Rail Crisis on the Russian Railways during the First World War and Efforts to Overcome It
Journal: Modern History of Russia
Year: 2023

The article examines the shortage of rails, fittings, and switches on the Russian railways during the First World War. With the beginning of the war, the necessity to repair and restore railways within the theater of operations became apparent, which required a large amount of railway track material. In 1914, these needs could still be met by the allocation of new orders to Russian factories, as well as at the expense of existing stocks. Nonetheless, at the beginning of 1915, it became obvious t