Railway Pomarão - Minas de São Domingos, #1
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Torgut
N 37° 33.388 W 007° 32.041
29S E 629484 N 4157615
A miner railway, with a few tunnels, being this the first one if one approaches from Pomarão's end.
Waymark Code: WMA9PG
Location: Beja, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/09/2010
Views: 8
The railway connected the now deactivated mines of São Domingos with the village of Pomarão, where the cargo carried by the trains was transferred to ships, which would navigate the river to the ocean and then, most of the times, to England.
The mine was shut down in 1965, and the railways terminated. Nowadays it's a nice hiking trail, although it might be a little tricky to cross the tunnels due to water on the ground.
Construction: Unknown
Condition: Good
Rail Status: No
Current status: Abandoned & Visitable
Original Use: Mining
Terrain: 
Date Built: About 1857
Date Abandoned: About 1965
The "Other End": Not Listed
Tunnel Length: Not Listed
Suggested Parking Area: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
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