Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen
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The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen or SS (Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways) was a private railroad
founded to utilise the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij
(HSM) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen
. The SS was, along with the HSM, the largest railroad in the Netherlands.
In the 19th century, the government constructed a number of railroads to (major) cities and regions not yet served by the other railroads, but for which it was deemed important to connect them to the remainder of the country by rail. These lines were primarily located outside of the relatively densely populated Holland region, where the HSM ran services on the main lines. The SS was then founded as a private company to utilise these lines.
In 1890 the SS began to utilise the lines previously run by the defunct Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij, and in 1919 it also began to use lines run by the Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij.
The company was formally merged with the HSM to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen
in 1938, although independent operations had stopped earlier.
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
founded to utilise the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij
Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij
The Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij or HSM was the first railway company in the Netherlands founded on 8 August 1837 as a private company, starting operation in 1839 with a line between Amsterdam and Haarlem...
(HSM) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
. The SS was, along with the HSM, the largest railroad in the Netherlands.
In the 19th century, the government constructed a number of railroads to (major) cities and regions not yet served by the other railroads, but for which it was deemed important to connect them to the remainder of the country by rail. These lines were primarily located outside of the relatively densely populated Holland region, where the HSM ran services on the main lines. The SS was then founded as a private company to utilise these lines.
In 1890 the SS began to utilise the lines previously run by the defunct Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij, and in 1919 it also began to use lines run by the Nederlandsche Centraal-Spoorweg-Maatschappij.
The company was formally merged with the HSM to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
in 1938, although independent operations had stopped earlier.