List Of Former German Railway Companies
This list contains an overview of the railway companies in Germany and German colonies that no longer exist. These include railway units that have no independent legal status.
For railway companies in existence today, see the List of German railway companies.
For the chronological order in which the first railways appeared in Germany see the List of the first German railways to 1870.
Read more about List Of Former German Railway Companies: Light Railways (Kleinbahnen), Railways Outside Reich or Federal Territory
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