CAR No. 258 "LACROZE"
Car built in Porto, portugal, following the strict directives of the J.G. Brill Company at Philadelphia, USA, it recalls a class of tramway that was a classic within the major private tramway company of Argentina (Compa��a de Tranv�as Lacroze Limitada). The original cars were a bit wider and had access doors (thus giving protection from the weather to the personnel), a well as another confort details, being one of the most luxurious cars of Buenos Aires.
These cars are still on service in Porto (today only as museum/heritage cars). Below an image of one brother of the 258, Car No. 250, relative of the "Lacroze", and "Belga" cars, because both of them belonged to the same original series
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These cars were built in 1927, and rode on the streets of Porto as service cars up to the mid 90`s. Our car was on duty until just some years before arriving Buenos Aires and put into service (November 15th, 1980). Click on the tramway to see it bigger. They are still rolling, but only as museum cars. |
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Tram No. 258 riding in Porto, year 1928. Click on the photo to see it bigger. |
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Lacroze tramways. We don`t know if the No. 258 is among them, but something that we already know is that this photo show the Triunvirato avenue (today called Corrientes), as if the photographer was looking towards Chacarita, and the railway crossing of the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (Later called San Mart�n and now ALL). The photo is from the 20`s. |
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Car No. 258 blowing candles as it turns its 20th anniversary. It is uncredible that more than 20 years passed since the first time this car rolled over the rails of the circuit of Caballito, at November 15th, 1980. |