Name of Object:

The First Train in Spain: Inaugurated 28 October 1848

Name in original language:

Primer ferrocarril de España, inaugurado en el 28 de Octubre de 1848

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

National Museum of Decorative Arts

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Date of Object:

1848

Inventory Number:

MNAD28092

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Dashboard; ink, watercolour

Dimensions:

48 x 65 cm

Description:

The railway connecting Barcelona and Mataró was the first one to be inaugurated in Spain. This train connected two important industrial hubs of Catalonia, as an example of the industrial development of this area in the middle of the 19th century.

Citation of this web page:

Ana Cabrera "The First Train in Spain: Inaugurated 28 October 1848" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;55;en

Prepared by: Ana Cabrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 055