Merging Lines: Organising Japan's National Railroad, 1906–1914

In 1906 the Japanese government passed legislation nationalising the country's trunk lines. This article examines railroad policies and programmes developed to co-ordinate this dramatically enlarged organisation. The focus is on the various efforts to restructure the organisation, integrate the...

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Published in:Journal of transport history 2006-09, Vol.27 (2), p.39-59
Main Author: Kinzley, W. Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communications
transports
civil engineering
History of science and technology
Railways
Technology
Transports
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Summary:In 1906 the Japanese government passed legislation nationalising the country's trunk lines. This article examines railroad policies and programmes developed to co-ordinate this dramatically enlarged organisation. The focus is on the various efforts to restructure the organisation, integrate the diverse elements of the system and create a new corporate culture. Despite later weakness and ultimate privatisation, the reorganisation projects undertaken in the years immediately following nationalisation suggest a de facto merger that proved to be a relative success in helping set in motion an extended arc of industrial development. (Author abstract)
ISSN:0022-5266
1759-3999
DOI:10.7227/TJTH.27.2.6