Talk:Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway

Metre gauge?
It is said that the company "operated a metre gauge railway network", yet the article about the nationalized railway, Ferrocarril General San Martín, and the accompanying map both show the line to be broad-gauge (which it was by then at any rate). This appears to be an error in the article, which I have not corrected due to the possibility that it previously operated at a narrower gauge. Could someone who knows more about the early history of the line verify this? Thanks. Jim 16:33, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi Jim, You're right of course. Thanks for pointing out my mistake which I have now corrected. David(Talk • Contribs) 16:49, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, David. Good work on all of these articles, by the way; they are very well done and I was pleased to see them. In the mean time I found my copy of British-Owned Railways in Argentina: Their Effect on the Growth of Economic Nationalism, 1854-1948 (by Wintrhop R. Wright, University of Texas Press, 1974). I see there that the formal English name of this railway was the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway Company Limited. (Not sure if this matters.) His source was their unpublished minute book of general meetings, board records, etc. The "Buenos Ayres" spelling is affirmed by listings of railway ephemera on the web. Wright gives "Buenos Aires" for other companies (e.g., the Buenos Aires Great Western), but other sources show "Buenos Ayres" at times for the Western, Great Southern, and the BA and Rosario. Thanks again. Jim 15:58, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi Jim, Thanks for your words of encouragement. I opted for the modern spelling "Aires" instead of the obsolete spelling "Ayres" because I thought that users are more likely to look for the former. Maybe I should set up redirects for the obsolete spelling? I deliberately omitted "Company Limited" off the end of all the company titles because I thought this was implied. If you have a copy of Wright's book you may like to check my dates etc and if you can add additional information that would be most welcome. Best Regards David(Talk • Contribs) 20:11, 20 July 2007 (UTC)