NOTE: much of the data for this section was gleaned from the well researched and informative book "The Great Southern of Spain Railway Company Limited 1887 - 1936" by Joaquín Gris Martínez.
Hett, Maylor & Co Ltd (HM) were the construction company for the line. Having said that, they actually subcontracted most of the work out to Spanish contractors such as George Loring (who later caused many problems).
It is interesting to note that English engineers were seen in Serón in March of 1885 even though Hett, Maylor & Co wasn't formed as a company until 10th June, nor The GSSR until the 24th October of that year. In fact, Edmund Sykes Hett and George Winfield Higgin were seen in Lorca that April where, it seems, they were setting up the company.
Due to the backwardness of that part of Andalusia, much time was spent in the appropriation of land for the railway. The land for each kilometre of track had to be bought, often from rich landowners who had previously promised to donate it and now were wanting to charge exhorbitant fees for it, using the 'Law of Appropriation', ie 'Compulsory Purchase'. Sometimes this required going to court and this caused many problems for The GSSR (see here). In addition, the route wasn't finalized and there were changes being made up until the last moment. All of this took the company to April of 1886 when much of the political and legal work was completed, the route having been finalized by May 1886. At this time, the Ministerio de Fomento (ministry of public works) extended the somewhat optimistic completion date to 31st December 1887. It is nice to know that the Spanish Government had a sense of humour. At long last, works started in October 1886, one year and seven months after the first investigations. It would be easy to blame Hett, Maylor and The GSSR for this delay, but the levels of bureaucracy in Spain at this time can only be imagined. In addition The GSSR and Hett, Maylor had to raise funds by floating the companies on the British stock market, as they would only receive grants on completion of works, by section.
It was noted in Guadix in June 1886 that studies had commenced on the Guadix - Granada section.
In February 1887 works were in progress between Km7 and Km27 (this is the stretch between Lorca and Almendricos) employing 1,700 men. Additionally, there was a disembarcation of 4,000 tons of rails from England. In February of 1888 there was a delivery of 300 boxes of dynamite for the excavation of tunnels. Soon after there were a number of deliveries of sleepers from Britain totalling 67,920.
In March of 1888 the works on the embankments and cuttings between Km24 and Km30 were finished. Very soon after this track laying started. On the 4th March 1888 two steamships arrived in Águilas Port to unload parts for bridges. The construction of iron bridges required the use of scaffolding, usually made from sleepers piled on top of each other, the assembled bridge section then being dragged across the scaffolding on rollers and jacks. Once the span was aligned correctly, the jacks were lowered and the scaffolding dismantled. By March 1888 32 culverts had been built.
The photograph (left) is of the bridge over Rambla Higueral. In it can be seen blocks of travertine awaiting use and sleepers being used as scaffolding.
On 9th February 1888 the steamer Hilda unloaded two 2 ton iron cranes weighing in total 9,605kg. At the same time Etna and Heda brought 36,169 sleepers, and on 19th March Ciscar brought 360,929 tons of bridge parts. By April things were really moving, with the works on embankments and cuttings half a kilometre from Águilas, tunnels being excavated and bridges built. In May, more bridges arrived in Águilas from Antwerp as well as a huge amount of ironware, tools etc. The bridges were pre-fabricated by August Lecoq in Halle and supervised on site by his son Jean Louis Lecoq Smith. By July of 1888, the Lorca - Alcantarilla section and the branch line to Águilas were very close to completion, thanks to the engineering and management skills of Eduardo Schülz, Pelayo Clairac Sáenz and José Novaes.
By July of 1888 the main Aguilón tunnel was 120 metres out of 200 metres completed. This doesn't include the 340 metres of cuttings either side of the tunnel proper. Cuttings and embankments were going well and work in Almendricos station was marching on apace.
In September of 1888 21,531 sleepers with a tonnage of 1,226 were unloaded from Etna. By now the preparations for laying the track were completed with just the bridges to be placed. In December of 1888, it was announced in the local press that the land for the construction of Zurgena station had been expropriated and there was a musical band to celebrate the start of works.
In February 1889 Hett, Maylor started work in Tíjola with plans to undertake the construction of the line through the province of Granada, thus starting work on the already purchased land between Tíjola and Serón. Incredibly, they still didn't have concrete plans for the inclines that they would encounter along the Almanzora Valley so it seems that they were very much 'playing it by ear' as they went along. From this point, they would be able to resume works uninterrupted right up to Guadix.
At this point, due to the construction of the line being observed, many villages and towns tried to get the line diverted to them, notably Cuevas de Almanzora arguing that it was more important than Zurgena and demanding that the line passed through its town. Strangely, there is a 'Station Street' (Calle de la Estación) in Antas just 6.5 kilometres from Cuevas de Almanzora, so maybe the towns in the area were anticipating the railway line passing through there.
