Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction

[EN] The Riotinto mining railway is a remarkable construction. Stretching an impressive 348 km it was built between 1873 and 1875 to transport minerals from Riotinto’s mining operations to the international port of Huelva. At its height in the 1950’s, this monumental railway network had a fleet of 1...

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Autores: Boente López, Carlos, Romero Macías, Emilio, Delgado Domínguez, A., Sierra Fernández, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería de minas
Archaeology Heritage
Mining Railway
3318 Tecnología Minera
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spelling Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist AttractionBoente López, CarlosRomero Macías, EmilioDelgado Domínguez, A.Sierra Fernández, CarlosIngeniería de minasArchaeology HeritageMining Railway3318 Tecnología Minera[EN] The Riotinto mining railway is a remarkable construction. Stretching an impressive 348 km it was built between 1873 and 1875 to transport minerals from Riotinto’s mining operations to the international port of Huelva. At its height in the 1950’s, this monumental railway network had a fleet of 162 locomotives (mostly steam but also diesel and electric) and around 3,300 freight cars and carriages. Towards the end of the 1960’s the line began to fall into disuse, and it was closed entirely in 1984. Since the establishment of the Rio Tinto Foundation in 1987, dedicated efforts have been made to preserve this invaluable railway heritage and today, the fruits of their labor can be enjoyed at the Riotinto Mining Park where tourists can ride a fully restored 22 km section of this historic rail network. The park is highly successful and has recovered strongly after the COVID-19 pandemic attracting a record 96,935 visitors in 2022. The majority of the park’s tourists are from Spain but also a significant number are international (principally from Germany) highlighting the global importance of this site and the railway as a sustainable heritage tourism destination. Taking the restoration of the Riotinto mining railway as a case study, we aim to demonstrate the transformative power of the preservation and restoration of industrial heritage.SISpringerExplotacion de MinasEscuela Superior y Tecnica de Ingenieros de Minas2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10612/25598reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónInglésThe authors are grateful to the Parque Minero de Riotinto and photographer Víctor Pineda (Tinto Noticias) for their support during this research and permission to share visual footage.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/255982026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
title Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
spellingShingle Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
Boente López, Carlos
Ingeniería de minas
Archaeology Heritage
Mining Railway
3318 Tecnología Minera
title_short Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
title_full Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
title_fullStr Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
title_full_unstemmed Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
title_sort Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Boente López, Carlos
Romero Macías, Emilio
Delgado Domínguez, A.
Sierra Fernández, Carlos
author Boente López, Carlos
author_facet Boente López, Carlos
Romero Macías, Emilio
Delgado Domínguez, A.
Sierra Fernández, Carlos
author_role author
author2 Romero Macías, Emilio
Delgado Domínguez, A.
Sierra Fernández, Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Explotacion de Minas
Escuela Superior y Tecnica de Ingenieros de Minas
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ingeniería de minas
Archaeology Heritage
Mining Railway
3318 Tecnología Minera
topic Ingeniería de minas
Archaeology Heritage
Mining Railway
3318 Tecnología Minera
description [EN] The Riotinto mining railway is a remarkable construction. Stretching an impressive 348 km it was built between 1873 and 1875 to transport minerals from Riotinto’s mining operations to the international port of Huelva. At its height in the 1950’s, this monumental railway network had a fleet of 162 locomotives (mostly steam but also diesel and electric) and around 3,300 freight cars and carriages. Towards the end of the 1960’s the line began to fall into disuse, and it was closed entirely in 1984. Since the establishment of the Rio Tinto Foundation in 1987, dedicated efforts have been made to preserve this invaluable railway heritage and today, the fruits of their labor can be enjoyed at the Riotinto Mining Park where tourists can ride a fully restored 22 km section of this historic rail network. The park is highly successful and has recovered strongly after the COVID-19 pandemic attracting a record 96,935 visitors in 2022. The majority of the park’s tourists are from Spain but also a significant number are international (principally from Germany) highlighting the global importance of this site and the railway as a sustainable heritage tourism destination. Taking the restoration of the Riotinto mining railway as a case study, we aim to demonstrate the transformative power of the preservation and restoration of industrial heritage.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv The authors are grateful to the Parque Minero de Riotinto and photographer Víctor Pineda (Tinto Noticias) for their support during this research and permission to share visual footage.
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