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The Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen or EL (English: General Directorate of the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine) were the first railways owned by the German Empire.
Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen (EL)
They emerged in 1871, after France had ceded the region of Alsace-Lorraine to the German Empire under the terms of the Peace Treaty of Frankfurt following the Franco-Prussian War. The railways of the private Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (CF de l'Est; English: [French] Eastern Railway Company), with a total of 740 kilometres (460 mi) trackage, were formally purchased from the French and then sold again to the German Empire. The purchase price of 260 million Goldmarks was counted as compensation for the war.
The General Directorate of the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine (Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen) had its head office in Straßburg (now Strasbourg) and was subordinated directly to the Reich Chancellor. In 1878, however, it was re-subordinated to the newly created Imperial Ministry for the Management of Railways in Alsace-Lorraine in Berlin. The General Division managed six regional operating divisions, which had their headquarters in Mülhausen (now Mulhouse), Kolmar (Colmar), Straßburg I and II, Saargemünd (now Sarreguemines) and Metz. It was also responsible for a seventh region, with a headquarters in Luxemburg, which ran the operations of the Wilhelm Luxemburg Railway.
In the early days, railway vehicles were almost exclusively and forcibly taken from the German railways, because French troops had taken with them almost all rolling stock in the region during the retreat. The French side later built copies of German railway stock, mainly based on Prussian prototypes.
Railway operations were carried out, in principle, in accordance with the regulations of the Prussian state railways. Because the CF de l'Est were also the leaseholders of the Wilhelm Luxemburg Railway with a route length of 169 km (105 mi), the Imperial Railways took over the running of the network. An 18 km (11 mi) long railway line from Colmar to Münster (French Munster), which belonged to the town of Münster, was also purchased.
In the succeeding years the network was expanded significantly. Shortly before the start of the First World War (1912) the Imperial Railway network in Alsace-Lorraine had a total length of 2,100 km (1,300 mi), of which 78 km (48 mi) was narrow gauge (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in?). After the end of the war, these railways returned to France. Subsequently, the network of this region was managed independently again as the Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine until it merged into the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) in 1938.
In Alsace and Moselle, many multi-track routes are still driven on the right, whereas in the rest of France they drive on the left.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French August 2020 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Direction generale imperiale des chemins de fer d Alsace Lorraine see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Direction generale imperiale des chemins de fer d Alsace Lorraine to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsass Lothringen or EL English General Directorate of the Imperial Railways in Alsace Lorraine were the first railways owned by the German Empire Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsass Lothringen EL The railway station of Metz built in 1908 OverviewLocaleAlsace Lorraine LuxembourgDates of operation1871 1918SuccessorAdministration des chemins de fer d Alsace et de LorraineTechnicalTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gauge 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gaugeLength2 079 km 1 292 mi 1913 They emerged in 1871 after France had ceded the region of Alsace Lorraine to the German Empire under the terms of the Peace Treaty of Frankfurt following the Franco Prussian War The railways of the private Compagnie des chemins de fer de l Est CF de l Est English French Eastern Railway Company with a total of 740 kilometres 460 mi trackage were formally purchased from the French and then sold again to the German Empire The purchase price of 260 million Goldmarks was counted as compensation for the war The General Directorate of the Imperial Railways in Alsace Lorraine Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsass Lothringen had its head office in Strassburg now Strasbourg and was subordinated directly to the Reich Chancellor In 1878 however it was re subordinated to the newly created Imperial Ministry for the Management of Railways in Alsace Lorraine in Berlin The General Division managed six regional operating divisions which had their headquarters in Mulhausen now Mulhouse Kolmar Colmar Strassburg I and II Saargemund now Sarreguemines and Metz It was also responsible for a seventh region with a headquarters in Luxemburg which ran the operations of the Wilhelm Luxemburg Railway In the early days railway vehicles were almost exclusively and forcibly taken from the German railways because French troops had taken with them almost all rolling stock in the region during the retreat The French side later built copies of German railway stock mainly based on Prussian prototypes Railway operations were carried out in principle in accordance with the regulations of the Prussian state railways Because the CF de l Est were also the leaseholders of the Wilhelm Luxemburg Railway with a route length of 169 km 105 mi the Imperial Railways took over the running of the network An 18 km 11 mi long railway line from Colmar to Munster French Munster which belonged to the town of Munster was also purchased In the succeeding years the network was expanded significantly Shortly before the start of the First World War 1912 the Imperial Railway network in Alsace Lorraine had a total length of 2 100 km 1 300 mi of which 78 km 48 mi was narrow gauge 1 000 mm or 3 ft 3 3 8 in After the end of the war these railways returned to France Subsequently the network of this region was managed independently again as the Administration des chemins de fer d Alsace et de Lorraine until it merged into the Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais SNCF in 1938 In Alsace and Moselle many multi track routes are still driven on the right whereas in the rest of France they drive on the left See also editAlsace Lorraine List of Alsace Lorraine locomotivesExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Kaiserliche Generaldirektion der Eisenbahnen in Elsass Lothringen at Wikimedia Commons nbsp German Wikisource has original text related to this article Themenseite Deutsch Franzosischer Krieg nbsp German Wikisource has original text related to this article Themenseite Eisenbahn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Imperial Railways in Alsace Lorraine amp oldid 1010311154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
