DIONIČARSKO DRUŠTVO VICINALNE ŽELJEZNICE VINKOVCI – BRČKO (1886–1940)
THE VINKOVCI – BRČKO VICINAL RAILWAY STOCK COMPANY (1886–1940)
Author(s): Siniša LajnertContributor(s): Marijan Bosnar (Translator)
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Evaluation research, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Institut za istoriju
Keywords: The Vinkovci – Brčko Vicinal Railway Stock Company in Budapest / Belgrade; shareholders; liquidation; vicinal railways;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author researchers the organization, activity and liquidation of the Vinkovci – Brčko Vicinal Railway Stock Company from 1886 when the company was established to 1940 when its liquidation was brought to an end. The headquarters of the stock company during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was in Budapest and in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes/Yugoslavia, it transferred to Belgrade. The stock company’s railway line Vinkovci- Gunja was open for traffic in 1886 and Gunja – Brčko in 1894. The mentioned private railway line was exploited i.e. administrated by the state. Based on the agreement from 7 February 1931 the state bought off the railway lines of the Stock Company of the Vinkovci – Brčko Vicinal Railway and hence there was no reason for its existence. In accordance with the decision of its assembly in 1932 the liquidation of the company began and it ended in 1940.
Journal: Prilozi
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 47
- Page Range: 143-170
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Bosnian