Open AccessMagistrala Siedlce – Bołogoje jako przykład kolei strategicznej
Author(s) -
A. Massel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kwartalnik historii nauki i techniki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2657-4020
pISSN - 0023-589X
DOI - 10.4467/0023589xkhnt.21.031.14795
Subject(s) - work (physics) , political science , economy , line (geometry) , geography , humanities , business , operations management , engineering , philosophy , economics , mechanical engineering , mathematics , geometry
The Siedlce-Bołogoje Trunk Line as an Example of a Strategic RailwayThe article presents a comprehensive view of the origins, technical characteristics and functioning of the Siedlce-Bologoye railway line. This railway, with an impressive length of 1.100 km, was built in the years 1902–1907 as a connection between the lands of the Kingdom of Poland and the governorates of central Russia in order to ensure the efficient transport of troops and their supplies given the anticipated war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. The work aims to illustrate to what extent the assumptions of the construction promoters were confirmed and how it was used in particular periods.