By W. Hostman, a major Saxon construction adviser, knight of the Royal Saxon Order of Albrecht, wrote the book “Construction and Operation of Narrow-Gauge Railways and Their Economic Significance for the German Empire.” Publisher: J.F. Bergman, Wiesbaden, 1881.
In the translation, the title of the book is: “Construction and Operation of Narrow-Gauge Railways and Their Economic Significance for the German Empire.” This very important work was part of the library of the Imperial and Royal Bosnia Railway and was cataloged under number 21 in the year 1881.
Contents: 1. General Introduction (development of the German railway system, main lines, etc.); 2. Concerns about narrow-gauge railways; 3. Advantages of narrow-gauge railways; 4. Preparatory work and surveying; 5. Construction of narrow-gauge railways and their costs; 6. Operations, operating costs, and administration; 7. Width of narrow-gauge railways (different types of track gauges); 8. Financing and profitability of narrow-gauge railways; 9. Economic importance and 19. Encouragement of narrow-gauge railway construction by the government.
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