Belgian investment in tramways and light railways: An international approach, 1892-1935

Journal of Transport History

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-77

  Martínez López, Alberte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Belgium; Foreign investment; Light railways; Trams; Urban transport

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM; RAILWAY; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0037367020     PISSN: 00225266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7227/tjth.24.1.5     Document Type: Article

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