Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen

The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (Dutch pronunciation: [maːtsxɑˈpɛi tɔt ɛksplwaˈtaːtsi vɑn ˈstaːtspoːrʋeːɣə(n)]) or SS (Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways) was a private railroad founded to utilise the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The SS was, along with the HSM, the largest railroad company in the Netherlands.

Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen

The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (Dutch pronunciation: [maːtsxɑˈpɛi tɔt ɛksplwaˈtaːtsi vɑn ˈstaːtspoːrʋeːɣə(n)]) or SS (Company for the Exploitation of the State Railways) was a private railroad founded to utilise the government funded railways. The company existed until 1938, when it formally merged with the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) to form the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The SS was, along with the HSM, the largest railroad company in the Netherlands.