Guestbook entries August 2005

From 1999 until 2005 this website included a guestbook, in which visitors were invited to leave comments. Unfortunately this was overwhelmed by a torrent of spam messages. However, the messages that were rescued have been posted here for interest.

Name: guillermo gonzalez
Date: Wed Aug 03 15:27:49 2005
Referred By: satelite ferroviario
Comments:
Increible pagina, he conocido hechos y cosas, que nunca imagine que hubieran existido, sobre todo de mi pais.Calurosas felicitaciones por el trabajo realizado

Name: Patrick Collins
Date: Tue Jul 12 10:57:39 2005
Referred By: surfing the web looking for NG info.
Comments:
Fabulous website. Wish I'd had access to this kind of info before my visits to south america in 1998 and 99, so many places that I visited and either didn't know had an interesting railway history or knew a little about but didn't have time to investigate. Excellent, keep up the good work.

Name: Ignacio Pujana
Date: Tue Apr 12 15:37:39 2005
Comments:
Thanks for making this wonderful web page. My father in law was in charge of the Comodoro Sarmiento line until it was closed; I appreciate your effort to preserve history that part of my hometown.

Name: Gerhard H. Ehlers
Date: Tue Apr 12 6:41:21 2005
Referred By: David Guevara
Comments:
Hallo Martin, very nice and impressive pages. I am a collector of almost everything related to Tierra del Fuego, the uttermost part of the earth . Are you intersted in a scan of a postcards showing train for the prisoners in Ushuaia ? Kind regards Gerhard

Name: Dave Watkins
Date: Sun Mar 13 6:50:01 2005
Comments:
Your site proved very useful before and after a recent holiday in Argentina. Thanks

Name: Oliverio
Date: Thu Feb 03 22:07:20 2005
Referred By: Search in Google
Comments:
This is a very interesting site about argentine and south american railways, maybe the unique with such kind of information and graphic material and images. Congratulations for the authors and of course, continue expanding the site!! *** Este es un sitio muy interesante sobre los ferrocarriles del sur argentino y de Sudamerica, quizas el único con esta clase de informacion, graficos o fotos históricas. Felicitaciones a los autores, y por favor, continuen mejorando y ampliando este sitio!!. Saludos!!

Name: Jason Lewis
Home Page: Falkland Islands Information Portal
Date: Wed Jan 26 6:31:41 2005
Referred By: DMOZ
Comments:
A very intresting Site I'll will be back to look into it further, but for now I've added your site to my links database.

Name: Mike ()
Home Page: prace magisterskie
Date: Tue Jan 11 20:52:36 2005
Comments:
Very nice site... i really like it.. i wish u all the best... greetings :-)

Name: Luis Mancilla Pérez
Date: Fri Dec 24 22:51:20 2004
Comments:
Al comunicarse a esta dirección podra obtener otras fotos e historias del tren en Chiloé. Un saludo fraterno desde Chiloé: altolamurta|@hotmail.com

Name: Richard Watson
Date: Thu Dec 23 12:57:42 2004
Referred By: Mark Neilson
Comments:
Martin, Brilliant web site! Being Welsh myself, I've long held an interest in the Patagonian Welsh commmunity and the railways of the region. We must chat the next time we meet at an EAG meeting!

Name: guillermo gonzalez
Date: Wed Aug 03 15:27:49 2005
Referred By: satelite ferroviario
Comments:
Increible pagina, he conocido hechos y cosas, que nunca imagine que hubieran existido, sobre todo de mi pais.Calurosas felicitaciones por el trabajo realizado

Name: Patrick Collins ()
Date: Tue Jul 12 10:57:39 2005
Referred By: surfing the web looking for NG info.
Comments:
Fabulous website. Wish I'd had access to this kind of info before my visits to south america in 1998 and 99, so many places that I visited and either didn't know had an interesting railway history or knew a little about but didn't have time to investigate. Excellent, keep up the good work.

Name: Greg
Date: Sat Dec 11 23:16:51 2004
Comments:
I like your site, Thanks!

Name: blancanieves
Date: Tue Nov 09 19:53:59 2004
Comments:
sres: se esta subastando en mercado libre un libro de enrique udaondo con las historias de la nomenclatura de las estaciones de la república, comunico, que soy poseedora de dicho libro para mas informacion consultar a cane2 (buscar por usuario) o a mi e-mail muchas gracias!

