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The Belgian company is dropped; the Peloponnese railway takes over

29 December 1891 (17 December 1891 old style) Proven

In December 1891 the Belgian company was declared to have forfeited its rights. A new contract gave the Piraeus–Athens–Peloponnese Railways (ΣΠΑΠ) the completion of Tripoli–Diavolitsi and the operation of the whole line from Myloi, taking over the finished sections 'in the state in which they are'. At that time 101 km were in use, including the 58 km Myloi–Tripoli.

Where
Railway station, Station of the Southern Greece Railways
Who
Theodoros Deligiannis
Threads
Railway
Certainty
Proven confirmed by primary sources

Sources

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