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Main pages
Appendices
Chapter 9
Coal railways including the RFIRT
Appendix 8
RFIRT rolling stock list
This is a first attempt at listing all RFIRT stock and is inevitably very incomplete. Any assistance in adding further information will be much appreciated.
Fleet numbers |
Number in service |
Dates, of building and/or entry into RFIRT service |
Description |
Original source, other remarks |
Four-wheeled wagons, with wooden frames, ex Ministry of Marine at Puerto Belgrano. Original builder unknown, but rebuilt at former BBNO workshops in Bahía Blanca before transfer to Río Gallegos in 1950. Originally used for transferring coal from colliers to stockpiles and then returning it to warships being bunkered. Fitted with chopper couplings. No continuous brake. Nominally of 6 tonnes capacity. |
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190 in total, 9 left in 1994. |
Built cerca 1910? |
Side-opening hoppers with ridged floors |
Surviving remnants still lie in Rio Gallegos 2011. |
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As above |
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Bordes altos (High-sided) |
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As above |
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Tankers |
Some tanks were removed and placed in pairs on 1922 Familleureux plataformas. |
Six-wheeled brakevan, ex Ministry of Marine at Puerto Belgrano. Original builder unknown, but possibly rebuilt at former BBNO workshops in Bahía Blanca before transfer to Río Gallegos in 1950. |
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1 |
? |
Brake van with balcony at one end. |
Chassis and running gear still survive in Rio Gallegos, 2011. |
1922-built vehicles from the stockpile at Puerto Madryn. Built by Familleureux of Belgium but not used owing to curtailing of plans for a 75cm gauge network across Patagonia. |
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At least 2 |
Built 1922, arrived 1951 |
Bordes altos (high-sided) |
FCE series 3001 |
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At least 9 |
Built 1922, arrived 1951 |
Plataformas (Low-sided) |
FCE series 4001 |
102, 3, 501 (named Kufun Leufu), 4101?, 4103? |
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Ex first class coaches |
FCE series 1101 |
4102? |
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Ex second class coaches |
FCE series 1201 |
701-2 |
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Ambulance vans, ex hacienda de dos pisos |
FCE series 6001 |
2301-2 (at one point labelled 'Furgon 103'), 4 |
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Furgon cargas |
FCE series 1001 |
3003, + one other at least?? |
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Tankers |
FCE series 7001 |
601-3 |
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Vagones accidentado? |
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1954 and onwards vehicles built by Ferrodinie in Bahía Blanca. 18 tonnes capacity. |
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1001 onwards 1063, 5, |
660 proposed in 1954, 290 in existence 1994. 190 to be overhauled 2009-11. |
Coal gondolas |
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1085, 1358, |
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'Colero' tail end wagons, converted from normal coal wagons. Painted in stripes and with brackets for tail lamps. |
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1078, 2002 |
8 in existence 1994 |
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'Aguatero' water carriers converted from coal wagons |
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30 proposed in 1954 |
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'Cubierto'/ vans |
May never have been built. |
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6 proposed 1954 |
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'Furgon cola' Brake vans |
May never have been built. |
3001, 5, 6 |
15 proposed 1954, 6 in existence 1994 |
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Tankers |
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20 proposed 1954, 20 in existence 1994 |
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'Plataformas' |
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30 proposed 1954 |
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'Hacienda', livestock |
May never have been built. |
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2 proposed 1954 |
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Furgón servicio' |
May never have been built. |
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2 proposed 1954 |
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'Quitanieves' Snow ploughs |
May never have been built. |
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1 proposed 1954 |
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'Grua auxilio' |
May never have been built. |
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14 in existence 1994 |
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Chata contenador' plataformas converted to carry containers. |
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Prototype high capacity coal wagon, built by COMSAL at San Antonio Oeste workshops 1986. Converted to loco water carrier. 32 tonne capacity when built. |
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1601 |
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Loco water carrier |
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New stock built by Emepa SA in Chascomús and Laguna Paiva in 2009-10. Air braked. |
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Prototype 0100-08 |
100 |
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Coal wagons |
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2 |
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Passenger coaches |
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Reference
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