Name: George A. Slight
Date: Mon Sep 13 11:26:57 2004
Comments:
I am surprise to ses that the pictures of the railway in Cabo Raper, Chile, belong to the colection of Allen Morrison. My grandfather build the lighthouses in the Magallan Strait including Cabe Raper and my family keeps the negatives you show in your page. He also built Evangelist, Dungeness, Felix, Posesion, Punta Delgada and other totaling 72 light signal in Chile. George Slight

Name: Hugh Morton
Date: Sun Jul 11 10:15:54 2004
Comments:
Discovery of your superbly detailed and informative site has made research for a forthcoming visit to Ushuaia and other places in the far south a real pleasure - very many thanks

Name: Andrew Everett
Date: Thu Jul 08 12:36:45 2004
Comments:
Fascinating

Name: messy ()
Home Page: goodlife 2000
Date: Thu Jun 10 18:22:17 2004
Referred By:
Comments:
hello. . . ainsi lorsque ce n'est pas fois un beau ct je ne sais pas non plus! ;-) maintenant fois srieusement, elle a vraiment trs bien russi! encore beaucoup souhaite un succs et un amusement. . . .
bye messy . . . .

Name: mario palacios
Home Page:
Date: Fri May 21 17:38:27 2004
Comments: Yo una persona que admira la trochita desde chico he viajado en ella, y tengo videos y fotografias de toda epoca. Ademas del ferrocarril de Tierra del Fuego en la epoca del penal, 1915 Si necesian algo, solicitenlo

Name: Pablo Pascuzzi
Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/kapitanbar
Date: Tue Mar 09 16:55:38 2004
Referred By: Google
Comments: This is the only page I've found so far that explains so well and extensively about those lost lines and railways that served the most forgotten part of my country, Patagonia. Thanks a lot for keeping it online!. Your spanish is quite good and understandable.

Name: Sebastin Barreiro

Home Page: none

Date: Fri Feb 20 13:30:48 2004

Referred By: web

Comments:

Amazing web site, its one of a kind.I do not speak english, but thanks to Mr. Sinclair, people like me can enjoy now because his great translater job. Difundan todos este material, porque es irrepetible y merece ser conocido. Me alegra haberlo encontrado por casualidad , lo recomendar a todos lo que saben valorar algo as. Mucha suerte.

Name: Leonardo Cuello

Home Page:

Date: Tue Feb 17 22:38:18 2004

Referred By:

Comments:

De casualidad llegue a esta pagina me gusta mucho la historia sobre los ferrocarriles vivo en Buenos Aires, su trabajo me parece excelente, hecho con un profundo trabajo de investigacion. Felicitaciones

Name: Marcelo
Home Page: Trenes del sur
Date: Fri Dec 19 14:20:55 2003
Comments: Felicitaciones Martin me estoy enterando de muchas cosas que no conoca, tengo una humilde web sobre algunos trenes de la patagonia, donde vivo, solo a modo de hobby como ferroaficionado. Me queda la duda de donde sos y porque el interes de los trenes de la patagonia en una pagina escrita en ingles. Un fuerte abrazo del fin del mundo Marcelo

Name: Enrique Nowell

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Tue Dec 09 6:26:00 2003

Referred By: sentinel

Comments:

El domingo pasado, conoc por primera vez el camin Sentinel en el "Zoologico de Lujan" (posee pagina de Internet), pero nada me informaron de su historia, agradezco que en su pagina lo pude hacer. El camin en cuestin se encuentra en proceso de restauracin.-

Name: Ross

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sat Oct 25 1:45:30 2003

Referred By:

Comments:

Thanks for your site. I have been trying to get good information on the Rio Turbio for a long while I have enjoyed the site and have returned quite a few times. One thing where could I get good copies of the 2.10.2 diagrams Thanks Ross L Old

Name: Xavier Riera
Date: Tue Oct 07 15:21:40 2003
I am looking for a supplier of rails for trains for a project in south america. Please contact me if possible to my e mail. Thank You

Name: norman davidson
Date: Sun Oct 05 9:45:49 2003
Comments:
Have travelled(tripped over) some of the railways in South Georgia particularly at Leith Harbour where I worked for many years. Although it was not encouraged, many whalers used to ride on the "bucket" cars which were used to convey materials and equipment. The cars were pulled over the station by wires attached to a central winch

Name: Hans F.-W.
Date: Wed Sep 10 11:37:59 2003
Comments:
Hallo Leute, tolle Seite!! Macht weiter so!

Name: nora cristina graa
Date: Fri Aug 01 20:34:14 2003
Comments:
Hola todos: hermosa pagina.Quisiera conocer los nombres de los pioneros rusos obreros del ferrocarril en Comodoro.Busco a la tia :Crispina Smol Parjos (soundex),desconozco apellido del esposo.Hermana del abuelo Lawrenty Smol,nacido 10 de agosto de 1893 en kamenets,zona de Brest litovsky,provincia de Grodno,Rusia.Entro a la argentina 1910.Gracias y abrazos,Nora,Rawson,Chubut.

