The first railways in Denmark were built and operated by private companies. The railways in Funen and Jutland were built by Peto and Betts who also supplied the locomotives (built by Canada Works, Birkenhead). Most of the technical staff was also recruited from Britain, notably from the Eastern Counties Railway. When Peto and Betts went into insolvency, the Danish state took over "Det danske Jernbane-Driftsselskab" (The Danish Railway Operating Company) as of 1 September 1867 under the name "De jysk-fyenske Jernbaner" (the Funen and Jutland Railways), from 1874 "De danske Statsbaner i Jylland og Fyn" (The Danish State Railways in Jutland and Funen). The network was extended by new construction and by acquisition of the privately operated lines from Silkeborg to Herning (1 November 1879) and from Grenaa to Randers and Aarhus (1 April 1881).