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The 1877 Agreement for the Development of the Railway of Burgundie, called for the state to contribute about $50,000 per mile and own the system. At the time, private companies spent about $40,000 per mile for track, equipment, buildings, locomotives, and cars. The government further subsidized the companies by having the [[Grand Corps of Civil Engineers of the Nation of Burgundie|Department of the Ponts et Chaussées]] do most of the planning and engineering work for new lines. The government would assist in securing the land, often by {{wp|expropriation}}, especially of lands owned by [[Derics]]. The government also agreed to pay infrastructure costs, building bridges, tunnels, and track bed. The private companies would then furnish the tracks, stations and rolling stock, as well as pay the operating costs. The policy was confusing and contradictory, and blocked monopolies, which meant no regional networks could form. | |||
This general policy masked many exceptions and additions. The most successful companies would often build their own lines themselves in order to avoid the complications of going through the government. For instance, during the economic boom period of the 1880s, the national government had to pay only 19 percent of the costs of railway construction. Other less successful lines would often need more assistance from the government to remain in operation. The same proved true during recessions, such as in [[1892]], when the railway lines gained a new agreement to save them from bankruptcy. In exchange for funding part of the construction of rail lines, the [[Government of Burgundie]] set maximum rates that the companies could charge. It also insisted that all government and military traffic must travel at a third of standard costs. | |||
The expectation that the government would eventually nationalize the rail system formed another important element in [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] railway legislation. That the rail companies only operated on leases paved the way for the nationalization of the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] rail lines during the [[Second Great War]]. | |||
===1896-1902=== | ===1896-1902=== | ||
{{Further|First Great War}} | {{Further|First Great War}} | ||