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The development of rail infrastructure in the second half of the 19th century, with accent on building local railways
Štípek, Vladimír ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Soběhart, Radek (referee)
The thesis is based on the development of the rail infrastructure in the Habsburg monarchy in the second half of the 19th century with regard to repetitive interventionist tendencies of the state in this area. Particular emphasis will be accentuated on spontaneous building local railways, the research uses available archival materials. Thesis includes an analysis of the state's approach to the construction of railways, which reflects the contemporary legislation and characteristics of the business environment. The thesis compares the activities of private companies (based on the profit calculation) and the activities of the state and local authorities (based on strategic targets: military, economic, or development objectives). The ratio of these activities, but also their intensity, was affected also by the phase of economic cycle and this cycle had its political and economic roots. The work also concerns the problem of public goods.
Technical monuments - the local railway - Tábor - Bechyně
SLABÝ, Martin
This thesis deals with the history of the rail link in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. It describes the evolution path from the first koněspřežných lines to today's high-speed trains. Important are also the advantages and disadvantages of rail transport, and how it contributed to the development path of each region. It also deals with the impact of railroads on the population. Besides the main line of work is focused primarily on the local track (the local track). Specifically, the first electrified the local track in Austria-Hungary, distance from Tábor to Bechyně, which is accompanied by photographic documentation of background, line and technical elements that were used. For the local track has produced a large portion of the electric equipment František Křižík and therefore this work is a treatise on his life and activities at the track.

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