ry ▁could ▁anticip ate ▁a ▁significant ▁volume ▁of ▁traffic . ▁The ▁L AG ▁had ▁no ▁preference ▁for ▁a ▁particular ▁system . ▁There ▁were ▁steam ▁and ▁elect rical ▁operations , ▁standard ▁gauge ▁and ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁and ▁both ▁separate ▁routes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁co - use ▁of ▁roads . ▁These ▁activities ▁were ▁complement ed , ▁at ▁least ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁with ▁a ▁ra ck ▁railway , ▁the ▁Sch af berg bahn , ▁steam ship ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁Wolfgang see ▁and ▁horse ▁and ▁motor ised ▁transport . ▁ ▁The ▁L AG ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁extremely ▁progress ive ▁with ▁its ▁introduction ▁of ▁elect rical ▁train ▁operations . ▁The ▁Wür ttemberg ▁railway ▁line ▁from ▁Me cken be uren ▁to ▁T ett n ang ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁elect r ically ▁operated ▁standard ▁gauge ▁railway ▁in ▁Germany ▁( the ▁planning ▁of ▁which ▁O sk ar ▁von ▁Miller , ▁amongst ▁others , ▁took ▁part ). ▁The ▁Am mer ga ub ahn ▁from ▁M urn au ▁to ▁Ober ammer g au , ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁company , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁single - phase ▁AC ▁line ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁its ▁own ▁routes ▁in ▁southern ▁Germany ▁the ▁company ▁owned ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁La us itz ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( L aus itzer ▁Eisen bahn - G es ellschaft ) ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁Sal zk ammer g ut ▁L okal bahn ▁AG ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁for ▁Railway ▁Sto cks . ▁The ▁latter ▁had , ▁especially ▁over ▁the ▁West ▁Hung arian ▁L