Sumario - TST 27

TRANSPORTES, SERVICIOS Y TELECOMUNICACIONES


TST 27

María Olga MACÍAS MUÑOZ

La Compañía de los Ferrocarriles Vascongados: un negocio ferroviario al margen de los grandes inversionistas vascos (1892-1936)

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Palabras clave: Ferrocarriles, inversores ferroviarios, organización empresarial, País Vasco.

[ Resumen ]

Once the main lines that linked the Basque country with the centre of the Peninsula were built, the weaknesses of the regional rail transport soon came to the fore. It was not just a question of the inner lines of Biscay but also the lines between Biscay and the neighboring provinces. There were many initiatives that aimed at building railways through the Biscay territory. Among these it is to be stressed that a small group of entrepreneurs outside the main Basque investor groups and led by the Igartua family, promoted the building of a railway from Bilbao to Durango. At a later stage this line was extended to San Sebastian and included in a complex narrow-gauge network that served the Basque territory and ran along the Cantabrian coast. The action of these Biscay promoters is limited to the rail transport sector, with a policy of continuous renewal and extension of the services provided.