Sorry for the bad face value of my sentence. I meant to say, that the Deutsche Bundesbahn was legally non-independent. It's successor is a stock company, even

Sorry for the bad face value of my sentence. I meant to say, that the Deutsche Bundesbahn was legally non-independent. It's successor is a stock company, even if wholly owned by the state. It was touted, using the structure and mindset of a public company, that costs could be reduced by increasing efficiency. With disappointing results.