Spanish Railway Foundation - Fundación de los Ferrocarriles

Spanish Railway Foundation
The institution
[www.ffe.es]
The Spanish Railway Foundation is an
institution belonging to the state public
sector. It has three sites, two in Madrid (the
Fernán Núñez Palace and the Madrid
Railway Museum) and another one in
Vilanova i la Geltrú (the Catalonia Railway
Museum), and its Board of Trustees includes the most important companies in the
public railway sector. Its main objectives
are: conservation of the historical and
cultural railway heritage; promotion of the
knowledge and use of the railway by the
society; research and specialised training on the railway; and dissemination of the
current issues and cultural aspects related to the railway through periodic publications
and other means. To fulfil these objectives, the Foundation carries out a wide range of
activities.
The Foundation is in charge of the preservation and public exhibition of the railway
museum collections through its two museums and preserves and enriches the funds of
the Railway History Archive and its Railway Library and Newspaper Library, making
them accessible to the general public through its Researchers Room located in the
Madrid museum.
Dancing Hall* of Fernán Núñez Palace, Prestige passenger coach (Madrid Railway Museum),
Engine Shed (Catalonia Railway Museum) and Elizabethan Hall* of Fernán Núñez Palace
Madrid Railway Museum
[www.museodelferrocarril.org]
Located in the former station of Delicias, an architectural gem from 1880, the Madrid Railway
Museum exhibits a valuable collection of steam,
electric and diesel locomotives as well as passenger
coaches and dynamic scale models. The Museum
organises historic-tourist trains like the Strawberry
Train, which links Madrid with Aranjuez and has
become a classic in Madrid tourism; the Christmas Train, where the children are the stars;
or the Nobleman Train (Tren del Hidalgo), which travels to Alcázar de San Juan. In the
Delicias station there are excellent venues to host events of different nature. The Central
Hall and the several rooms (Arganzuela, Mansarda, Audio visual Hall) are the ideal setting
for presentations, press conferences, work meetings, film locations, photographic sessions,
conventions, conferences, concerts or exhibitions. In addition to this, Charter trains, made
up of vintage vehicles, constitute an exclusive location for events and celebrations.
Catalonia Railway Museum
[www.museudelferrocarril.org]
Located in the original facilities of Vilanova i la
Geltrú steam locomotive depot (on the south coast
of Barcelona), the Catalonia Railway Museum is a
railway building halfway between the nineteenth
century and beginning of the twentieth century.
More than fifty vehicles of all types are put on
display, particularly a superb selection of steam
locomotives and the first Talgo train that entered service in Spain. Added to the magnificent railway collection is the appeal of the surroundings, which represent a unique and
ideal setting in Europe to hold events: the steam locomotive Engine Shed, the Espacio
Siglo XXI Hall, the Gantry-Crane Hall or the interior of its trains are all singular places to
hold events as well as business, social and cultural meetings.
Protection of Historical
Railway Heritage
In addition to the railway heritage conservation work,
the Foundation performs the task of structuring and
stimulating all the actions related to the enhancement
of the historical railway heritage, especially those outside the own museums. The Foundation provides
L. M. Ruiz
support to the rail social fabric in order to protect its
assets, via the recovery of parts and rolling stock, the
support for the creation of small local museums and the management of the Commission
for the Enhancement of the Historical Railway Heritage.
Historical Research [www.museodelferrocarril.org/investigacion]
To fulfil its mission of promoting knowledge of
railways, the Railway History Programme carries
out specific projects, holds conferences and organises workshops and seminars in the field of
railway history research. It also develops and
publishes several publications focused on the study
an analysis of the railway history reality, such as
the Railway History Collection and the Railway
History Archive Notebooks.
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COLECCIÓN de HISTORIA FERROVIARIA
Organizaciones obreras y represión en el
ferrocarril: una perspectiva internacional
Miguel Muñoz Rubio (Editor)
Christian Chevandier, Albert Churella, Dudley Clark, Francisco de los Cobos,
Gustavo Nicolás Contreras, Diane Drummond, Jairo Fernández, Paul van Heesvelde,
Stefano Maggi, Tomás Martínez, Miguel Muñoz, Juan José Olaizola,
Silvana Alejandra Palermo, Ernesto Petrucci, Antonio Plaza, Francisco Polo,
Georges Ribeill, Luis Santa Marina, Ana Paula Vieira da Silva y Marco Henrique Zambello
Miguel Muñoz Rubio (Editor)
Esta obra colectiva es fruto de los trabajos presentados dentro de una de las sesiones
específicas del V Congreso de Historia Ferroviaria, celebrado en Palma de Mallorca en octubre de
2009, e incluye una veintena de artículos que estudian casos concretos de Argentina, Bélgica,
Brasil, Estados Unidos, España, Francia, Italia, Portugal y Reino Unido en un período temporal
amplio, que abarca desde los inicios del ferrocarril en la primera mitad del siglo XIX hasta finales
del siglo XX.
