Private company

Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company

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Former company

The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company (Spanish: Compañía de Tranvías Anglo Argentina), known simply as La Anglo in Argentina, was a large transportation company which operated the majority of the trams in the Buenos Aires network, which was also one of the largest in the world at the time having lines totalling 875 km (544 mi) in length. The company also created Buenos Aires' first underground tram line, which would go on to become Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.2 It is part of Sofina.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1876Founded1
  • Industryrail transport, urban and suburban passenger land transport1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company (Spanish: Compañía de Tranvías Anglo Argentina), known simply as La Anglo in Argentina, was a large transportation company which operated the majority of the trams in the Buenos Aires network, which was also one of the largest in the world at the time having lines totalling 875 km (544 mi) in length. The company also created Buenos Aires' first underground tram line, which would go on to become Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.2

Corporate structure

Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company is part of a group headed by Sofina. 29 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sofina Brussels, Belgium
    • Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company London
    • CHADE company Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Média-Participations Subsidiary · Paris
    • Compagnie Générale de Tramways de Buenos-Ayres Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Société d'Électricite de Rosario Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Société Internationale d'Énergie Hydro-Électrique Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Sofina Capital S.A. Subsidiary · Leudelange, Luxembourg
      • Compartment A Fund · Leudelange, Luxembourg
      • Compartment B Fund · Leudelange, Luxembourg
      • SOFINA PRIVATE EQUITY S.A. SICAR Fund · Leudelange, Luxembourg
    • Sofina Invest S.A. Subsidiary · Leudelange, Luxembourg
    • Sofina Partners S.A. Subsidiary · Leudelange, Luxembourg
    • SOFINA VENTURES Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1876Founded Founded1

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