Edward Banfield was the first railroad engineer

Railroad engineer

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 who drove La Porteña during the first travel by rail in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

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 in 1857. He was the first General Manager of the British-owned Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway

Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway

The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...

 between 1865 and 1872, founded in Argentina by Edward Lund in 1862. Banfield died in 1872, and the village of Banfield

Banfield (village)

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 in Buenos Aires Province

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, founded in 1873, was named after him. The professional Argentine football club Club Atlético Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...

also carries his name.