In April 1889, the works were two kilometres from Huércal-Overa and building had started on Sutullena station. On 20th January 1890 the Murcian newspaper La Gaceta de los caminos de hierro announced that a locomotive had already traversed the line between Águilas and Pulpí.
In February of 1890, two of the largest locomotives (Moguls) were tested on the track and these were found to work well. In March of 1890 the government engineer Sr Morgurutha finished inspecting the branch line, which he passed favourably, saying that the Lorca - Águilas line was the best in its class. In addition, a large amount of rolling stock arrived on the ship Gatience which was promptly unloaded and assembled (see below). In April the newspaper El Defensor de Granada stated that works were almost finished between Lorca and Huércal-Overa station and that within months a locomotive would be runnng on that section. Additionally, the section between Huércal-Overa and Hijate station had been levelled and work had started in the area of Gor with extensive studies of the gorges Baúl, Balata and Gor. See First line.
On the 20th July 1890 there was an inauguration ceremony in Almendricos to celebrate the termination of works on the Águilas to Lorca section. Most of the engineers and technicians were present and a grand buffet was provided. At this time Hett, Maylor & Co were employing 2,400 workmen on the section between Almendricos and Granada and had already moved 50,000 cubic metres of land (much of which was rock) in the formation of cuttings and embankments.
Then, on 11th August 1890 Hett, Maylor & Co declared bankruptcy. Whether The GSSR saw it coming or not, it must have still been a profound shock. The question then was whether they would be able to continue with construction and finish the line. Bravely, they did continue with construction but in the end were unable to finish the section between Baza and Granada, selling the concessions to other companies. Miguel Lloret Baldo covers this in his reports in the Boletín. Essentially, The GSSR had to restructure the company to stay solvent and not be dragged down with HM. However, this does beg the question as to the fact that HM were to be paid on completion of all works to the satisfaction of the GSSR technicians, so was HM paid in advance of the termination of the line? The GSSR was determined to carry on with the line and to this effect had to pay off some of HM's debts, namely 200,000 pesetas for a Mr Dickson to pay creditors in front of the mayor in Baza, and the same in Moreda via Mr Purdon. Additionally, Mr Higgin was charged with negotiating with Mr Loring for him to continue with the construction. Loring was a subcontractor who had caused much trouble for HM.
Eventually, on 11th December 1894 The GSSR completed the line at Baza station with an inauguration banquet which was well attended.
There is scant information about exactly how much construction The GSSR had carried out before selling the concessions for the Baza to Granada sections but it seems that many bridges had been bought for the first line which was later abandoned, construction continuing on the second route up until the concessions were transferred.
Águilas - Almendricos: | 1st April 1890 |
Lorca - Almendricos: | 20th July 1890 |
Almendricos - Huércal: | 10th April 1891 |
Link between Lorca stations: | 7th March 1892 |
Huércal - Zurgena: | 30th June 1892 |
Zurgena - Almanzora: | 10th November 1893 |
Purchena - Serón: | 10th September 1894 |
Serón - Baza | 11th December 1894 |
It was about this time that The GSSR was trying to get authorization to build El Hornillo but was facing strong resistance from The Port as the company feared the competition. This was ridiculous, really, as the port was ill equipped to handle any type of ore, all of which had to be loaded onto steamships by hand in esparto baskets (click on an image to enlarge). One can see from the 1898 Gustave Gillman image on the left (Courtesy of the Archivo de Murcia Ref: FOT_NEG-018_054) the paucity of loading equipment. Additionally in this photograph one can see the tracks that had been laid by The GSSR which were used for the unloading of materials and equipment.
In the photograph on the right, also by Gustave Gillman (Courtesy of the Archivo de Murcia Ref: FOT_NEG-018_083) one can see men loading ore onto the steamship in esparto baskets. This was ruinously expensive, not just in labour costs but the time that steamships had to lay in port, time being money. It also seriously limited the amount of ore that could be exported through the port, and thus the amount mined.
In spite of the obvious truths, the port company did its level best to stop The GSSR getting permission to build El Hornillo but on 3rd August 1900 The GSSR received a Royal Order giving it permission to build the line from Águilas station to El Hornillo. The loader was finally opened on 12th August 1903 by loading 4,000 tons of ore onto SS Gwentland.
The main problem with the construction of El Hornillo was that The GSSR didn't have enough money to build it, so it was time to float another company to be able to rustle up the funds. The Hornillo Company Limited was really just an off-shoot of The GSSR, with A.F. Judd as secretary to both of them and Thomas Harrison as chairman (also chairman of The GSSR 1907 - 1923 and The Bilbao Iron Company in 1876). The Hornillo project was overseen by Gustave Gillman with the assistance of James Livesey. This amazing project was responsible for millions of tons of iron ore being shipped between 1903 and the late 1960s when the mines closed.
