More than a hundred researchers from 14 European and American countries will present 88 papers at the 10th International Congress on Railway History in Alcázar de San Juan
More than a hundred researchers from 14 countries will present 88 papers at the 10th International Congress on Railway History in Alcázar de San Juan. The preparatory phase for the 10th International Congress on Railway History has come to an end. As shown in the program, 88 papers will be presented at […]
Antonio Plaza has passed away
Antonio Plaza, Social Historian and ASIHF Member, Has Passed Away On Tuesday, June 10, Antonio Plaza passed away. He had been a member of ASIHF since its founding and was one of the great social historians of the railroad. I met Antonio at the beginning of the century, when he visited the Historical Railroad Archives in search of […]
An agreement has been signed between the Alcázar de San Juan City Council, the Spanish Railways Foundation, and ASIHF for the 10th Congress
An agreement was signed between the Alcázar de San Juan City Council, the Spanish Railways Foundation, and ASIHF for the 10th Congress on Railway History. On January 27, 2026, a ceremony was held at the Alcázar de San Juan City Hall, presided over by Mayor Rosa Melchor Quiralte, […]
Professor and Hispanist Albert Broder has passed away
Professor and Spanish Studies Scholar Albert Broder Has Passed Away Last Tuesday, the 30th, Albert Broder passed away. He was one of the great French historians of the past fifty years, as well as one of the leading scholars of Spanish history. His doctoral dissertation, *Le rôle des intérêts économiques étrangers dans la croissance de l’Espagne* […]
The Railways of Italy (1861–2025). From National Unity to the Challenges of the Future
The Railways of Italy (1861–2025). From National Unity to the Challenges of the Future. Edith Gabrielli, Commissioner November 7, 2025–January 11, 2026 Vittoriano, Zanardelli Hall – Palazzo Venezia, Main Garden VIVE-Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia, in collaboration with Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, have organized this exhibition to commemorate […]
10th IRHA Conference
The Birth and Evolution of European Railways: Historical Issues and Lessons for Today The International Association for Railway History will hold its 10th International Conference in Paris on November 21 under the title “The Birth and Evolution of European Railways: Historical Issues and Lessons for Today.” The conference is intended to commemorate the bicentennial of […]
2nd City, Rail, and Port Symposium
2nd City, Rail, and Port Colloquium On October 17, the 2nd City, Rail, and Port Colloquium will be held at the Vicálvaro Campus of Rey Juan Carlos University. The event is organized by the research network that, under this title, brings together social science researchers from the universities of Évora-CIDEHUS, […]
The deadline for submitting papers has been extended
ASIHF and the Scientific Committee of the 10th Congress on Railway History, to be held in Alcázar de San Juan in June 2026, are pleased to announce that they have received sixty proposals for papers. This remarkable response from researchers underscores, once again, that the railroad continues to be one of the most […]
Interview with Guillermo Guajardo on the history of the railroad in Mexico City
In this interview, our partner Guillermo Guajardo, a historian of technology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, explains to La Metrópoli—the official blog of the Urban History Association of the United States—how the Mexican railroad, after becoming one of the most extensive rail networks in Latin America, came close to disappearing […]
Professor Gregorio Núñez Romero-Balmas has passed away
Our dear colleague and friend Gregorio Núñez Romero-Balmas passed away on June 28 in Granada. A prominent liberal and renowned economic historian, his professional and academic life was deeply rooted in the study of the economic and social development of Andalusia, his native region. Born in Almería but a Granada native by adoption, he spent most of […]