Segovia versus Ávila: The railway connection between Madrid and the Duero Basin (1845-1865)

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  • Rafael Barquín

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2011.12.013

Keywords:

Railway, tunnel, engineering, Administration, N73, N43, N93

Abstract

This paper reviews the long political and bureaucratic choice process of the Central Range crossing point for the Madrid-France (North) railway. The Avila route was eventually selected. However, it was the wrong decision as there was already a better route; the construction of a three kilometers tunnel in the Sierra of Guadarrama (province of Segovia). Most likely the cost of the tunnel would have been lower than the estimated budget; but, above all, the railway operating costs for the Avila route were notably greater than the Segovia one.

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Barquín, R. (2019). Segovia versus Ávila: The railway connection between Madrid and the Duero Basin (1845-1865). Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 8(3), 144–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2011.12.013

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