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sent his military police to sabotage the meeting. The
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rivers. Only one 500 metres (1,600 ft) tunnel was needed. In
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was open to traffic. The 1,214 kilometres (754 mi) line with 125 stations was opened on 14 November 1905. It was recognized as a major (and profitable) achievement, and the responsible engineer
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all the workshops, warehouses and wagons were destroyed and the sleepers were taken. Work continued in the south, where the viceroys ensured protection for the
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attempted to balance the foreign powers by awarding concessions to different countries. In 1897, a
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