Keywords
legal-history of railways, railway transport, post-partition period, the Second Republic of Poland, Polish People’s Republic, The Company “Polish State Railways”, militarization of railways
Abstract
This papers refers to the legal-history of railways on Polish lends. It includes post-partition period, the Second Republic of Poland and the Polish People’s Republic. The construction of railways was at first an initiative of the private sector. However, the latter were supervised by the State and the construction and exploitation of railways was licensed. The nationalization process of railways began in the second half of the XIX Century because of their importance for the national economy and defense. Incidentally, nationalization included unprofitable and local railways. The paper speaks also of the company history of “Polish State Railways” and the militarization of railways in Poland.
Recommended Citation
Wilczek-Karczewska, M. (2015). Legal-history approach to the development of railways on Polish lands. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 4(1), 100-124. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol4/iss1/6
First Page
100
Last Page
124
Page Count
24
Publisher
University of Warsaw
