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 Early Days of the Railroad in Barcelona, 1800–1850
Ferran Armengol Ferrer, *The Beginnings of the Railroad in Barcelona, 1800–1850*.From the Dry Canal on La Rambla to the Mataró Railway. 2025 In *The Beginnings of the Railroad in Barcelona, 1800–1850*, Ferran Armengol reconstructs the origins of the railroad in Barcelona, drawing on new documentary sources to examine its long and complex development during the first third of the […]
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 […]
Issue 55 of [TsT] has been published
[TsT] has published Issue No. 55, for the month of July, featuring five articles by: Alberto E. Müller, on Argentine railroads; David Dobado López and Pablo Nanuel Dobado Berrios, on the Hinojosa del Duque station in Córdoba; Federico Meneghini Sassoli, on the urban impact in two cases in Paris and […]
The 4th "University of Valladolid" Railway History Conference Was Held
The 4th “University of Valladolid” Railway History Conference Was Held On June 12, the University of Valladolid hosted the 4th “University of Valladolid” Railway History Conference, dedicated to exploring the impact in Spain of the launch of the world’s first public railway between Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington (United Kingdom). The conference […]
F.C. ZAFRA vs. VILLANUEVA DEL FRESNO (Sevilla vs. Lisbon live)
Juan José Ramos Vicente, F.C. Zafra-Villanueva del Fresno. The Seville-Lisbon Direct Line, 2025 In *F.C. Zafra-Villanueva del Fresno. The Seville-Lisbon Direct Line*, Juan José Ramos Vicente examines this railway line, which was originally intended to connect Seville with Lisbon without passing through Badajoz, but which ultimately came to be built due to various circumstances. The book consists of eight chapters, through which […]
Call for Papers: 10th International Congress on Railway History
Call for Papers: 10th International Congress on Railway History The Iberian Association of Railway History (ASIHF) has announced the 10th International Congress on Railway History, to be held in the city of Alcázar de San Juan, in La Mancha, on June 24, 25, and 26, 2026, in collaboration with the local city council, in whose […]