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4.- Los trenes
mineros de Cartagena, Mazarrón y Morata |
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The Saw of Cartagena,
rich in minerals of lead and other metals they were exploited
 from
the time of the Iberians until the middle of the XXth century. In
the year 1874 was inaugurated the “Streetcar to steam of
Cartagena
to Iron-works”,
which was communicating the city and the port of Cartagena with the
center of the mining activities. This small railroad was prolonged
later up to “La Union” and to “Los Blancos”. Exploited with British
locomotives of steam (The promoters and initial owners of the line
were English), in the year 1960 material diesel started coming.
These years this railway net already belonged to the State. The
Railroad exploitation for the State (EFE
firstly) and Narrow gauge railroads
(FEVE) later they were, and they are
nowadays the owners of this railroad. Non-existent today in day the
mining traffic, the travelers' suburban transport is the domineering
activity in this small railroad.
This book describes the
history of this known little railroad, besides other mining lines,
even worse known: Railroads of the Saw of Cartagena and of the
murcian littoral (F.C. of Mazarrón and
Morata's F.C.).
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Characteristics |
Language: Spanish
Date of publication: 1996.
Nº of pages: 192.
Authors: José Antonio Gómez, José Vicente Coves y Joaquín Sánchez.
Dimensions: 19 X 24 X 1 cm.
ISBN: 84-921005-1-6
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