in the Holocaust, and reveals that there is more to their story than this. The cheminots fed both the French nation and the German military apparatus, exemplifying the complexities of personal, professional and political life under occupation.

Railroads --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --- Deportation --- Iron horses (Railroads) --- Lines, Railroad --- Rail industry --- Rail lines --- Rail transportation --- Railroad industry --- Railroad lines --- Railroad transportation --- Railway industry --- Railways --- Communication and traffic --- Concessions --- Public utilities --- Transportation --- Trusts, Industrial --- Employees. --- Deportations from France. --- Transportation. --- Société nationale des chemins de fer français. --- Société nationale des chemins de fer francais --- France --- History

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India has had operating railways for well-over 150 years: railways that have played a central and well-documented role in the making of India in the colonial and post-colonial eras. This handbook provides a reference guide for researchers interested in almost any facet of the history, colonial and post-colonial, of these railways. The secondary literature is identified and surveyed, primary sources and their locations identified, statistical and cartographic data discussed and presented, and a massive bibliography made available. This handbook is the indispensable tool for anyone seeking to understand India's railways and the roles they played in the making of modern India.

Railroads --- Chemins de fer --- History --- Sources --- Histoire --- Iron horses (Railroads) --- Lines, Railroad --- Rail industry --- Rail lines --- Rail transportation --- Railroad industry --- Railroad lines --- Railroad transportation --- Railway industry --- Railways --- Communication and traffic --- Concessions --- Public utilities --- Transportation --- Trusts, Industrial --- Research.

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To convey modern China’s history and the forces driving its economic success, rail has no equal. From warlordism to Cultural Revolution, railroads suffered the country’s ills but persisted because they were exemplary institutions. Elisabeth Köll shows why they remain essential to the PRC’s technocratic economic model for China’s future.

Chemins de fer --- Eisenbahnnetz. --- Infrastructure (Economics) --- Infrastructure (Economics). --- Infrastructure (économie politique) --- Infrastruktur. --- Railroads and state --- Railroads and state. --- Railroads --- Railroads. --- TRANSPORTATION / General. --- Verkehrswirtschaft. --- Histoire --- Politique publique --- History --- China. --- History.

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De algemene context van het Belgische spoorwegbedrijf ; de 19e eeuw : België wordt een spoorwegland ; de 20e eeuw : naar een grondige herstructurering van het spoorweglandschap ; technologische, economische, sociale en culturele aspecten van de Belgische spoorwegen ; een blik op de toekomst.

spoorwegverkeer --- geschiedenis --- Railway traffic --- Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen --- anno 1800-1999 --- Belgium --- Belgique ; histoire contemporaine --- België ; geschiedenis van de nieuwste tijden --- Chemins de fer --- Spoorwegen --- spoorwegen --- Spoorwegarbeiders --- sociale geschiedenis --- Railroads --- History --- Belgique --- Chemins de fer, histoire --- SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges --- Transport ferroviaire --- Transport public, histoire --- 656.2 --- Academic collection --- gelegenheidspublicatie --- overzicht --- openbaar vervoer --- België [land - BE] --- architectuur --- economische ontwikkeling --- 19de eeuw (x) --- 20ste eeuw (x) --- iconografisch materiaal --- KADOC (x) --- #ECO:04.14:sectoren vervoer --- #ECO:05.01:landen België --- 656.2 <493> --- 443.2 Spoorverkeer --- NMBS --- Vervoer 656 --- Vervoer, spoorwegen 656.2 --- Overheidsbedrijven 658.115.31 --- 656 --- 711.75 --- 71.03 --- 94.036 --- 94.035 --- 725.31 --- 725.3 --- 725.1 --- België --- spoorvervoer --- 658/511 --- geschiedkundige beschrijvingen --- Rail transport. Rail traffic --- Spoorwegverkeer --- Openbaar vervoer --- Spoorwegnetten --- Stedenbouw (geschiedenis) --- Geschiedenis 20ste eeuw --- Geschiedenis 19de eeuw --- Stations (architectuur) --- Spoorwegstations (architectuur) --- Gebouwen voor verkeer, vervoer en opslag --- Openbare gebouwen --- spoorvervoer - geschiedenis België --- History. --- 656.2 Rail transport. Rail traffic --- Belgian State Railway --- Iron horses (Railroads) --- Lines, Railroad --- Rail industry --- Rail lines --- Rail transportation --- Railroad industry --- Railroad lines --- Railroad transportation --- Railway industry --- Railways --- Communication and traffic --- Concessions --- Public utilities --- Transportation --- Trusts, Industrial --- Société nationale des chemins de fer belges. --- Société nationale des chemins de fer belges --- SNCB. --- België. --- spoorwegarbeiders --- 657.82 --- B (Railroad : Belgium) --- Belgian National Railways --- Chemins de fer de l'État belge --- SNCB