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Arrival of the La Robla-Bilbao coal railway

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Arrival of the La Robla-Bilbao coal railway

Historical milestone · Guardo, Alto Carrión, Palencia

The narrow-gauge line from La Robla to Bilbao, opened in 1894 to carry the coal towards the Biscayan blast furnaces, triggered the development of the coalfield and made Guardo its head town.

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