About the Book «Railway Confusion» by N. P. Verkhovsky. Part 2

In 1910 the experienced railway manager Nikolai Petrovich Verkhovsky presented in the VIII Department of the Imperial Russian Technical Society his book «Railway Confusion» dedicated to the comprehensive solution of a wide range of pressing issues of organising the work of railways. The report presented by him, in fact, was a detailed and accentuated presentation of its content. The first part, published in the previous issue of World of Transport and Transportataion (Vol. 19, Iss. 6), focused on the author’s opinion on the educational and professional trajectory of engineers and railroad managers.

The emphasis in the second part, published in this issue, is on social work (housing), rail employment of women, primarily the wives of former railway workers.

Special sections of the report are devoted to the policy of railways in the field of remuneration, working hours for certain categories of workers, as well as social insurance and pensions.

Some thoughts are still relevant, if not in terms of practical implementation, then in terms of the importance of the considered components of social policy.

Punctuation and vocabulary of the author are preserved in the text as much as possible.

The final part of the publication will be in the next issues of the journal.