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Los intereses belgas en la red ferroviaria catalana, 1890-1936

Belgians investments in the Catalonian Railways, 1890-1936
Authors: Martínez López, Alberte;

Los intereses belgas en la red ferroviaria catalana, 1890-1936

Abstract

[Abstract] This article looks at Belgian companies with interests in the Catalonian railway sector. These began to be founded at the end of the 19th century, a process that is intimately linked to the rise of the Brussels stock exchange and the recently established legislative framework for railways which favoured narrow gauge lines, which most of these initiatives adopted. These companies were set up in areas with strong economic and demographic potential, and aimed to provide an outlet for industrial and agricultural production, connecting with broad gauge lines and the ports, and in particular with Barcelona. The economic results were, in general, modest, due to the financial burden that the projects entailed. This situation worsened during the post war years and the great depression, which, in combination with the nationalistic climate of the age, forced the firms, either into liquidation, or to sell their assets to Spanish firms. In spite of the eventual decline of these companies, they were, in general, more firmly established, their results were better, and they survived longer than their counterparts in the rest of Spain.

[Resumen] En el presente artículo se estudian las empresas belgas con intereses en el sector ferroviario catalán. Éstas comienzan a fundarse a finales del siglo XIX, en conexión con el auge bursátil bruselense y con el nuevo marco legislativo ferroviario español, favorecedor de los ferrocarriles de vía estrecha, campo en el que se desarrollan la mayoría de estas iniciativas. Estas sociedades se crean en comarcas con un importante potencial económico y demográfico, para dar salida a sus producciones industriales y agrarias, enlazando con la red de vía ancha y con los puertos, en especial Barcelona. Los resultados económicos fueron, en general, modestos, debido al peso de las cargas financieras. Esta situación se agravará durante la crisis ferroviaria de la posguerra mundial y de la Gran Depresión, lo que unido al clima nacionalista del momento, provocará la liquidación o traspaso a sociedades españolas de sus activos. En todo caso, su solidez, resultados y pervivencia fueron, en general, mejores que lo acontecido en el resto de España.

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Ferrocarril, Inversión belga, Belgian Investment, Catalonian, Railways, XX Century, Cataluña, XX Century, Inversión belga, Cataluña, Ferrocarril, Siglo XX, Belgian investment, Railways, Siglo XX, Catalonian

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