Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano (abbreviated FCGMB) was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after Juan Perón's nationalization of the entire railway network in 1948. The company, named afer the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, together with the other five, came under the management of Ferrocarriles Argentinos which was later broken up and privatised in 1992 during Carlos Menem's presidency. The FCGMB incorporated the following companies:
- Córdoba Central Railway, which employed meter gauge and had been bought by the Argentine government in 1939.
- Transandine Railway
- Buenos Aires Midland Railway
- Ferrocarril Compañía General de Buenos Aires
The main lines departed from Estación Retiro in Buenos Aires to the north through the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Chaco, Formosa, Salta, Jujuy, San Luis, Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja and Catamarca.
References
H.R.Stones, British Railways in Argentina 1860-1948, P.E.Waters & Associates, Bromley, Kent, England, 1993.
