Las primeras reacciones de las compañías ferroviarias españolas al inicio de la competencia automovilística antes de la guerra civil

Abstract

This paper explains the so-called ≪Spanish railways problem≫ as a consequence of the new competition that this traditional mean of transport suffered from the rapid development of the automobile industry. Road transportafiori more than any other factor was the cause of the financial difficulties of the raliways companies before the Civil War. We also study the reaction of these firms and the failures of all measures that were taken. © 2002, Instituto Figuerola de Historia y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. All rights reserved.