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The Avellaneda Park Historic Train (native name: Tren Histórico del Parque Avellaneda), colloquially known as "Expreso Alegría"〔 ("Joy Express" in English) is a narrow gauge train that runs inside Avellaneda Park of Parque Avellaneda district, in the southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. == History == In 1908, the Buenos Aires Legislature carried out a public tender to build a railway that ran through the Buenos Aires Zoo, which was completed and opened one year later.〔 The train was towed by Deutz locomotives, manufactured in Germany.〔 In 1929 the train was moved to Avellaneda Park, alleging that it would be useful to transport people to "polideportivo" (sports center) located in the park. The service was officially opened in 1936, being named ''"Expreso Alegría"'' and operated by Genovese Juan Cugusi who was in charge of the service. The train departed from Clemente Onelli station. It was free for children going to thr holiday home of the park, three times a week. Some versions state that the rolling stock was manufactured by French company Decauville.〔〔 The train ran a short circular track of 1,300 m inside Avellaneda Park, surrounding the "Casona Olivera (Olivera Mansion)", a former farmstead bought by Domingo Olivera in 1868 for cattle and originally named "Estancia Los Remedios".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Cronista Mayor de Buenos Aires, n° 14 )〕 The house also served as military barracks and field hospital during some armed conflicts in Buenos Aires. In 1912 Olivera sold the house to the Government of Buenos Aires with the condition that a park should be built there. In 1912 the "Olivera Park" (then renamed "Avellaneda") was opened and the house preserved. Other points approached by the train were the "Garden of Meditation", the carrousel, the former swimming centre, the dairy and several outdoor sculptures.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Volverá a funcionar el tren de parque Avellaneda )〕 The ''golden age'' of the Park Avellaneda Train was in the 1950s when two Ruston & Hornsby diesel locomotives had to be added due to the increasing number of passengers. Bigger and more comfortable coaches were also added to service because the previous ones did not have roof. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avellaneda Park Historic Train」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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