Name: Ned Williams
Date: Tue Jul 01 15:50:49 2003
Comments:
Great news that the Line from Esquel to Ingenerio Jaccobaci is to re-open. Is there any way that I can be kept informed of progress. I visited the line in 2000 with "Train Tours Unlimited" and loved it.

Name: Martin Coombs
Home Page: martincoombs.co.uk
Date: Fri May 23 13:27:57 2003
Comments:
Like you I am a railway enthusiast. I thought I would like to explore the net to see how many other mc there were. I was born in Exeter in Devon and my web site will give you a generalk background. I am very impressed by your web Kind regards Martin

Name: Ronald Holmes
Date: Sat May 17 12:39:22 2003
Comments:
I tried sending you interesting photographs of Chiloe Railway from the personal album of Mr. Lezaeta, the constructor. I am his great grandson. Your mail address martincoombs1@virgin.net returned my mail. Do you have a mail in wich I can send you these images? Regards Ronald Holmes rholmes@daac.cl

Name: Alejandro Somoza
Date: Fri May 16 8:21:00 2003
Comments:
Very glad to visit your page. Would you translate it to spanish (some day) ??

Name: John Agnew
Home Page: www.railmaster.co.nz
Date: Sat May 10 7:37:02 2003
Comments:
Nice one, been down there a few times. Good news today, must do it again now that China is out of bounds. regards amigo, John Agnew Juancito

Name: Oscar

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Fri Jan 31 11:24:11 2003

Referred By:

Comments:

Quisiera saber el horario del tren que va de SAN ANTONIO OESTE A LA CORDILLERA

Name: edgardo gallardo
Home Page: el tren del fin del continente
Date: Mon Dec 09 14:36:12 2002
Comments: Estimado Martin te escribo desde Ro Gallegos, donde estuviste en Enero de 2001, y siempre te recordamos, he visitado vuestra pagina y es excelente desde ya agradecemos vuestro interes por nuestros ferrocarriles, un saludo de estas tierra patagonicas de todo los que componemos los Amigos del Tren de Ro Gallegos

Name: Alejandra Tejedo

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Mon Sep 02 8:47:58 2002

Referred By:

Comments:

Es posigle obtener un plano del recorrido costero del ferrocarril en la ciudad de Comodoro Rivadavia y Rada Tilly? Desde ya muchas gracias.

Name: james hargrave ()

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Wed Aug 21 15:23:59 2002

Referred By:

Comments:

The archives of Patent Shaft and Axletree of Wednesbury, Staffs, held at Sandwell Archives, Smethwick, contain a few photographs of trackwork etc. supplied to Port Madryn - alas, photos taken here not there

Name: John Watts

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Fri Jul 12 14:49:48 2002

Referred By:

Comments:

Well Done. Fascinating. Thanks for all the tremendous effort that has been spent building and maintaining this most wonderful site.

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Name: David Sinclair (david@cantoncottage.freeserve.co.uk)

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Fri Jul 05 12:27:12 2002

Referred By:

Comments:

Martin Just visiting your visitors' book to be nosey. - Aye

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Name: Gerallt Nash

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Tue Apr 30 16:28:05 2002

Referred By:

Comments:

Greetings Martin Pat & I have just returned from n. Wales where we met up with David Kent (+ Austin 10!). I see you've recently been back out to s America; did you get to Patagonia? When we were there in 1999 we had hoped to get on board the train at Esquel, but alas we mis-timed it and the train was not there and not due in on the day we were there! Next time perhaps... Let us know how you are (I believe you've moved from Scotland) Best wishes Gerallt & Pat

Name: Grand Jovialiste

Home Page: FREE BOOKS AND 71 WEBS OF GRAND JOVIALISTE

Date: Fri Apr 12 10:53:42 2002

Referred By: SSSSS

Comments:

ANOTHER THING: I am in searching of the web site of Lic. CARLOS PEDRO VAIRO, writer of EL MITO Y LA AVENTURA a book in spanish. Have yoy the url or the email?

Name: GRAND JOVIALISTE

Home Page: http://personales.ciudad.com.ar/brieux/32.html

Date: Fri Apr 12 10:43:53 2002

Referred By: SSSS

Comments:

Argentine,Buenos Aires, April 12 2002. I am a writter. http://personales.ciudad.com.ar/brieux/32.html about ten free books in the web site and anothers humor articles. Soy un escritor de unos diez libros que pueden ubicarse en el sitio mencionado y de otros articulos de humor. I am looking. Estoy visitandolo. Very interesting, indeed. Muy interesante, ciertamente.

