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Preserved Steam in Argentina Part 3 |
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Back in 1999 (!), I posted some pictures of preserved steam in Argentina. (Click for Part 1 and Part 2). Now Pablo Varetti has sent me some 2012 pictures of locomotives at the site of the Ferroviario Club del Central Argentino (http://www.fcca.org.ar) in Perez, Santa Fe (15km west of Rosario), on the occasion of their moving to a large well equipped shed (lower set). There is also a good summary here - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroviario_Club_Central_Argentino. First though is their flagship locomotive 191, seen here in steam in August 2010: These are general views: Broad gauge locomotives here include:
Their metre gauge B54 622 4-6-2 (Maffei 1910), said to be the only serviceable locomotive of that gauge in the country:
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Rob Dickinson
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