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Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, a Common card
The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, 5 ft 6 in, British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 3,700
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
After president Juan Perón nationalised the Argentine railway network in ____, it became part of the state-owned company Ferrocarril General Roca.
Answer
1940s. After president Juan Perón nationalised the Argentine railway network in 1948, it became part of the state-owned company Ferrocarril General Roca. From the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Liam Feeney. Liam Feeney 7,200 · Caslano 5,600 · Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway 3,700 · William Meade 2,900 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The company was founded by Edward Lumb in 1862 and the first general manager was Edward Banfield after whom the Buenos Aires suburban station of Banfield was named, when it opened in 1873.
- After president Juan Perón nationalised the Argentine railway network in 1948, it became part of the state-owned company Ferrocarril General Roca.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway article was read about 3,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
