Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company
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The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company (Spanish: Compañía de Tranvías Anglo Argentina), known simply as La Anglo in Argentina, was a large transportation company which operated the majority of the trams in the Buenos Aires network, which was also one of the largest in the world at the time having lines totalling 875 km (544 mi) in length. The company also created Buenos Aires' first underground tram line, which would go on to become Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. The company also owned other tramways around the country.
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Company type | Private company limited by shares |
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Industry | Transportation |
Founded | 1876 |
Defunct | 1952 |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Bernard Docker,[1] Samuel Hale Pearson |
Services | Tramways, Underground |
Owner | Sofina (after 1907) |
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