The (incomplete) list below shows the amount of material brought through Águilas port during construction of The GSSR:
Date: - | Ship: 5 Freres Conseil | From: |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Telegraph poles | 1,001 | - | - |
Sleepers, pine | 5,000 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 2 November 1887 | Ship: Hilda | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Fishplates | - | 69,013 | - |
Rails | 7,190 | 1,834,320 | - |
TOTAL | 1,903,333 | - |
Date: 1 December 1887 | Ship: Bronda | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Fishplates | - | 65,721 | - |
TOTAL | 65,721 | - |
Date: 9 February 1888 | Ship: Hilda | From: |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Rails | 6,900 | 1,760,335 | - |
2 ton iron crane. | 2 | 9,605 | - |
TOTAL | 1,769,940 | - |
Date: 1 May 1888 | Ship: Lista | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Iron parts for bridges assembled with rivets | - | - | - |
Iron bolts and nuts | - | - | - |
Iron plates for bridge building | - | - | - |
Rivets | - | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 May 1888 | Ship: Agnes | From: West Hartlepool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Sleepers, pine | 15,165 | 611,408 | - |
Nuts, bolts, extractors, joints, tools etc for bridge building | - | 367,940 | - |
TOTAL | 979,348 | - |
Date: 1 September 1888 | Ship: Etna | From: |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Sleepers | 21,531 | 1,226,866 | - |
TOTAL | 1,226,866 | - |
Date: 22 October 1888 | Ship: Presnitz | From: West Hartlepool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Bars of forged iron | - | 390 | 33.74 |
Iron jacks for lifting weight | - | 305 | 58.53 |
Tipper wagons for the transport of dirt | 6 | 2,206 | 239.35 |
Portable forges, complete | 4 | 654 | 52.32 |
Portable crane | 1 | 18,769 | 1,501.52 |
Iron locomotive | 1 | 31,819 | 636.38 |
Pine sleepers | 26,040 | 1,448,849 | 3,768.00 |
Writing paper | - | 88 | 23.40 |
Whatman paper for drawing | - | 10 | 3.50 |
Wooden pencil cases with pencil | - | 0.720 | 0.24 |
Worked and varnished brass items | 3 | 118 | 3.90 |
Fine worked wood in boxes and tripods for the exterior | - | 47 | 16.03 |
Ordinary worked wood on two sides | - | 5.000 | 0.93 |
Iron items for track | - | 915 | 73.96 |
Iron track supports | - | 1,164 | 93.12 |
TOTAL | 1,505,340 | 6,504.92 |
Date: 19 December 1888 | Ship: Presnitz | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Fishplates | - | 4,014 | 347.21 |
Rails | 7,546 | 1,931,845 | 34,773.21 |
Fishplates | 1,616 | 67,300 | 1,211.40 |
Flatbed wagons | 20 | 123,662 | 13,016.96 |
Steel bars | - | 1,096 | 94.80 |
Steel and wooden tools | - | 4,990 | 910.66 |
Portable forges | 8 | 1,116 | 89.28 |
Forged anvils | 8 | 1,040 | 206.34 |
Steel in rail form for points | - | 7,131 | 324.46 |
Iron pieces cast as bearings | 20 | 734 | 44.77 |
Forged iron as straps | - | 240 | 20.76 |
Cast iron in the form of cams with accessories | - | 1,768 | 101.95 |
Forged iron and steel pieces | - | 6,443 | 293.16 |
Cast iron in different forms | - | 2,179 | 132.92 |
Forged iron for points | - | 917 | 176.58 |
Wooden wheelbarrows with forged iron wheels | 500 | 15,875 | 1,325.61 |
Wheels with axles for wheelbarrows | - | 468 | 84.92 |
Forged iron and wood shovels | - | 1,540 | 305.54 |
Continuous paper | - | 175 | 29.75 |
Paper | - | 50 | 17.50 |
Paper for drawing | - | 10 | 3.50 |
Paper for copying plans | - | 14 | 4.90 |
Books, plain | - | 64 | 31.20 |
TOTAL | 2,172,671 | 53,547.38 |
Date: 1 March 1889 | Ship: Conseil | From: Bordeux |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Sleepers | 1,000 | - | - |
Wooden, pine, posts | 1,500 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 March 1889 | Ship: Herrera | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Rails | 704 | - | - |
Wrought iron | - | - | - |
