In 1875 the first ferocarril (railroad) between Palma and Inca opened, initiating an expansionary policy that came to configure a wide radial rail network in Mallorca with over 280 kilometers.
For over a century the army and railway companies collaborated in the design and construction of the island 's railways, as now is a strong indication this exhibition which also deals with the history of the railways of Majorca and aspects of model railroading that mimic scale world of trains. The exhibition is organized by the Friends of the Railroad of the Balearic Islands.
In many documents all kinds of accessories are exposed (lights, abacus, banners, whistles, etc. ), models of some stations of Mallorca, miniatures and a video of ten minutes with old and new images. For children it is particularly attractive also because in the cloister will be installed a model manned train which runs daily and that children and adults can ride.
Parallel to the exhibition are scheduled the following activities:
February 11. Film Screening: A Century of the Sóller train. 19:00 h.
February 18. Conference: The army and the railway in Mallorca, by Ramón Molina, PhD in History at the Universitat de les Illes Balears. 19:30 h.
February 25. Film Screening: Palma- Sa Pobla journey in 2002. 19:00 h.
March 8. Travel with train Soller from Palma to the naval base of Port de Sóller. From 10:00 h. Pre-registration on the phone 688 92 31 31. € 5
March 11. Film Screening: Little known aspects of the railway in Mallorca. 19:00 h.
