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List of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina

The list of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina includes narrow-gauge railway lines that operated in Argentina, which used tracks, sleepers, or vehicles manufactured by French company Decauville.[1][2] The vast majority of those lines were freight services, although in some cases (such as the Ostende railway or the Yerba Buena Steam Tram) also ran passenger services.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ Part of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway.
  2. ^ Headquartered in River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London E.C. 2.
  3. ^ Pilar Partido.
  4. ^ Heaquartered in River Plate House, 10 Finsbury Circus, London, E.C. 2.; local offices in Plaza Once, Buenos Aires.[1]
  5. ^ Offices in Buenos Aires, at Florida 440.
  6. ^ Offices in Buenos Aires at Reconquista 730
  7. ^ Offices at Estacion Retiro, Buenos Aires (local); River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2.[1][10]
  8. ^ Operated by "Banco Francés"
  9. ^ Head offices at San Martín 2270, Corrientes.
  10. ^ Local offices at Paseo Colón 185, Buenos Aires; headquarters at 149 Leadenhall Street, London.
  11. ^ Formerly known as the Ocampo Railway, opened in 1884 by Manuel Ocampo and operated by him until 1910, when it was taken over by La Forestal.
  12. ^ Included 61 km in Chaco territory.
  13. ^ a b Branch of the Argentine State Railway.
  14. ^ Head offices at Sarmiento 459, Buenos Aires.
  15. ^ Offices in Tenco 184, Buenos Aires
  16. ^ Line from Colonia Tokio – beach of Ostende.
  17. ^ Offices in Paseo Colon 185, Buenos Aires
  18. ^ In Iguazu Falls region.
  19. ^ Offices in Defensa 113, Buenos Aires
  20. ^ Offices in Sarmiento 385, Buenos Aires.
  21. ^ Local offices in Constitución, Buenos Aires; headquarters at River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2., UK.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Transportation Division: World Survey of Foreign Railways, Part 1. 1936, p. 13-14e (i.e. p. 9-15, top).
  2. ^ E.E.S.: Ferrrocarriles Argentinos. 1937. p. 177-185. (40.4 MB)
  3. ^ a b Cien años de historia on Viejo Hotel Ostende
  4. ^ a b Recuerdos de Ostende by Pablo Donadío on Página/12, 16 Sep 2012
  5. ^ a b El chisporroteo de la chorbita mandó a vía muerta al “Trencito” de Yerba Buena, La Gaceta, 11 Apr 2014
  6. ^ "EL FERROCARRIL EN TUCUMAN - PARTE 3" on Crónicas e Historias Ferroviaria (blog), 30 Aug 2010
  7. ^ El molino harinero, punto de partida del desarrollo de Pilar. 2 September 2012.
  8. ^ Boletín de Obras Públicas de la Rep. Argentina, Sep 1927 on CDI Argentina
  9. ^ Zona Noroeste Argentino on CELS.org.ar
  10. ^ See entry on Steam Railways for administrative details, p. 9 (i.e. p. 5., top).
  11. ^ La Forestal, la firma inglesa que explotó los bosques de quebracho santafesinos on La Nación, 30 Aug 2018 by Teresa Arijón
  12. ^ La Baviera Mill Railway
  13. ^ Ledesma
  14. ^ "Sistemas ferroviarios Decauville" by Jorge Rendiche on Revista Boicana - July 10, 2021
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