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São Paulo Railway

Logo: Sabatiersampa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Railway company in Brazil

The São Paulo Railway Company (SPR), nicknamed Ingleza, transl.: The English) was a privately owned British railway company in Brazil, which operated the 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge railway from the seaport at Santos via São Paulo to Jundiaí. The company was nationalised in 1946 and became the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí.2 It is headquartered in London.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Nº 31. S. Paulo Railway Co. Planos Inclinados. - a Terceira Machina da Serra - 1, Acervo do Museu Paulista da USP
Photo: José Rosael/Hélio Nobre/Museu Paulista da USP, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The São Paulo Railway Company (SPR), nicknamed Ingleza, transl.: The English) was a privately owned British railway company in Brazil, which operated the 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge railway from the seaport at Santos via São Paulo to Jundiaí. The company was nationalised in 1946 and became the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí1

Sources

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