Uruguay Northern Railway Explained

The Uruguay Northern Railway was one of the five original rail systems in Uruguay. The other four were the Midland Uruguay Railway Co., the North Western of Uruguay, the Central Uruguay Railway, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway.^{[1] [2]} The Uruguay Northern Railway Co., Ltd. was registered in London in 1887;^[3] The company's first meeting was held in November 1889 at No. 16, St. Helen's Place, Bishopsgate Street, London.^[4]

It was the smallest line of the initial four British rail systems. When opened on April 17, 1891, it stretched for of . The line extended from Isla de Cabellos to San Eugenio on the border with Brazil.^[5] In 1936, there were only five steam locomotives, three coaches and 157 goods wagons.^[6] It closed in 1987.^[7]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Book: United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. United States. Bureau of Manufactures. Special agents series. 25 December 2011. Public domain. 1914. Govt. printing office. 189–.
2. Book: Koebel, William Henry. William Henry Koebel. Uruguay. 25 December 2011. Public domain. 1911. C. Scribner's Sons. 304–.
3. Book: Latin-American year book for investors and merchants for .... 25 December 2011. Public domain. 1919. Criterion Newspaper Syndicate. 528–.
4. Book: Railway times. 26 December 2011. Public domain. 1889. 651–.
5. Book: United States. Bureau of Manufactures. United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Special agents series. 25 December 2011. Public domain. 1918. G.P.O.. 358–.
6. Book: World Survey of Foreign Railways . 1936 . Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.. English . 436.
7. Web site: Historia. Administración de Ferrocarriles del Estado. Spanish. 25 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019131322/http://www.afe.com.uy/contenidos/historia.htm. 19 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.