okal bahn - AG , ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁numerous ▁railway ▁routes ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁kilom eters , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁L AG . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁years ▁following , ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁to ▁combat ▁major ▁difficulties . ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁routes ▁hit ▁their ▁accounts ▁especially ▁hard . ▁After ▁over coming ▁infl ation , ▁things ▁improved ▁again , ▁however ▁the ▁world wide ▁economic ▁crisis ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁increasing ▁pressure ▁of ▁competition ▁from ▁road ▁transport ▁services ▁brought ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁ru in ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁lo ans ▁from ▁Deutsche ▁Reichs bahn - G es ellschaft , ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁capital ▁and ▁write - offs ▁by ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁and ▁Wür ttemberg , ▁rest oration ▁to ▁profit ability ▁was ▁achieved ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁however ▁it ▁only ▁post pon ed ▁the ▁end . ▁With ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁entire ▁assets ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Deutsch es ▁Reich ▁under ▁a ▁Reich ▁law . ▁ ▁Railway ▁lines ▁in ▁Germany ▁ ▁Standard ▁gauge ▁lines ▁▁ ▁Son th of en ▁– ▁Ober std orf , ▁ 1 3   km ▁long , ▁steam ▁operated . ▁Open ed : ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁The ▁line ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁termin us ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bav arian