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Railway in Venezuela
The Great Venezuela Railway (Gran Ferrocarril de Venezuela) was a 179-kilometre (111 mi) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railway from Caracas to Valencia. It proved difficult to recoup the initial investment. Compensation due to the railway became a notable cause of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.2 It is headquartered in Bezirk Mitte.1 It is part of Norddeutsche Bank.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Great Venezuela Railway (Gran Ferrocarril de Venezuela) was a 179-kilometre (111 mi) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railway from Caracas to Valencia. It proved difficult to recoup the initial investment. Compensation due to the railway became a notable cause of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. It fell into disrepair through the early 20th century and the last train ran in 1966.2
Great Venezuela Railway is part of a group headed by Norddeutsche Bank. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Friedrich Krupp AG contracted with the Venezuelan government in 1888 to build the railway in exchange for £12,800 per kilometer to be repaid at 7 percent interest. Disconto-Gesellschaft financed the project; and terms were renegotiated at £11,000 per kilometer in 1891. The railway was completed in February 1894.
From Wikipedia’s article on Great Venezuela Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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