Iron supports for bridges | 2,286 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 March 1889 | Ship: Massio | From: West Hartlepool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Wrought iron hooks | - | - | - |
Bolts and nuts | - | - | - |
Wagons, tipper | 20 | - | - |
Iron wire for telegraph | - | - | - |
Iron strong boxes | - | - | - |
Iron tools | - | - | - |
Wagons, flat bed | 15 | - | - |
Jacks | 2 | - | - |
Wagons, flat bed | 8 | - | - |
Beams and flooring boards | 18,643 | - | - |
Sleepers | 10,250 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 23 May 1889 | Ship: Massio | From: West Hartlepool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Porcelain insulators for telegraph | - | 7,730 | 4,005.75 |
Cast iron in various forms for telegraph | - | 586 | 35.75 |
Iron screws for telegraph | - | 913 | 135.58 |
Cast iron supports for telegraph | - | 2,530 | 154.33 |
Cast iron supports for telegraph | - | 411 | 25.07 |
Plates for telegraph batteries | - | 113 | 51.50 |
Copper wire covered with Gutta-Percha. | - | 32 | 16.00 |
Large iron screws for telegraph. | - | 1,209 | 179.54 |
Wood, fine, for commutators | - | 93 | 95.46 |
Wood, ordinary for commutators | - | 93 | 95.46 |
Wood, ordinary in two lamina for interiors | - | 30 | 5.63 |
Tin in bars | - | 36 | 3.80 |
Copper tools | - | 10 | 8.69 |
Ropes made from pita | - | 10 | 1.89 |
Kettles and ovens of cast iron | - | 23 | 1.46 |
Paint | - | 80 | 19.20 |
Paper, morse | - | 200 | 97.50 |
Wooden boxes with interior covering | - | 32 | 6.00 |
Porcelain containers for batteries | - | 336 | 176.40 |
Tin in strips for telegraph | - | 144 | 23.90 |
Wooden pencil cases | 144 | 1.000 | 0.24 |
Steel pens | - | - | 0.75 |
Paper, writing and envelopes | - | 13 | 6.34 |
Sandpaper | - | 5.000 | 0.54 |
Iron tools | - | 23 | 5.16 |
TOTAL | 14,653 | 5,151.94 |
Date: 1 August 1889 | Ship: Miguel Saenz | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Forged iron for the construction of bridges | 1,346 | 246,422 | - |
TOTAL | 246,422 | - |
Date: 1 September 1889 | Ship: Mimosa | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Rails | 3,716 | 969,050 | 44,091.78 |
Steel parts | - | 50,851 | 4,398.61 |
Locomotive complete with tenders | 6 | 286,800 | 5,736.00 |
Turntable | 1 | 23,905 | 788.87 |
Turntables for locomotives | 2 | 39,765 | 3,181.20 |
Turntables for wagons | 5 | 2,557 | - |
Hydraulic cranes for water reservoirs | 10 | 14,500 | 1,160.00 |
Iron screws to mount the telegraph insulators | - | 1,710 | 253.94 |
Porcelain insulators for telegraph | - | 4,641 | 1,740.38 |
Telegraph tables | 8 | 160 | 30.00 |
Forged iron supports for telegraph | - | 170 | 33.73 |
Terracotta plates for batteries | - | 300 | 79.74 |
Bronze telegraph apparatuses | - | 170 | 147.36 |
Copper sulphate for telegraph batteries | - | 804 | 80.40 |
Galvanized iron wire for telegraph | - | 62,930 | 4,121.92 |
Tubes of cast iron | 541 | 23,905 | 836.68 |
Iron supports | - | 1,470 | 89.67 |
Lathe | 1 | 493 | 39.44 |
Points mechanisms | 10 | 17,255 | 3,423.39 |
Weighbridges for weighing wagons | 6 | 5,850 | 1,342.58 |
Shuttles for wagons | 4 | 5,812 | 464.94 |
Crerosoted pine wood pieces | 347 | 9,193 | 25.61 |
Pine sleepers | 1,114 | 61,140 | 170.31 |
Cast iron discs | 20 | 9,375 | 1,860.00 |
Lamps for discs | 20 | 400 | 79.36 |
Cast iron support columns for stations | 38 | 6,267 | 382.29 |
Flat glass for various stations | - | 2,811 | 450.88 |
Wagons of all classes | 30 | 182,000 | 19,747.00 |
TOTAL | 1,784,284 | 94,756.08 |
Date: 1 November 1889 | Ship: Lista | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Forged iron parts for bridges. | 1,277 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 November 1889 | Ship: Cabo Creux | From: Marseilles |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Cement | - | 200,000 | - |
TOTAL | 200,000 | - |
Date: 1 November 1889 | Ship: August Conseill | From: Bordeaux |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Telegraph posts | 780 | - | - |
