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The '''Portuguese Railway Company''' ({{lang-pt| Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses}}) was the main railway operator in Portugal. Founded on 11 May 1860 by the Spanish businessman [[José de Salamanca y Mayol]] under the name '''Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses'''<ref name="Gazeta1681" /> (Royal Company of Portuguese Railways), it changed its name after the [[5 October 1910 Revolution]].<ref name="ViaLibre191" /> In the first half of the 20th century, it underwent a process of expansion, assimilating several private railway companies and the railways that had been under the management of the Portuguese government.<ref name="CFP200662" /> However, the effects of the [[Second World War]], and the advance of [[motorway|road]]<ref>Martins ''et al'', 1996:63, 64</ref> and [[air transport]]<ref name=Arquitectura107>100 Obras de Arquitectura Civil no Século XX, p. 107</ref> its economic situation deteriorated to such an extent that, after the [[Carnation Revolution|Carnation revolution]], the company had to be [[Nationalization|nationalised]] and transformed into a new institution, called ''[[Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses]]''.<ref name=CFR70/> |
The '''Portuguese Railway Company''' ({{lang-pt| Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses}}) was the main railway operator in [[Portugal]]. Founded on 11 May 1860 by the [[Spain|Spanish]] businessman [[José de Salamanca y Mayol]] under the name '''Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses'''<ref name="Gazeta1681" /> (Royal Company of Portuguese Railways), it changed its name after the [[5 October 1910 Revolution]].<ref name="ViaLibre191" /> In the first half of the 20th century, it underwent a process of expansion, assimilating several private railway companies and the railways that had been under the management of the Portuguese government.<ref name="CFP200662" /> However, the effects of the [[Second World War]], and the advance of [[motorway|road]]<ref>Martins ''et al'', 1996:63, 64</ref> and [[air transport]]<ref name=Arquitectura107>100 Obras de Arquitectura Civil no Século XX, p. 107</ref> its economic situation deteriorated to such an extent that, after the [[Carnation Revolution|Carnation revolution]], the company had to be [[Nationalization|nationalised]] and transformed into a new institution, called ''[[Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses]]''.<ref name=CFR70/> |
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Revision as of 00:47, 15 October 2023
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Native name | Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses |
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| Formerly | Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (Royal Company of Portuguese Railways) |
| Company type | S.A. |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Central Peninsular Railway Company of Portugal |
| Founded | May 11, 1860 in Portugal |
| Founder | José de Salamanca y Mayol |
| Defunct | April 15, 1975 |
| Fate | Nationalised by the Portuguese state |
| Successor | Comboios de Portugal |
| Headquarters | , |
Areas served | Portugal, Spain |
Key people | Pedro Inácio Lopes, Roberto de Espregueira Mendes |
The Portuguese Railway Company (Template:Lang-pt) was the main railway operator in Portugal. Founded on 11 May 1860 by the Spanish businessman José de Salamanca y Mayol under the name Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses[1] (Royal Company of Portuguese Railways), it changed its name after the 5 October 1910 Revolution.[2] In the first half of the 20th century, it underwent a process of expansion, assimilating several private railway companies and the railways that had been under the management of the Portuguese government.[3] However, the effects of the Second World War, and the advance of road[4] and air transport[5] its economic situation deteriorated to such an extent that, after the Carnation revolution, the company had to be nationalised and transformed into a new institution, called Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.[6]
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References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Gazeta1681was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
ViaLibre191was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
CFP200662was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Martins et al, 1996:63, 64
- ^ 100 Obras de Arquitectura Civil no Século XX, p. 107
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CFR70was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Bibliography
- 100 Obras de Arquitectura Civil no Século XX: Portugal. Lisboa: Ordem dos Engenheiros. 2000. p. 286. ISBN 972-97231-7-6.
- Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006. CP-Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. 2006. p. 238. ISBN 989-619-078-X.
- MARTINS, João Paulo, BRION, Madalena, SOUSA, Miguel de, LEVY, Maurício, AMORIM, Óscar (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado: O Caminho de Ferro em Portugal de 1856 a 1996. Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. p. 446.
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