Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
JUNE 25, 1875
King Alfonso XII of Spain issued a royal decree for the Inspector of Public Works of the Philippines to submit a railway system plan for Luzon.
Five months later, the Memoria Sobre el Plan General de Ferrocarriles en la Isla de Luzón was submitted by Don Eduardo Lopez Navarro.
The concession was granted to Don Edmundo Sykes on June 1, 1887 but was transferred to Don Carlos Bertodano on July 8, 1887.
The construction of the 195.4-km. Manila to Dagupan railway line began on June 31, 1887 and was opened on November 24, 1892.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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