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[quote user="BaltACD"] Europe invested in its railroad network as the most economic means of jump starting and sustaining an economy after the war. [/quote] At the end of WWII surprisingly only 4,000 out of 31,000 miles were completely destroyed. Most of the balance was damaged but quite easily repaired. If statistics are right, in 1939 one of 20 people had a car, in 1950 this was about one out of 50 up from about less than one out of 100 in 1947. Rebuilding the rail network was not only the most economical way but the only way to get a functioning transportation system fast. But most repairs were fast, cheap fixes which later needed reworking to get it to a modern standards. Another factor was that public transportation is a basic right established in the German constitution. Regards, Volker
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