The Uruguay Northern Railway was one of the five original rail systems in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. The other four were the
Midland Uruguay Railway Co., the
North Western of Uruguay, the
Central Uruguay Railway
The Central Uruguay Railway (CUR) 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 Uruguay Northern, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway. CUR, including ...
, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway.
The Uruguay Northern Railway Co., Ltd. was registered in London in 1887;
The company's first meeting was held in November 1889 at No. 16, St. Helen's Place, Bishopsgate Street, London.
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.
In 1936, there were only five
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
s, three coaches and 157 goods wagons.
It closed in 1987.
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Railway lines in Uruguay
Railway lines opened in 1891
Defunct railway companies of Uruguay
Standard gauge railways in Uruguay
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