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Organizaciones obreras y represión en el ferrocarril: una perspectiva internacional
COLECCIÓN de HISTORIA FERROVIARIA
Organizaciones obreras y represión en el ferrocarril: una perspectiva internacional recoge
un conjunto de relevantes aportaciones al estudio de la historia del movimiento obrero en el
mundo del ferrocarril, al análisis de conflictos laborales y políticos y de su repercusión en este
sector de actividad, así como al papel desarrollado por sus principales actores: Estado, directivos,
empresas ferroviarias y sindicatos.
Lourdes Orozco (Traductora)
Rodolfo Ramos Melero
La liberalización y nueva regulación
del ferrocarril en España y el resto
de la Unión Europea
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R&D&i [www.investigacion-ffe.es]
There are two fields of action in this department: the
own Research and Railway Studies Area, with a strong
track record, renowned prestige and scientific quality,
which works from four research groups: “energy and
emissions”, “economy and operation”, “geography and
rail traffics” and “transport sociology”; and the Scientific Cooperation and Sectorial Promotion Area, developed through the Spanish Railway Technological Platform
(financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness) and the International Innovation Unit, which
encourages the participation of R&D&i agents in national
and European programmes and improve their competitiveness, leadership and internationalisation.
Training [www.formacion-ffe.es]
The Foundation contributes to the transmission of
transport knowledge through the development of
face-to-face, mixed and e-learning training activities,
adapting the different methodologies to the needs of
transport professionals. These activities are organised
by the Curso General de Transportes Terrestres
(Land Transport General Course), post-graduate
studies of 30 ECTS to obtain the Experto Universitario
en Transporte Terrestre (Land Transport University
Expert) certificate, and managed by the Railway
Training Area, which offers short face-to-face and
online courses and has a wide range of courses
available, with teachers who are experts in each of the
subjects. The Campus Ferroviario ADIF-FFE also manages this type of activities.
Culture [www.ffe.es/cultura]
The Foundation is in charge of promoting cultural activities
related to the railway. It carries out various initiatives, among
which are the Caminos de Hierro photographic contest, a source
of inspiration and creativity for all train and photography lovers,
and the Premios del Tren Antonio Machado, a literature contest
for poetry and short stories whose judges have been personalities
as important as the Nobel prize-winner Camilo José Cela. The
Foundation Choir, a world-class choir with an extensive repertoire, is an unrivalled final touch for any event or celebration.
Vías Verdes (Greenways) [www.viasverdes.com]
The institution coordinates and implements the Greenways
Spanish programme since 1993, advising administrations and
entities on the ecotourist reuse of disused railway lines. It
disseminates and promotes the use of Greenways through its
website, the Vive la Vía television series, guides, brochures and
RRSS as well as organising citizen campaigns, technical workshops and conferences, contests and awards. It also carries out
projects, studies and plans and participates in European projects holding the position of
General Secretary of the European Greenways Association.
Vía Libre [www.vialibre-ffe.com]
Released in printed and digital version, Vía Libre is a technical magazine of an informative nature that is aimed at both
the professional rail sector and railway enthusiasts. Geared
to the dissemination of railway-related information, its aim
is to add prestige and disseminate all aspects related to this
mode of transport, with information that is produced according to criteria of technical rigour, informative language,
documented texts and a positive stance. Published without interruption
since 1964, the Vía Libre collection has become an essential reference to consult in
order to understand the railway history in Spain.
Friends of the Foundation and Protective Companies
All those who wish to support the activities developed by the
Foundation and would like to contribute to helping the railway
gain a greater economic and social role have two ways of doing
this: via the Friends of the Foundation program (amigos@ffe.es)
or, in the case of an entity, becoming Protective Company
(comercial@ffe.es). In both cases the contribution to the achievement of the Foundation’s
objectives made by Friends and Companies is linked to a wide range of benefits described
on the Foundation’s website.
The singular spaces of two museums and a
palace of extraordinary history provide exclusivity, glamour and modernity to any corporate
activity. Furthermore, the historic trains that the
Foundation makes available to the customers
provide a totally different setting for any event,
which can be held even when the train is travelling to its destination.
Central Hall (Madrid Railway Museum); Gantry-Crane Hall and Espacio Siglo XXI Hall
(Catalonia Railway Museum)
Fernán Núñez Palace
Calle de Santa Isabel, 44
Phone: +34 911 511 002
palacio@ffe.es
comercial@ffe.es
Madrid Railway Museum
Paseo de las Delicias, 61
Phone: +34 915 068 335
comercialmuseo@ffe.es
Catalonia Railway Museum
Pl. Eduard Maristany, s/n
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Phone: +34 93 815 84 91
museuferrocarril@ffe.es
* Photographs by Félix Lorrio / Front page: 5th Caminos de Hierro photographic contest, 2nd Award Fernando Martínez González and FotoKissme Group
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