Article ID: CBB999094938

Past, Present, and Future of Peripheral Mobilities in Portugal: The Portuguese Narrow-Gauge Railway System (1870s–2010s) (March 2021)

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In the Portuguese railway system, narrow-gauge lines were an important part of the network, accounting for a fifth of the extent and roughly a sixth of the traffic. Portuguese historiography about these railways focuses on partial aspects of their evolution and does not provide a general critical overview of their history. In this article, I propose the analysis of Portuguese narrow gauge as a Large Technological System connecting the Portuguese center(s) to its periphery(ies) in different stages of its evolution, from its implementation to its decline. Using available literature and unpublished statistical data of operation, I demonstrate how narrow gauge was unable to compete with automobility and ceased to be an alternative for long-distance transportation, but is resurfacing with different uses and goals.

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Authors & Contributors
Hose, Thomas A.
Bradley, Ben
Johannes Sima
Samuel Merrill
Pereira, Hugo Silveira
Shaw, Michael Stefan
Concepts
Heritage
Tourism
Railroads
Land transportation
Mobility
Railroads, Narrow Gauge
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Portugal
Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Missouri (U.S.)
Eastern Europe
New England (U.S.)
Institutions
Union Pacific Railway Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company
California State Railroad Museum
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