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The Mora La Nova Railway Museum 2025

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This is part of an article from James Waite following up an initial contribution from Jordi Sasplugas Deu and some notes from Thomas Kautzor.

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For reference, this is the narrow gauge locomotive mentioned in this report:

Gauge Type Builder  Number Date  Running Number Status
600 mm  0-10-0  O&K (Germany)  4273 1910  105
Madrid sugar mill
in service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

0-10-0 no 105 of the Azucarera Madrid (Madrid Sugar Factory) was in steam. It is one of nine locos at the factory, four, or possibly five of which have survived. The factory was located at La Poveda on the metre gauge FC Madrid-Aragon, later known as the FC Tajuna, and there were long lines which connected with broad gauge lines some km to the north and south. The first locos were built as tank locos, but were later converted to tender ones, no doubt because of the length of runs which were involved. This loco went there second hand, and was followed by one built new for the line. It was preserved for many years in working order by the FGC (the Catalan government-owned railway based at Barcelona) for their Tren del Ciment at Castellar de'n Huch but never worked there in service as they preferred to use some newly-built diesels. Its coach is one of two also built for the Tren del Ciment based loosely on the design of coaches which once ran on the 750mm gauge FC Palamos-Girona-Banyoles, but also never ran there as they later decided to buy some new high-capacity vehicles. This one recently moved to Móra and the museum hopes in due course that the other one will also move there. Much of the Madrid-Aragon route was rebuilt to form a part of the Madrid Metro system, but it diverged onto a different alignment at La Poveda, and the old line there is now a steam-worked metre gauge heritage railway. However, there is no trace of the AM factory apart from the boundary wall, and also no trace of the 600mm system. The blue and yellow electric locomotive was newly-restored, and seemed to be a major focus of interest for the numerous people attending the event.


For reference, this is a list of the steam locomotives mentioned in these articles:

Gauge Type Builder  Number Date  Running Number Status
600 mm  0-10-0  O&K (Germany)  4273 1910  105
Madrid sugar mill
in service
1000 mm 2-6-2T  MTM (Spain)  281 1926 Olot Girona 22 in service
1000 mm  0-6-0WT  OK (Germany)  677 1900 to FC Mollerusa under restoration
1000 mm  0-4-0T Falcon     3, PRIM at Salou, expected for restoration
1668 mm  0-4-0T  Couillet (Belgium)  791 1886  020-0236 in service
1668 mm  2-4-0T  Sharp Stewart (UK)  2710 1877  120-0202 in service
1668 mm  2-8-2  Macosa (Spain)  155 1957  141F-2316 under restoration
1668 mm  4-8-2  MTM (Spain)  635 1951 241F-2238 static exhibit
1668 mm  4-6-2+2-6-4  Euskalduna (Spain)  191 1931  462F-0401 static exhibit
1668 mm  2-8-2+2-8-2  Babcock & Wilcox (Spain) 730 1961  282F-0421 under restoration


Rob Dickinson

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