Name: Milton and Catrin Junyent

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Wed Apr 10 19:31:31 2002

Referred By:

Comments:

We would like to congratulate you on your web page. We live in Gaiman, Chubut and are interested in the history of the railway in Patagonia and find your comments and research very informative and enlightening. We look forward to studying the details with more attention. Thanking you Catrin and Milton P.S. we found the page looking for information on Beyer Peacock steam engines

Name: Jim McLaren

Home Page: South Georgia Photos

Date: Sun Sep 09 18:57:13 2001

Referred By:

Comments:

Hi Martin, Just took another look. It is getting better all the time. Will speak to you by e-mail, but the site is so good. Best wishes, Jim.

Name: Geoff Moore

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Mon Apr 30 8:24:40 2001

Referred By: surfing

Comments:

A well constructed and great site. I have always had a soft spot for the rlwys of Patagonia. Well Done!!!

Name: vaughan jones

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun Jan 07 11:04:09 2001

Referred By:

Comments:

good web pages

Name: Fernando Carnero

Home Page: Ferrocarriles En Argentina

Date: Tue Dec 05 7:56:02 2000

Referred By: http://trenes.freeservers,com/

Comments:

Martin: Excelente tu pagina. Un abrazo desde Argentina Fernando

Name: Joel King

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sat Nov 25 14:13:05 2000

Referred By:

Comments:

Martin- I really enjoy your site; nice job. I have the privilage of being a crew member of the Alder Gulch Shortline, a little 30" gauge steam rr in Montana, USA. We wish we had more than the 1.5 miles to run on. If you go to the Railway and Preservation News site and scroll down to the narrow gauge section you can see our web site. I take it that the Patagonian Express has no web site. How does one find their schedule? Take care. Joel King

Name: Frank Reedy

Home Page: Frank's Home Page

Date: Mon Nov 20 16:30:12 2000

Referred By: Martin

Comments:

Especially liked the Spanish bits!

Name: Jim McLaren

Home Page: South Georgia Pictures

Date: Tue Oct 24 13:07:29 2000

Referred By:

Comments:

Great eye-catching design. Nice blend of photographs, text and graphics. Most enjoyable and I look forward to viewing the completed site.

Name: tony

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Fri Jul 21 17:43:06 2000

Referred By:

Comments:

being welsh, i found this an interesting site to visit,Da Iawn

Name: Shaun McMahon

Home Page: http://www.trendelfindelmundo.com.ar

Date: Sun Jun 18 23:16:16 2000

Referred By: Hugh Odom

Comments:

The English version of the FCAF (railway section) website has been uploaded. In order to access click the English language logo and then click the heading 'El Tren'.

Name: Shaun McMahon

Home Page: http://www.trendelfindelmundo.com.ar/default.asp

Date: Wed Jun 07 1:19:13 2000

Referred By: Hugh Odom

Comments:

The uploading of the F.C. Austral Fueguino English version of the website has been delayed. Rob Dickinson has very kindly uploaded the English version onto his International Working Steam website, so in the meantime it can be viewed at his address under news from Argentina. Many thanks to Rob for assisting with this matter.

Name: Shaun McMahon

Home Page: FERROCARRIL AUSTRAL FUEGUINO

Date: Mon May 29 1:34:30 2000

Referred By: Hugh Odom

Comments:

A very interesting site. The F.C. Austral Fueguino web page has been rewritten in English and will be uploaded within a few days.

Name: John Davies

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun May 28 15:07:18 2000

Referred By: Hugh Odom

Comments:

A very interesting site. The special interest is the fact that I am working on a Modern Miniature Locomotive, using Mr Porta's technology. It is good to obtain a background of the area where he made his greatest advancements.

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun May 28 13:07:29 2000

Referred By: steam_tech posting

Comments:

An excellent site, full of information. I was curious to find out where the 2-8-2s used on the Rio Turbio had come from. Now I know.

