Enteignet - Wie die DDR-Privatbahnen verstaatlicht wurden

While the private railroads in the West German occupation zones were able to continue their operations as independent companies after the end of World War II, a dramatic change occurred in the Soviet occupation zone and later in the GDR: Railway company by railroad company, the private railroads there were transferred to the Deutsche Reichsbahn. In addition, some railroad lines were dismantled as reparations. This book by Lothar Weber gives a complete overview of all former private railroads and their vehicles between 1947 and 1953.