摘要: espanolEn este articulo se describen las mejoras que tuvieron lugar en el sistema espanol de transportes entre 1800 y 1936. En texto indica como, a pesar los esfuerzos inversores realizados 1840 1855, proceso reduccion costes transporte solo empezo avanzar forma decidida partir 1855. tres decadas transcurrieron esa fecha la gran depresion finisecular produjo fue probablemente mayor caida del periodo, gracias sustitucion medios tradicionales por ferrocarril rutas principales pais, tambien gradual precio ferroviario. El continuo posteriormente, pero posiblemente con mucha menos intensidad, traves construccion nuevas lineas ferroviarias (hasta 1895) ampliacion red carreteras secundarias. Solo decada 1920, difusion tecnologia automovil daria un nuevo impulso transporte. EnglishThis paper describes the improvement that took place in Spanish transport system between and The text points out that, despite investment efforts were carried process of cost reduction only experienced substantial progress after largest decrease period under consideration during three decades 1855 great depression late nineteenth century, through substitution railroad for traditional means main routes country, as well price railway transport. went on more slowly later on, thanks to construction additional lines (until enlargement secondary road network. accelerated again from 1920s onwards, diffusion automobile technology.