 After the First World War ended, the British nationalized all railways in the Palestine mandate and created the Palestine Railways company to manage operations.When Israel gained independence in 1948, the state created Israel Railways as a successor to the British company.During the 1947–1949 Palestine war, much damage was done to the railways in the country, especially the Jezreel Valley railway, which was not rebuilt due to financial constraints and its incompatibility with the rest of the rail network.