Privatbanen Sønderjylland ApS (abbreviated PBS, also known under the byname EuroRail) was a Danish railway operating company that existed between 1997 and 2001. Unlike other Danish railway companies at the time, PBS was an attempt to provide railway service on a purely commercial basis and entirely unsubsidised. Headquartered in Tønder in South Jutland, the company specialised in freight transport around most of Jutland.
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| Company type | Anpartsselskab |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 5 April 1997[1] |
| Defunct | 27 March 2001[1][2] |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | www.eurorail.dk (Wayback Machine archive) |
Noted for its numerous battles with bureaucracy, the company was partially successful in getting otherwise closed freight lines up and running again. Motive power was obtained primarily through buying second-hand diesel locomotives from DSB, and a number of freight cars were leased from NS, the Dutch railways.
After several attempts to save the company, PBS was declared bankrupt in 2001. A new company, TraXion, was established and based on the remains of PBS, but was also commercially unsuccessful.
References
edit- ^ a b "Privat Banen Sønderjylland PBS" (in Danish). Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Allan Støvring-Nielsen (April 2001). "PBS/EuroRail konkurs!". Jernbanen (in Danish). Dansk Jernbane-Klub: 14. ISSN 0107-3702.
External links
edit- Official website (archived at the Internet Archive)
- Details at Railorama
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