FERROVIARIAS DEL VALLE DEL BESAYA
Built in 1919 The Ferroviarias Del Valle Del
Besaya (Besaya Valley Railway)
linked the
Mines du Cantabre S. A’s.
lead-zinc mine at
Reocin to
ore dock at Cuchia where barges shipped ore along the coast to France.
The railway follows a 17.0 km (10.6
mile) gentle
downhill course along the valleys of the Saja and Besaya.
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