Los Talleres Generales de MZA (Atocha) (1858-1936)

The aim of this work is the study of origin, location and evolution of one of the most important railway workshop in the country during the era of private companies: the MZA General Workshop. The were built on the site on the right of Atocha Station, the head of the twin lines to the Levant and Saragossa. The nature of the terrain not only impaired communication between the different premises but also seriously conditioned further building, leaving no option but to build extensions merely by lengthening the existing buildings. This was one of its structural drawbacks.