5th Railway History Congress

Palma de Mallorca, October 14-16, 2009

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Spanish Railways Foundation, through its Documentation and Historical Railway Archive Department and its Railway History Programme, and in collaboration with the Balearic Islands Regional Ministry for Transport and Town and Country Planning, is calling on all researchers interested in taking part in the 5th Railway History Congress, which will be held in Palma de Mallorca from October 14th to October 16th, 2009.

Topics

The Railway in Mallorca and its contribution to regional development

Sea-rail transport and infrastructure: the complementary nature of the two modes from a regional perspective

Worker organisations and repression on the Railways: an international view

Railway and agricultural sector in Spain

Documentary sources for research into industrial railways in Spain

Railways and tourism. A long lasting relationship from a historical perspective

Foreign investment in railways in the Mediterranean area

Submitting proposals for papers

Those interested in submitting papers to this congress shall send a one page (as a maximum) summary of their proposal before 31 May, 2008, headed by the title and the name/s of the author or authors of the paper. This text shall be sent in a Word file to the following electronic address:  documentacion@ffe.esThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The proposals received will be assessed by the Scientific Committee to ensure that they conform to the congress contents and theme areas. All authors will be informed, before 31 July, 2008, about the acceptance or rejection of the paper proposal submitted.