Original running number 1909
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Later
running
no.
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Maker, & maker's number
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Weight empty, in tons
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Notes
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Year of building
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Year of withdrawal
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New FCE Pacifics 4-6-2.
Cyls. 500x630mm; BP 12kg/sqcm; dr. wheels 1,600mm, carrying wheels 850mm; length 11,090mm (loco only). Minor differences between different batches - eg. Maffei locos had Belpaire fireboxes.
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13
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342
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Maffei 3202
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50/72
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Replacement for loco lost at sea (Cockerill 2758). Not here in Dec 1912 so must have come later. Transferred away by 1934
This loco was exhibited at the Argentine Centenary Exhibition in May 1910 before delivery to FCE.
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1911
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1953
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14
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350
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Haine St. Pierre 1072
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50/72
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Only 3 H. St. P locos recorded in 1912?, though engineer's report in December says 4.
Operating in 1945 & '56, ’57 & ’60.
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1910 arrived 1911
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1979
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15
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351
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Haine St. Pierre 1073
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Operating in 1945 & '56, ’57 & ’60.
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ditto
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1979
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16
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352
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Haine St. Pierre 1074
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Operating in 1945 & '56, ’57 & ’60.
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ditto
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1979
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17
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353
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Haine St. Pierre 1075
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Transferred to San Ant. by 1934
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ditto
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18?
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354
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Haine St. Pierre 1076
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Transferred away by 1934, possibly to San Ant (JP). destination uncertain.
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ditto
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20
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360
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Cockerill 2756
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50/72
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Transferred to San Ant. by 1934
However, 3 Cockerill 'pacifics' recorded here in 1912, and 2 in Dec 1912 engineer's report.
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arrived 1910
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21
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361
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Cockerill 2757
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Transferred to San Ant. by 1934, but working here again in 1956 & 57 and under repair here in '60.
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ditto
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1979
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Ex FC Andino 0-6-0T no. 2. Purchased by FCE in 1909, at a price of $oro 3,718.
Cyls. 410 x 556mm; BP 10 kg/sqcm; dr. wheels 1,040mm,
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2
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186
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Baldwin 14907
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28/32
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Present in Dec 1912. Present in 1934 & ’45 & '56 but not in use. Dimensions of a 4 axle tender given at that date. Originally named 'Talleres'.
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1896
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By 1940 (RC)
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Ex FC Andino 2-6-0/4-4 nos 4-5. Purchased by FCE in 1909, at a price of $oro 9,901 each.
Cyls. 18 x 24", dr. wheels 4' 6".
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4
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370
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Baldwin 14909
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50 gross?
38 empty
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Present in Dec 1912.
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1896
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1930
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5
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371
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Baldwin 14910
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Present in Dec 1912.
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1896
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1930
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Ex T. Carlisle contractor, ex FC Sud from 1896 (BAGS) 0-6-0T. Class 2C no. 38. Purchased by FCE in 1910 for abour $oro 6,000.
Cyls. 330 x 510mm (14 x 20"); BP 9 kg/sqcm(140psi); dr. wheels 980mm (3' 6"),
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38
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188?
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Manning Wardle 1172
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30 or 68.5 inc. tender etc.?
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Present in Dec 1912. Present in 1934, ’45, '56 & ’57. Dimensions of a 3 axle tender given in ’45 & ‘57.
Named 'J. P. Anqulo' at some stage, may also have been known as'La Maicera'
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1890
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?
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Ex FC sud (BAGS) 4-6-0/2-4. Class 7C nos. 162-3. (Originally from FC de Buenos Aires y Puerto de la Ensenada, or FC BsAs Ensenada & South Coast?, nos. 13-14, later R/N nos. 32-33) Purchased by FCE in 1910 for about $oro 6,000. Built by Sharp Stewart in Manchester 1885.
Cyls. 457x610mm (18 x 24"); dr. wheels 1.37m (4' 6"), carrying wheels 0.81m; haulage 1,865 ton on flat, 228 ton on 1 in 50.
