Railway Studies Circle of Uruguay

This information has been provided by Tabare Bordach emtb@adinet.com.uy.

The "Círculo de Estudios Ferroviarios del Uruguay", CEFU, (Railway Studies Circle of Uruguay) is a railway enthusiasts institution, started on August 16, 1986. The CEFU has a railway museum, two British-built engines in working order and others set aside for museum purposes. The Club is also engaged in the preservation of rolling stock and railway equipment, and keeps several historic coaches and freight wagons. CEFU can be contacted via cefu@adinet.com.uy, their official website is http://www.cefu.com.uy/ (link dead by April 2015).

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The list of British locomotives and rolling stock of preserved by CEFU is as follows - note that 119 carried the number 120 for some years which was very confusing as there was a 'real' 120 which is under restoration... :

Engines

Class	Nº.	Type	Date	Builder	D.W.	__Cyls.__	B.P.	Notes
3	3	0-6-0ST	1890	MW 1198	3' 6	(2) 11x17	140	In w.o.
N 3	119	2-6-0	1910	BP 5399	5' 0	(2) 18x24	180	In w.o.
S	144	2-8-0	1921	HL 3449	5' 0	(3) 17½x26	180	Stored

MW - Manning Wardle & Co., Boyne Engine Works, Leeds.
BP - Beyer, Peacock & Co., Ltd., Gorton Foundry, Manchester.
HL - Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Forth Bank Works, Newcastle.

Wagons

Nº.	Date	Type	Axles	Tons. Tare*	Load	Builde
548	1890	Paymaster's car	2	8.4	- - - -	CUR
752	1890	Pick-up goods	2	5.1	10 Tons.	MUR
47	1902	Dormitory	4	26.3	18 beds	CUR
663	1913	Passenger, 1^st class	4	25.1	48 seats	BWC
10001	1920	Extra tender	4	10.1	1760 gal. Fuel	CUR
10004	1921	Extra tender	4	20.2	6600 gal. Water	LM
14	1929	Passenger, 1^st class	4	28.0	56 seats	CUR
172	1938	Brake van	2	8.1	8 Tons.	CUR

* - Long tons. (of 2240 lb)

CUR - Central of Uruguay Railway Co. Assembling at CUR's Peñarol Works with parts sent from England.
MUR - Midland of Uruguay Railway Co. Assembling at MUR's Paysandú Works with parts sent from England.
BWC - Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works, England.
LM - Langley Mills & Co., England (Equipped with steam pump.)

In addition, two German-built engines and four coaches built by Allan (Rotterdam, 1952) are also preserved.

Click here for narrow-gauge locomotives in Uruguay

Click here for the narrow-gauge collection (at Indare) in Uruguay

Click here for the First Railway in Uruguay

Click here for the Brief History of Locomotive 119 (120)

Click here for Technical Details of Locomotive 119 (120)

Click here for Technical Details of Locomotive 3

Click here for Details of B1 Locomotive 17