Avellaneda Park Historic Train, Heritage railway in Parque Nicolás Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Avellaneda Park Historic Train runs on a circular track around the Olivera Mansion within Nicolás Avellaneda Park in Buenos Aires. The journey takes about 15 minutes and passes through green areas with trees and open spaces throughout the park grounds.
This railway started operations in 1936 after being relocated from the Buenos Aires Zoo, where it originally carried visitors to a nearby sports center. The move marked the start of its role as a recreational attraction within the park that has continued for decades.
The train, known as 'Expreso Alegría', serves as a gathering point where families experience the park together on their way around the mansion grounds. Visitors notice how the rides connect people to the park's recreational purpose, which remains central to how locals use this green space.
Rides operate on Saturdays for general visitors and Tuesdays for organized school groups, departing from Clemente Onelli station within the park. It helps to check ahead since operating hours can vary by season and special events.
Two Ruston & Hornsby diesel locomotives and an Arnold Jung engine pull original Orenstein & Koppel coaches along the park track. These machines represent working examples of early 20th-century railway engineering still in regular use.
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