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162
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Sharp Stewart 3229
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loco 42.5
tender 20
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Only one of these locos recorded in 1912 report at Pto Deseado, but another SS loco from BAGS is listed as at San Antonio. Dec 1912 report also says only 1 at PD. Pto. Deseado drawings book of 1912 preserved in archives at Retiro also records only loco 163.
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1884
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1920? or 1912
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163
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383
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Sharp Stewart 3230
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ditto
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1884
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1929/31
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Ex Central Argentine 2-6-0/6. Class M1A no. 424. Purchased by FCE in 1909 for about $oro 6,000. Cyls.17/24 1/2 x 24, dr. wheels 5' 2"
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424
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Beyer, Peacock 3188
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Present in Dec 1912.
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1890
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1922
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Ex Central Argentine 4-6-0. Class C2A nos. 610 and 614. Purchased by FCE in 1910. Orig. ex C&SFGS nos 26/30, then BAR nos.141/145, then CAR.
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610
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Neilson 3887
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These locos not recorded in first 1912 report, but were present by Dec 1912 engineer's report. Pto. Deseado drawings book of 1912 preserved in archives at Retiro shows both locos.
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1888/9
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1920
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614
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382
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Neilson 4146
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1890
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1922
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4-6-0 ex Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway. Class 1201. Cyls. 495 x 660mm/19.5 x 26 inches; Dr. wheels 1702mm/5' 7"; BP 12kg/cm2; TE 9945kg.
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Orig. 129?
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1209
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NBL 16445
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64.6/72.6 without tender
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Recorded only in 1956 & '57
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1905
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Gone by 1973?
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Later arrivals: Ex FC General Roca Class 11S simple 2-8-0s (assembled at Remedios de Escalada from parts of old FC Sud class 11A compounds)
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??
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Possibly no. 4094. See Purdom p57. Museum at PD station says 4075, 4076, and 4078
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Rem. de Escalada
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???
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Nos. arriving at Puerto Deseado not known.
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Arrived late '50s or early '60s, not present in 1956.
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Withdrawn by 1973
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??
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??
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ditto
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??
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Withdrawn by 1973
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Nothing known about identity of loco, except that an FCE number-plate with the PD logo (Pto. Deseado) is mounted on a wall in the Retiro railway museum.
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106
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Early railcars
(Info from RC)
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CM1
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Talleres?
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4.8
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16 x 2nd class seats
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1934
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1941
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CA1
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Talleres?
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8 x 2nd class seats
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1935
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1941
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Drewry railcars, ex FC General Roca ex FC Sud. Length 14.40m; 39 seats clase unica; tare 26 tonnes.
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63
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Drewry
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Operating in 1956.
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1938
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1979
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64
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Drewry
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Operating in 1956.
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1938
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1979
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Locally built railcars, 2 axle. Length 8.20m; 32 seats clase unica, Tare 8.70 tonnes.
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66
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Talleres Puerto Madryn
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Operating in 1956 & '57
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1952
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??
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67
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Talleres Puerto Madryn
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Operating in 1956 & '57
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1952
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??
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Much data in this table initially from Reg Carter's lists. Railways of Argentina. 46 Mill St. Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK. also from FC Genl. Roca reports of 1973 and 1975 in Hector Briano's book 1999.
Confirmation of locos on the line in 1912 is from Memoria del Ministerio de Obras Publicas de la Nacion Correspondiente al año 1912/13, Capitulo II, Anexo L. Confirmation of locos present in 1945 is from the appendix to the working timetable ('itinerario'), as kindly scanned and forwarded by Señor Sergio Barral. 1957 details similarly are from the appendix to the 'itinerario'. 1956 details arte from an FCE data sheet for Pto. Deseado.
Sources of comments include Reg Carter (RC), John Poole's notes forwarded by SLS (JP), and World of South American Steam 1973. (WOSAS)
Loco dimensions are from Edgardo Somoza's paper Las Locomotoras del Ferrocarril de Puerto Deseado a Nahuel Huapi in Hector Briano's book 1999, and from the 1945 appendix.
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