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On 1 April 1897 the management of the Prussian state railways (Preußische Staatseisenbahnen) took over the operations of the Grand Duchy of Hesse State Railways, within the Grand Duchy of Hesse, under the general title of Prussian-Hessian Railway Operating and Financial Association (Preußisch-Hessische Eisenbahnbetriebs- und Finanzgemeinschaft). Ownership and sovereign rights as well as the associated profits remained with the state of Hesse in accordance with a state treaty of 23 June 1896. The headquarters of the railway division (Eisenbahndirektion) was at Mainz.

Hesse could also influence the selection of staff for managerial posts. By contrast, engineering and operating procedures followed Prussian regulations alone. All staff wore Prussian uniform, the Hessians were allowed to wear a Hessian insignia in addition.

The reason for this agreement was firstly the geographical situation of the state of Hesse - divided into two regions - that was tightly interlocked with areas of Prussia, and secondly that both states had the aim of nationalising the last big private railway company: the Hessian Ludwig's Railway. The Prussian-Hessian Railway Company wound up on the transfer of the state railways (Länderbahnen) to the Deutsche Reichsbahn on 1 April 1920.

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