Semicircular sleepers | 5,000 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 December 1889 | Ship: August Conseill | From: Bordeaux |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Posts | 715 | - | - |
Pine sleepers | 5,004 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 December 1889 | Ship: Speedwell | From: Midllesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Rails | 4,606 | - | - |
Steel fishplates | - | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 2 December 1889 | Ship: Caloric | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Steel rails | 4,693 | 1,216,620 | 55,356.21 |
Fishplates | - | 95,895 | 3,710.50 |
Iron turntables for wagons | 5 | 31,965 | 1,054.85 |
Iron turntable for locomotives | 1 | 15,979 | 527.31 |
Iron turntable for locomotives | 1 | 15,978 | 1,278.24 |
Iron water tank | 1 | 11,876 | 1,336.05 |
Iron and steel tools | - | 1,807 | 279.15 |
Cranes | 5 | 11,115 | 889.20 |
Small scales for weighing goods | 18 | 1,764 | 404.84 |
Weighbridges for wagons | 5 | 4,975 | 1,141.76 |
Points | 26 | 55,618 | 2,530.62 |
Points | 24 | 32,652 | 1,289.75 |
Cast iron discs for signals | 20 | 9,375 | 1,860.00 |
Lamps for discs | 20 | 400 | 79.36 |
Steel forges | 3 | 2,983 | 238.64 |
Cast iron tools | - | 726 | 144.04 |
Cotton rags | - | 1,045 | 12.54 |
Pulleys | - | 2,537 | 423.98 |
Iron screws | - | 1,156 | 171.67 |
Pine wood | - | 19,806 | 56.43 |
Cast iron water meters | 2 | 1,051 | 78.88 |
Fire pumps | 3 | 1,455 | 116.40 |
Ticket dating machines | - | 49 | 3.96 |
Wood for pigeon holes | - | 37 | 6.94 |
Wall clocks for stations | 12 | 304 | 56.40 |
Iron jacks | 2 | 290 | 57.54 |
Iron cash boxes | - | 60 | 11.90 |
Woolen flags | - | 3.000 | 22.50 |
Flagpoles | - | 9.000 | 1.69 |
Bronze bells | 12 | 25 | 21.67 |
Tin plate and glass lamps | - | 125 | 63.69 |
Tin plate lamps with glass for stations | - | 24 | 12.23 |
Wagons | 35 | 208,075 | 22,359.14 |
Third class coaches | 3 | 11,925 | 4,330.08 |
Plain glass | - | 18,262 | 1,464.62 |
Iron roof supports | - | 15,382 | 1,730.48 |
Cast iron columns for stations | - | 20,683 | 1,261.66 |
Iron plates for buildings | - | 5,113 | 575.21 |
Iron rivets for rooves | - | 150 | 10.05 |
Cast iron tubes | - | 73,510 | 2,572.85 |
Pieces of cast iron | 4 | 50 | 3.05 |
Turntables for wagons | 15 | 95,895 | 7,671.60 |
TOTAL | 1,986,749 | 115,217.68 |
Date: 1 February 1890 | Ship: Dunluce | From: Midlesborough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Lathe for manufacturing wheels | 1 | 8,932 | 534.16 |
Forge ventilator | 1 | 888 | 71.04 |
Sharpening stone | - | 11,117 | 0.67 |
Drill | 1 | 1,983 | 158.64 |
Iron fittings for wagons | - | 2,394 | 474.18 |
Cast iron tubes | 31 | 892 | 31.22 |
Forged discs for signals | 10 | 5,938 | 1,067.00 |
Iron lamps for signals | 10 | 200 | 39.68 |
Iron scales | 1 | 994 | 228.12 |
Cast iron parts for balances | 3 | 30 | 1.83 |
Sheet metal and bars with rivets for a water tank | - | 5,694 | 613.01 |
Forged iron in plates | - | 196 | 30.95 |
Iron pieces for machines | - | 111 | 8.88 |
Galvanized iron 6mm for the rooves of buildings | - | 82 | 5.49 |
Brass, varnished | - | 45 | 8.67 |
Wooden tripod with case | - | 18 | 6.08 |
Wood sights | - | 7.000 | 1.31 |
Strong boxes of cast iron | 4 | 776 | 153.96 |
Oil for locomotives | - | 280 | 58.80 |
First class coach | 1 | 5,404 | 647.27 |
First class coach | 3 | 16,216 | 5,661.12 |
Security coach | 1 | 4,819 | 1,693.75 |
Third class coach | 1 | 4,247 | 1,485.30 |
Cast iron poles and chains | - | 285 | 44.44 |
Pliers to perforate tickets | - | 6.000 | 1.19 |
Water tank | 1 | 507 | 57.04 |
Cast iron nails | - | 264 | 36.23 |
Wrought iron tools | - | 106 | 19.44 |
Wheelbarrows | - | 977 | 81.92 |
Red lead, powdered | - | 250 | 5.00 |
White lead, powder | - | 1.000 | 50.02 |
Wrought iron tools | - | 812 | 151.18 |
Glass, plain for stations | - | 2,664 | 427.31 |
Iron straps for station rooves | - | 90,510 | 9,898.88 |
