Status of Steam
Locomotives of the
Red Ferro Industrial Rio Turbio (RFIRT)
May 28, 2000
provided courtesy of Sñr. Alexis
Boichetta, former General Manager of the Railway
translated by Shaun McMahon
| The 20 Mitsubishi-built steam locomotives of
the Rio Turbio Railway in southernmost Argentina
were finally replaced by diesels in the late
1990's. These steam locomotives represent the
largest and most successful application of
Porta's steam improvements. Luckily, at least
some of these locomotives remain in servicable
condition, should their return to service ever be
required. Sñr. Alexis Boichetta, former General
Manager of the Railway, was kind enough to
provide a detailed status of these locomotives,
which is given below. For information on the
RFIRT and other railroads in Patagonia, visit
Martin Coombs page at: http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.coombs1/Patagoniaframes.html.
The RFIRT is covered under section 12. Photos of
some of the engines at Rio Gallegos are shown on
this page on Kylpor exhaust
systems.
|
No.
|
Status
|
| 101 |
In Rio Gallegos. Missing tender. Resting on 2
axles. Dismantled. |
| 102 |
In Rio Gallegos. With tender. Dismantled. |
| 103 |
In Rio Gallegos. Missing tender. Resting on
axles 1 and 5. Dismantled. |
| 104 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 105 |
In Rio Turbio. Ready for service. |
| 106 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 107 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 108 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 109 |
In Rio Gallegos. Missing tender. Resting on
axles and 5. Dismantled. |
| 110 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 111 |
In Rio Gallegos. Missing tender.
Resting on pony truck and trailing truck.
Dismantled. |
| 112 |
In Rio Gallegos. Missing tender. Resting on
axles 1 and 5. |
| 113 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 114 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 115 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 116 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| 117 |
In Rio Gallegos. Missing tender. Axle no. 4
missing. |
| 118 |
In Rio Gallegos. Dismantled. |
| 119 |
In Rio Gallegos. |
| 120 |
In Rio Turbio. |
| "The
locomotives that are postioned together in Rio
Gallegos are dismantled with various components
missing. They are not readily recoverable. The
tenders are stored along with wagons and other
rolling stock or upon wagons. With respect to the
locomotives in Rio turbio, I do not have full
information, but they are fully capable of being
put into traffic and they are all fitted with
their tenders." Many
thanks to Sñr. Boichetta for this interesting
information.
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