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Barcelona 1956: Trains
 
There were trains in the streets (near the docks), at Sitges and at Sarria: and of course there was a fledgling Metro.

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Street name in tiles. Francisco Guma was the engineer who built the railway from Barcelona to Sitges and beyond. 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
  
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Barcelona: Diesel railcar set at Sitges 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
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Barcelona: 4-8-4T loco at the docks. 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
  
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Barcelona: Electric loco at Sitges waiting for electric operation to start. 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
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Barcelona: freight train at docks.  
Photographed on  1956-08-28
  
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Sarria is actually a district just outside the centre of Barcelona, and suburban trains run through there. Electric suburban train on the Sarria Railway at Sarria. 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
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RENFE steam loco on street track near P. Palacio, Barcelona 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
  
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Barcelona: Sarria railway, at Sarria 
 
 Photographed on  1956-08-28
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Barcelona: RENFE steam loco at Gracia station (where you board the train to Sitges). Sitges is on the coast, near Barcelona. It is on a main-line railway, engineered by Francisco Guma. I was there during the last week of steam operation: the line had just been electrified.  
Photographed on  1956-08-28
  
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Barcelona: Sarria railway, at Sarria 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
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Barcelona: RENFE coach at Sitges, on last week of steam operation. 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
  
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Barcelona Metro train 
Photographed on  1956-08-28
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Barcelona: Barcelona: 4-8-0 steam loco (European designation would be 2-4-0) at Sitges during last week of steam.
Photographed on  1956-08-28
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Unknown Metro station in Barcelona
Photographed on 1956-08-27

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