White lead ready for painting | - | 1,624 | 389.76 |
Oak pieces, creosoted | 3,247 | 49,865 | 138.52 |
Cast iron parts for tubes | - | 75 | 3.72 |
Iron weighbridges | 3 | 2,982 | 684.37 |
Cast iron tubes | 634 | 29,551 | 1,034.29 |
TOTAL | 251,742 | 26,004.44 |
Date: 1 March 1890 | Ship: Gatience | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Wooden doors dressed with gutta-percha | - | 48 | 16.20 |
Wood upholstered with leather and seats for coaches | - | 571 | 586.13 |
Wood caps for the chimneys of coaches | - | 858 | 160.88 |
Locomotives for the construction of the line | 2 | 38,271 | 765.42 |
Wrought iron bars for rooves of buildings | - | 146 | 16.43 |
Water tanks | 2 | 10,874 | 1,223.33 |
Mineral oil | - | 550 | 115.50 |
Iron lights | 2 | 404 | 80.15 |
Steel rails | 4,131 | 1,051,485 | 47,842.57 |
Iron bolts with nuts | - | 8,237 | 199.02 |
Wrought iron extractors | - | 3,727 | 102.49 |
Wrought iron tenderhooks | - | 8,428 | 231.77 |
Wrought iron orifice plates | - | 19,870 | 1,718.76 |
Wrought iron orifice plates | - | 151 | 13.06 |
Mineral oil | - | 250 | 52.50 |
Cranes, fixed | - | 11,115 | 889.20 |
Tools, ordinary of iron and steel | - | 687 | 136.30 |
Iron machines for bending track | 2 | 1,484 | 118.72 |
Tools, ordinary, iron and steel | - | 307 | 60.91 |
Wrought iron bars | - | 5,859 | 506.80 |
Iron plate 6mm | - | 771 | 66.69 |
Iron plate, 6mm | - | 1,131 | 75.78 |
TOTAL | 1,165,224 | 54,978.61 |
Date: 1 May 1890 | Ship: Iwcena | From: Glasgow |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Lubricating oil | - | 25 | 5.25 |
Lubricating oil | - | 1,134 | 238.14 |
Iron tools | - | 21 | 4.17 |
Cranes, fixed | 6 | 15,737 | 1,258.96 |
Crane, fixed for Águilas station. | 1 | 4,600 | 368.00 |
Machine, complete for drilling | 1 | 1,470 | 117.60 |
Track layers | 6 | 2,370 | 254.98 |
Steam engine, fixed, for workshops | 1 | 7,060 | 141.20 |
Water tanks, cast iron | 2 | 11,590 | 1,247.63 |
Porters trolleys for stations | 12 | 276 | 23.87 |
Frames, wood, for mounting lanterns | 2 | 51 | 9.38 |
Leather straps for transmissions | - | 8.000 | 8.00 |
Leather straps for machines | - | 23 | 23.00 |
Refractory bricks | 72 | 1,170 | 0.70 |
Iron parts for a crane | - | 8,000 | 640.00 |
Iron parts for a crane | - | 12,145 | 971.60 |
Locomotives with tenderrs | 4 | 191,400 | 3,828.00 |
Locomotives with tenders | 2 | 95,700 | 1,914.00 |
Assorted iron parts for locomotives | - | 31,314 | 2,505.12 |
Steel tools for the track | - | 9.000 | 1.79 |
Iron bolts | - | 262 | 38.91 |
Envelopes | - | 20 | 9.75 |
Pencil cases with pencil | - | 0.400 | 0.14 |
Pen cases | - | 0.400 | 0.08 |
Rubber eraser in rings | - | 0.200 | 0.30 |
Ink | - | 4.000 | 0.96 |
Brass theodolyte and level | - | 10 | 8.67 |
Wooden cases for theodolytes | 2 | 12 | 4.05 |
Wooden tripods | - | 20 | 6.75 |
Wrought iron framework for rooves of buildings | - | 75,390 | 8,481.38 |
Wrought iron columns for stations | - | 12,717 | 775.74 |
Iron in sheets | - | 44,782 | 3,873.64 |
Iron extractors | - | 3,836 | 511.43 |
Extractors for the track | - | 15,540 | 427.35 |
Various cast iron parts for locomotives | - | 323 | 25.84 |
TOTAL | 537,020 | 27,726.38 |
Date: 1 May 1890 | Ship: John Cunningham | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Wrought iron pre-assembled pieces with rivets for the construction of the bridges Gor, Baúl and Balata. | - | 334,602 | - |
TOTAL | 334,602 | - |
Date: 1 May 1890 | Ship: Dalbeattie & Empusa. | From: |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Rails | - | 1,555,393 | 70,770.38 |
Fishplates | - | 51,260 | 4,433.99 |
Various parts for locomotives and tenders | - | 668 | 53.44 |
Various iron parts for carriages | - | 3,910 | 775.74 |
Cotton thread for cleaning | - | 1,040 | 12.48 |
Pump, complete, for water tank. | 1 | 5,260 | 105.20 |
Cast iron water tanks | 2 | 111,490 | 1,261.69 |
Machine for cleaning metal | 1 | 6,840 | 547.20 |
