page_title: Railway troops
section_title: Prussia
hierarchical_section_title: Railway troops / History / Germany / Prussia
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schmalspurlok der Eisenbahnbrigade von 1918/19 im Deutschen Technikmuseum Berlin. Weitere Angaben auf Wunsch beim Uploader erfragbar.
context_page_description: Railway troops are soldiers who are also railway engineers. They build, repair, operate or destroy militarily relevant railway lines and their associated infrastructure.
context_section_description: In 1866, Prussia formed three railway units during mobilisation for the Austro-Prussian War. These units comprised twelve railway engineers and a detachment of about 50 men provided by the Ministry of Trade.
  The 2nd Railway Regiment (II. Eisenbahnregiment) was linked to the Royal Prussian Military Railway at Berlin. This railway, which was part of the army budget was managed by the Royal Military Railway Division (Königliche Direction der Militäreisenbahn).
  The activity of the railway regiment was similar to that of the American construction units, whilst operating commissions (Betriebskommissionen), specially raised by the Ministry of Trade, ran operations on the occupied railways.
caption: Narrow gauge railway brigade engine from 1918/19
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