Companhia Dos Caminhos De Ferro Portugueses (Cp)
Companhia Dos Caminhos De Ferro Portugueses (Cp);Portuguese Railway Company
Born: 1860
Death: 1975
Biography:
The Portuguese Railway Company was the main railway operator in Portugal. Founded on 11 May 1860 by the Spanish businessman José de Salamanca y Mayol under the name Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (Royal Company of Portuguese Railways), it changed its name after the 5 October 1910 Revolution. In the first half of the 20th century, it underwent a process of expansion, assimilating several private railway companies and the railways that had been under the management of the Portuguese government.
