The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, 5 ft 6 in, British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded by Edward
Constitución station (terminus) in 1885
The Chascomús station in 1875
The first bridge over the Riachuelo operated from 1865 to 1909
Steam locomotive and train at Tandil station c. 1915
Buenos Aires Western Railway
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The Buenos Aires Western Railway, inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires on 29 August 1857, was the first railway built in Argentina and the start of the extensive rail network that was developed ove
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
…its assets if the company did not offer an additional 20% of the construction costs as compensation. The rail gauge should be the same as that of the Buenos Aires Western Railway and the company was able to build a tram line to Monserrat and other strategic points in the city of Buenos Aires. The contract was officialized by the…
Locomotive La Porteña, c. 1873
Invitation card to the opening of the line, 1857.
Del Parque, the main station, demolished in 1889.
La Floresta (c. 1869), the first terminus.