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Coinciding with the third Sunday of the month, the Department of Tourism of the City of Águilas take place this weekend, a new installment of Route Railroad.
It's free visit and guided by Angel Menchón, member of the Cultural Association of Friends of the Railway 'The Labradorcico' and expert on trains, which combined the cultural with the playful, placing value on the important existing rail heritage in the city.
It will start at 10 am this Sunday, October 19, at the Plaza de Isaac Peral, where the monument to the railroad (a machine locomotive built in 1889 in Glasgow) is located.
It will cover the waterfront and will reach the railway bridge 'Snakes', declared of Cultural Interest, to continue to walk the path of 'The Cooker' where several tunnels and mineral deposits are located.
In this place are several viewpoints, with spectacular views of the bay, and the 'Stove Pier', a majestic mineral loading opened in 1903 by the British East Railway Company.
The tour will continue with a visit to the train station, in which is located under the railway museum which includes a photo and utensils used throughout the history of exposure, as well as several model trains in motion, ending with the last stop at the restored 'Casa del Huerto Don Jorge, "a building of the early twentieth century eclectic style, which was the former residence of George Lee Boag, director of the railroad company Lorca-Baza-Aguilas between 1913 and 1936 .
Those interested in attending this path, must first register with the Office of Tourism, while space tourist train in which participants move.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas
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