Depietri Railways and Elevators
Depietri Railways and Elevators | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarriles y Elevadores Depietri | ||
Status | Defunct company; railtracks lifted | ||
Owner | Buenos Aires Province | ||
Locale | Argentina | ||
Termini | |||
Service | |||
Type | Inter-city | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1936 | ||
Closed | 1948 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 68 km (42 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
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Depietri Railways and Elevators (Ferrocarriles y Elevadores Depietri in Spanish) was a
History
The project was to build two economic railway networks, the first from
From 1925 the company got permissions from the provincial government to build the lines but the British-origin companies (led by the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway) refused to the project alleging that the Depietri railway would compete with their own lines. The line Necochea–La Dulce began to be built in 1929 but the BAGSR objected to the construction and works were interrupted.[3] When Depietri realised that the government had also bowed to pressure from the British company, he decided to focus on the north rail line that began in the port of San Pedro and works began there.[2] Depietri built not only the railway line but a port in San Pedro that was inaugurated in 1933. Immediately after the port was concluded, Depietri began to build the grain elevator.[4]
Therefore, the railway line began to be built in San Pedro in 1932, including the grain elevator near the terminus. The line to Arrecifes was completed in 1934 but the Central Argentine Railway refused to Depietri's railway crossed its tracks although a viaduct had been built near CAR's San Pedro station. One year later both companies reached an agreement so the trains could run as planned.[2] In 1935 the Depietri railway reached km. 30 station where it connected with the CCR's at km. 158, starting its activities in 1936.[5]
The FCED's rolling stock were second-hand locomotives and wagons acquired to other companies. The stock included 7 locomotives (from Midland); 5 passenger coaches, 111 freight wagons and one crane (from CAR). From 1936 the line carried cereals and other cargo between San Pedro and Arrecifes (covering a total distance of 68 km).[5]
With the
Trains would never run again because the Provincial Railway was not interested in the line, which was located 200 km distant from its own network. Recently created
References
- ^ Ferrocarriles Económicos Eduardo Depietri on San Pedro Histórico, 14 Apr 2009
- ^ a b c d e La curiosa historia del Ferrocarril Depietri Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine by Por Carlos A. Pérez Darnaud - Portal de Trenes, 17 Dec 2006
- ^ a b Ferrocarriles de Eduardo Depietri Archived 2016-08-11 at the Wayback Machine on San Pedro website
- ^ a b Historia del puerto on Puerto San Pedro
- ^ a b Ferrocarriles y Elevadores Depietri Archived 2021-02-12 at the Wayback Machine by Fabían Pesikonis on Plataforma 14 - Dec 2007
External links
- Photos of some remaining stations on Revista Todo Trenes #48