Iberian Railways

by George Woods

Steam locos operated later in Spain and Portugal than in most other Western European countries, lasting until the mid-1970s. In 1974 steam in Portugal survived on the broad gauge main line from Oporto almost to the Spanish frontier and operated up the beautiful Douro Valley, running alongside the river for most of its length. From this main line three branch lines ran into the hills, and all were very different both in terms of the landscape they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445684438
• ISBN13: 9781445684437
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages