For the first time in 1862, the repurchase of private railways by the federal government had been the subject of debate, but had failed then at the resistance of the circles around Alfred Escher .
Erstmals war 1862 der Rückkauf der privaten Eisenbahnen durch den Bund zur Debatte gestanden, war aber damals am Widerstand der Kreise um Alfred Escher gescheitert.