Extractors for track | - | 2,030 | 301.46 |
Iron hooks for the track | - | 6,665 | 989.75 |
Iron hooks for the track | - | 2,400 | 356.40 |
Bolts and nuts for the track | - | 1,113 | 163.80 |
Welding plates | - | 23,960 | 2,072.54 |
Steel rails | 3,739 | 953,333 | 49,376.65 |
Steel edises | - | 29,582 | 2,558.84 |
Forged iron frameworks for rooves of buildings | - | 14,240 | 1,602.00 |
Pine | - | 31,933 | 97.21 |
Hand pumps, complete, for agitation | 12 | 1,395 | 1,111.60 |
Extractors for the track | - | 1,281 | 190.23 |
Pump, complete, for water tank | 1 | 2,708 | 216.64 |
Forged iron tubes | - | 325 | 21.88 |
Bolts with nuts for track | - | 419 | 62.22 |
TOTAL | 2,807,245 | 137,081.34 |
Date: 1 July 1890 | Ship: U Harkess | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Steel rails | 4,240 | - | - |
Fishplates | - | - | - |
Posts | 510 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 July 1890 | Ship: Ives Conseil | From: Bordeaux |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Sleepers, pine | 5,015 | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 August 1890 | Ship: Saint Marc | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Iron supports etc for bridges. | - | 349,824 | - |
TOTAL | 349,824 | - |
Date: 1 September 1890 | Ship: Woodhorn | From: West Hartlepool. |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Sleepers, creosoted | 24,504 | - | - |
Steel beams for rooves | - | - | - |
Pumps | 12 | - | - |
Iron pipes | 476 | - | - |
Drill | 1 | - | - |
Sheets of galvanized steel for roofing | - | - | - |
Iron chains | - | - | - |
Lubricating oil | - | - | - |
TOTAL | - | - |
Date: 1 December 1890 | Ship: Cumbrian | From: Grimsby |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Steel rail | 1,707 | 438,592 | 19,955.94 |
Steel fishplates | - | 18,726 | 1,619.80 |
Forged steel joists for rooves | 31 | 1,404 | 1,170.45 |
Iron water tank | 1 | 6,634 | 746.33 |
Cast iron tube | 110 | 5,125 | 179.38 |
First class coach | 1 | 4,973 | 646.49 |
Second class coaches | 5 | 22,455 | 2,245.50 |
Third class coaches | 9 | 34,983 | 2,798.64 |
Third class coaches | 2 | 7,774 | 2,946.35 |
Steel tools | - | 17 | 3.37 |
Lorries for equipment transport | 4 | 22,848 | 2,479.01 |
Cheque books | - | 1,520 | 585.20 |
Accounting books in Spanish | - | 222 | 85.47 |
Cardboard for storing books | - | 60 | 81.00 |
Iron printing machine | 1 | 420 | 33.60 |
Pumps for iron water tanks | 5 | 7,465 | 597.20 |
Safety valves for locomotives | - | 577 | 46.16 |
Forges iron chains for level crossings | - | 950 | 187.70 |
Forged iron chains for cranes | - | 457 | 90.67 |
Slate for urinals | - | 1,268 | 0.76 |
Refactory soil | - | 155 | 0.09 |
Firebricks | 503 | 683 | 0.41 |
Forged iron tools for tracklaying | - | 2,192 | 416.64 |
Cardboard in notes | - | 1,372 | 93.35 |
TOTAL | 580,872 | 37,009.51 |
Date: 27 January 1891 | Ship: Colón | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Copper bars | - | 1,048 | 194.93 |
Greasers for wagins | - | 1,164 | 252.00 |
Iron bolts and nuts | - | 1,429 | 212.25 |
Iron bolts | - | 127 | 18.86 |
Metalwork for carriages and wagons | - | 732 | 44.65 |
TOTAL | 4,500 | 722.69 |
Date: 13 February 1891 | Ship: Tintoré | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Greasers for wagons | - | 1,409 | 305.05 |
Metal padlocks | - | 65 | 12.90 |
TOTAL | 1,474 | 317.95 |
Date: 18 February 1891 | Ship: Saint Jean | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Forged iron for bridges | - | 236,892 | 26,650.35 |
Forged iron for bridges | - | 169,656 | 19,086.30 |
TOTAL | 406,548 | 45,736.65 |
Date: 28 February 1891 | Ship: Sofía | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Covered wagons for goods | 25 | 150,000 | 16,275.00 |
Forged iron bars | 128 | 2,048 | 177.15 |
TOTAL | 152,048 | 16,452.15 |
Date: 16 April 1891 | Ship: Saint Pierre | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Beams and supports for bridges | - | 319,829 | 35,280.26 |