Name: Gareth Evans

Home Page: Don't have one

Date: Fri Feb 11 17:39:44 2000

Referred By: Alta Vista

Comments:

Very interesting site - I'm a Welshman Diddorol iawn - Rwyn'n Gymro Cymraeg. Thanks very much. Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Name: Huw Williams

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun Nov 28 15:06:14 1999

Referred By:

Comments:

Thank you very much for making this research available. Y Wladfa still holds a special place in the affections of all Welsh speakers, in particular. My wife and I are going to a lecture on Y Wladfa next week, by one of my wife,s Welsh tutors who taught in Patagonia, so I have printed a copy to take along with us. I agree that bringing one of the engines back "home" would be a lovely link between Wales and Patagonia; of course the engine would have to be named "Y Wladfa"! Regards Huw Williams

Name: Louis

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun Nov 21 16:01:32 1999

Referred By: Your good self

Comments:

Wonderful - isn't this the sort of idiosyncracy for which the Web is designed??? Lou

Name: Glenn Christensen

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun Oct 31 0:50:48 1999

Referred By: Welsh Highland Web Page

Comments:

I greatly enjoy your web page and hope you will expand it in the future. Thank you for your efforts! Glenn Christensen

Name: R. S. (Bob) Logan

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun Oct 17 18:54:44 1999

Referred By: @netmind.com

Comments:

Hello, am an enthusiast of "The Flanged Wheel." a retired Railway employee, and M/E live steamer.

Name: David

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Sun Oct 10 20:19:17 1999

Referred By:

Comments:

Cool

Name: Guillermo Hughes Jenkins

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Thu Sep 09 20:57:37 1999

Referred By:

Comments:

I'm from Chubut, Argentina and I came accidentally to this page. It's a great surprise to find a site like this. Congratulations and thanks for make everyone knows a little more of our history.

Name: laura appleton (don't have one)

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Wed Sep 01 16:06:16 1999

Referred By: chris button

Comments:

Dear Sir, miss you loads since i left we must meet up soon to go for a ride. Have you been sailing much ? How is the magazine coming along without my help, hope to see on the net soon. Loved your website but disappointed to find there was no pictures of us. see you soon love and hugs laura

Name: Raymond Marsh

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Thu Aug 19 1:55:09 1999

Referred By: Feldbahn site

Comments:

Like yourself, I have a strong interest in the railways of South America and this page is wonderful. It brings back memories and explains the background of the trip I took between Ing. Jacobacci and Esquel in Jan. 1977. Thanks for a great site.

Name: Guillermo Hughes Jenkins

Home Page: Don't Have One

Date: Thu Sep 09 20:57:37 1999

Referred By:

Comments:

I'm from Chubut, Argentina and I came accidentally to this page. It's a great surprise to find a site like this. Congratulations and thanks for make everyone knows a little more of our history.

IP Address: 19Name: Raymond Marsh
Referred By: Feldbahn site
Comments:
Like yourself, I have a strong interest in the railways of South America and this page is wonderful. It brings back memories and explains the background of the trip I took between Ing. Jacobacci and Esquel in Jan. 1977. Thanks for a great site.

Name: Trevor ap Simon
Home Page: trevor.app
Date: Sat Aug 14 5:17:15 1999
Comments:
Brilliant! (Tho' you're obviously completely bonkers ;o) I was actually looking for stuff about some Joneses who left Bala in the 1860s, but this is much more fun!

Name: Chris Walker
Date: Fri Jul 09 15:42:15 1999
Referred By: Steve Mourton
Comments:
I think this is an excellent site and one of the best historical railway ones I have found. To the best of my knowledge it covers ground that has not been researched in English and is in the public domain.

Name: Candis Hughes
Date: Sat Jun 19 10:51:14 1999
Comments:
I am researching ancestors and came across your sight. If you read this I would appreciate it if you would give me a hand in finding out about the passenger lists on the ships that came from Wales. I really enjoyed reading your research paper and appreciate your taking the time to put it on the Web.

Name: Martin Coombs
Date: Wed Jun 16 7:51:07 1999
Comments:
Hi Martin, I was just spending my lunchtime surfing the web and just enterd my name to see what I got. It would seem I joined Virgin just prior to you. Also by coincidence my interest is in railways both real and model, with emphasise on 7mm scale narrow gauge. Please note this is sent from my work and the Virgin address is my home email. My webb site is currently under construction and should be ready in the next couple of months. Martin Coombs

Name: Frank Rushton
Date: Sun Jun 06 16:09:23 1999
Comments:
Thank you for taking the trouble to make this information available on the web. Frank Rushton 128 Woodcreek Dr Dothan AL 36301-6206 USA

Name: Stephen Mourton
Date: Wed May 19 13:31:12 1999
Comments:
Have just found your site, very interesting. I visited Esquel in 1973 and will look up the details sometime to pass on to you. I will also mention your site to a friend of mine, who recently authored a book called Latin American Railways in Picture Postcards. I am sure he will be in touch with you, his name is Chris Walker.

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