. The Street railway journal . t ten years ago sincethe first electric railway was installed inBuenos-Aires—has pretty well demonstratedthe fact that there is not a line in this cityto-day costing less for maintenance of mo-tive power, giving all-round better satisfac- tion, having fewer breakdowns, than the Gen-eral Electric equipments originally installedon the Bright and La Capital lines, respect-ively the first two to be built. Many of theoriginal parts of these first motors are stilldoing daily service, and, from all appear-ances, will continue to do so for some timeto come. What is true
. The Street railway journal . t ten years ago sincethe first electric railway was installed inBuenos-Aires—has pretty well demonstratedthe fact that there is not a line in this cityto-day costing less for maintenance of mo-tive power, giving all-round better satisfac- tion, having fewer breakdowns, than the Gen-eral Electric equipments originally installedon the Bright and La Capital lines, respect-ively the first two to be built. Many of theoriginal parts of these first motors are stilldoing daily service, and, from all appear-ances, will continue to do so for some timeto come. What is true of the motors is alsotrue of the cars furnished these original lines,for after ten years of wear and tear carry-ing a population that is not of the elite, asthe city lines are accustomed to carry, theyare in far better condition to-day, both asregards looks and durability, than many ofthe more recent ones and cost much less formaintenance. Of these lines not mentioned in the table,there is the Quilmes Brewery line, a private.
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