TOTAL | 319,829 | 35,280.26 |
Date: 21 April 1891 | Ship: Elvira | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Cotton thread for cleaning locomotives | - | 1,016 | 12.19 |
Spares for locomotives | - | 397 | 31.76 |
Tin plate lamps | - | 166 | 84.58 |
Plans | - | 0.400 | 0.50 |
TOTAL | 1,579 | 129.03 |
Date: 11 May 1891 | Ship: Forth | From: Middlesbrough |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Vans for goods | 3 | 16,250 | 812.50 |
Second class coaches | 4 | 17,972 | 6,811.39 |
Third class coaches | 5 | 19,985 | 7,574.32 |
Wrought iron bars | 148 | 9,878 | 854.45 |
Plain books | - | 27 | 13.16 |
Writing ink | - | 7.000 | 1.68 |
Steel pens | - | 0.500 | 1.50 |
Eraser | - | 0.500 | 0.75 |
Steel tubes for machinery | - | 763 | 64.86 |
Explosive fuses for signals | - | 15 | 7.05 |
Rubber tubes | - | 59 | 44.25 |
Jacks | 2 | 324 | 64.28 |
Lanterns | 100 | 138 | 50.95 |
Plain glass | - | 111 | 17.80 |
Sharpening stone | 1 | 635 | 0.38 |
Steel files | - | 130 | 25.79 |
Tools for mounting coaches onto track | 2 | 139 | 27.58 |
Wooden table | - | 200 | 67.50 |
Printed books in foreign language | - | 88 | 8.80 |
TOTAL | 66,722 | 16,448.99 |
Date: 7 July 1891 | Ship: Benita | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
First class coach | 1 | 4,978 | 1,886.66 |
Third class coaches | 2 | 7,994 | 3,029.73 |
Covered wagons for goods | 4 | 32,000 | 1,600.00 |
Muelles para wagons | 12 | 97 | 6.23 |
Extractors for wagons | - | 15 | 2.23 |
Wrought iron for wagons | - | 602 | 119.44 |
Springs for wagons | - | 190 | 16.44 |
Latches for wagons | - | 44 | 8.73 |
Iron nuts for wagons | - | 20 | 2.97 |
Leather straps for wagons | - | 18 | 38.70 |
Ordinatry forged buttons | - | 8.000 | 7.36 |
Steel tubes | 75 | 1,176 | 99.96 |
TOTAL | 47,142 | 6,818.45 |
Date: 13 July 1891 | Ship: Saint Jean | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Beams and supports for bridges | - | 295,443 | 33,237.34 |
TOTAL | 295,443 | 33,237.34 |
Date: 4 August 1891 | Ship: Francoli | From: Liverrpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Points, complete | 25 | 48,231 | 3,079.91 |
TOTAL | 48,231 | 3,079.91 |
Date: 3 September 1891 | Ship: Glenmavis | From: West Hartlepool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Pine sleepers | 25,000 | 1,369 | 3,814.54 |
TOTAL | 1,369 | 3,814.54 |
Date: 6 October 1891 | Ship: Saint Paul | From: Antwerp |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Iron supports and beams for bridges | - | 325,914 | 36,665.33 |
TOTAL | 325,914 | 36,665.33 |
Date: 7 October 1891 | Ship: Juana | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Mixed first and second class coaches | 3 | 13,479 | 5,108.54 |
Second class coaches | 2 | 8,983 | 3,404.56 |
Steel bars for ticket offices | - | 229 | 19.81 |
Steel files | - | 4.000 | 0.79 |
Creosote | - | 3,095 | 649.95 |
TOTAL | 25,790 | 9,183.65 |
Date: 28 October 1891 | Ship: Teresa | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Wagons, open | 11 | 67,100 | 3,355.00 |
Wagons for goods | 5 | 33,465 | 3,630.95 |
Steel wire | - | 39 | 2.55 |
TOTAL | 100,604 | 6,988.50 |
Date: 6 November 1891 | Ship: Elvira | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Wagons, open for goods | 11 | 67,100 | 3,355.00 |
TOTAL | 67,100 | 3,355.00 |
Date: 13 November 1891 | Ship: Teresa | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Lathe | 1 | 1,986 | 158.88 |
Drill for metal | 1 | 812 | 64.96 |
Drill and saw for metal | 1 | 6,979 | 558.32 |
Hydraulic press | 1 | 3,747 | 299.76 |
Lanterns for locomotives | 10 | 50 | 25.48 |
TOTAL | 13,574 | 1,107.40 |
Date: 23 December 1891 | Ship: Teresa | From: Liverpool |
MATERIAL | NUMBER | WEIGHT (kg) | DUTY ptas |
---|---|---|---|
Lathe for working wheels | 1 | 19,743 | 1,579.44 |
Lathe for cutting grooves | 1 | 1,065 | 85.20 |
Belts for machinery | - | 80 | 80.00 |
TOTAL | 20,888 | 1,744.64 |
GRAND TOTAL | 267,465,206 | 11,488,497.71 |