The railway nationalisation in Argentina occurred on 1 March 1948, during President Juan Perón's first term of office, when the seven British- and three French-owned railway companies then operating i
Celebrations at Retiro (FCCA) train station
President Juan Perón (right) signs the nationalization of the British-owned railways with Ambassador Sir Reginald Leeper
Roca
Clarin recuperacion ffcc portada 1948
The Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway was a French-owned rail transport operations company which operated a 5 ft 6 in broad gauge, 5 ft 6 in, single track line between the cities of Rosario and Puer
Railway nationalisation in Argentina
…the premium had been paid for "sentimental reasons". Later in 1948, the three French-owned railway companies were also nationalised: the broad-gauge Rosario & Puerto Belgrano, and the metre-gauge Compañía General de Buenos Aires and Provincial de Santa Fe. After nationalisation, the entire Argentine railway network was grouped…
Inaugural trip of the line, December 1910
Rosario pto belgrano railway
Bahía Blanca station building in 1930
Coronel Suárez station, then part of Ferrocarril General Roca after the 1948 nationalization