Original running number 1909 | Later
running
no. | Maker, & maker's number | Weight empty, in tons | Notes | Year of building | Year of withdrawal |
New FCE Pacifics 4-6-2.
Cyls. 500x630mm; BP 12kg/sqcm; dr. wheels 1,600mm, carrying wheels 850mm; length 11,090mm (loco only). Minor differences between different batches - eg. Maffei locos had Belpaire fireboxes. |
13 | 342 | Maffei 3202 | 50/72 | Replacement for loco lost at sea (Cockerill 2758). Transferred away by 1934
This loco was exhibited at the Argentine Centenary Exhibition in May 1910 before delivery to FCE. | 1911 | 1953 |
14 | 350 | Haine St. Pierre 1072 | 50/72 | Only 3 H. St. P locos recorded in 1912
Operating in 1945 & ’57 & ’60. | 1910 arrived 1911 | 1979 |
15 | 351 | Haine St. Pierre 1073 |  | Operating in 1945 & ’57 & ’60. | ditto | 1979 |
16 | 352 | Haine St. Pierre 1074 | | Operating in 1945 & ’57 & ’60. | ditto | 1979 |
17 | 353 | Haine St. Pierre 1075 | | Transferred to San Ant. by 1934 | ditto | |
18? | 354 | Haine St. Pierre 1076 | | Transferred away by 1934, possibly to San Ant (JP). destination uncertain. | ditto | |
20 | 360 | Cockerill 2756 | 50/72 | Transferred to San Ant. by 1934
3 Cockerill 'pacifics' recorded here in 1912 | arrived 1910 | |
21 | 361 | Cockerill 2757 | | Transferred to San Ant. by 1934?, but working here again in 1957 and under repair here in '60. | ditto | 1979 |
Ex FC Andino 0-6-0T no. 2. Purchased by FCE in 1909, at a price of $oro 3,718.
Cyls. 410 x 556mm; BP 10 kg/sqcm; dr. wheels 1,040mm, |
2 | 186 | Baldwin 14907 | 28/32 | Present in 1934 & ’45 but not in use. Dimensions of a 4 axle tender given at that date. Originally named 'Talleres'. | 1896 | By 1940 (RC) |
Ex FC Andino 2-6-0/4-4 nos 4-5. Purchased by FCE in 1909, at a price of $oro 9,901 each.
Cyls. 18 x 24", dr. wheels 4' 6". |
4 | 370 | Baldwin 14909 | 50 gross?
38 empty | | 1896 | 1930 |
5 | 371 | Baldwin 14910 | | | 1896 | 1930 |
Ex T. Carlisle contractor, ex FC Sud from 1896 (BAGS) 0-6-0T. Class 2C no. 38. Purchased by FCE in 1910 for abour $oro 6,000.
Cyls. 330 x 510mm (14 x 20"); BP 9 kg/sqcm(140psi); dr. wheels 980mm (3' 6"), |
38 | 188 | Manning Wardle 1172 | 30 or 68.5 inc. tender etc.? | Present in 1934, ’45 & ’57. Dimensions of a 3 axle tender given in ’45 & ‘57.
Named 'J. P. Anqulo' at some stage | 1890 | ? |
Ex FC sud (BAGS) 4-6-0/2-4. Class 7C nos. 162-3. (Originally from FC de Buenos Aires y Puerto de la Ensenada, or FC BsAs Ensenada & South Coast?, nos. 13-14, later R/N nos. 32-33) Purchased by FCE in 1910 for about $oro 6,000.
Cyls. 457x610mm (18 x 24"); dr. wheels 1.37m (4' 6"), carrying wheels 0.81m; haulage 1,865 ton on flat, 228 ton on 1 in 50. |
162 | | Sharp Stewart 3229 | loco 42.5
tender 20 | Only one of these locos recorded in 1912 report at Pto Deseado, but another SS loco from BAGS is listed as at San Antonio. | 1884 | 1920? or 1912 |
163 | 383 | Sharp Stewart 3230 | ditto | | 1884 | 1929/31 |
Ex Central Argentine 2-6-0/6. Class M1A no. 424. Purchased by FCE in 1909 for about $oro 6,000. Cyls.17/24 1/2 x 24, dr. wheels 5' 2" |
424 | | Beyer, Peacock 3188 | | | 1890 | 1922 |
Ex Central Argentine 4-6-0. Class C2A nos. 610 and 614. Purchased by FCE in 1910. Orig. ex C&SFGS nos 26/30, then BAR nos.141/145, then CAR. |
610 | | Neilson 3887 | | These locos not recorded in 1912 report. | 1888 | 1920 |
614 | 382 | Neilson 4146 | | | 1890 | 1922 |
4-6-0 ex Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway. Class 1201. Cyls. 495 x 660mm/19.5 x 26 inches; Dr. wheels 1702mm/5' 7"; BP 12kg/cm2; TE 9945kg. |
Orig. 129? | 1209 | NBL 16445 | 64.6/72.6 without tender | Recorded only in 1957 | 1905 | Gone by 1973? |
Later arrivals: Ex FC General Roca Class 11S simple 2-8-0s (assembled at Remedios de Escalada from parts of old FC Sud class 11A compounds) |
?? | Possibly no. 4094. See Purdom p57. | Rem. de Escalada | ??? | Nos. arriving at Puerto Deseado not known. | Arrived late '50s or early '60s | Gone by 1973 |
?? | ?? | ditto | ?? | | | Gone by 1973 |
Early railcars
(Info from RC) |
| CM1 | Talleres? | 4.8 | 16 x 2nd class seats | 1934 | 1941 |
| CA1 | Talleres? | | 8 x 2nd class seats | 1935 | 1941 |
Drewry railcars, ex FC General Roca ex FC Sud. Length 14.40m; 39 seats clase unica; tare 26 tonnes. |
| 63 | Drewry | | | 1938 | 1979 |
| 64 | Drewry | | | 1938 | 1979 |
Locally built railcars, 2 axle. Length 8.20m; 32 seats clase unica, Tare 8.70 tonnes. |
| 66 | Talleres Puerto Madryn | | Operating in 1957 | 1952 | ?? |
| 67 | Talleres Puerto Madryn | | Operating in 1957 | 1952 | ?? |
Much data in this table initially from Reg Carter's lists. Railways of Argentina. 46 Mill St. Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK. also from FC Genl. Roca reports of 1973 and 1975 in Hector Briano's book 1999.
Confirmation of locos on the line in 1912 is from Memoria del Ministerio de Obras Publicas de la Nacion Correspondiente al aņo 1912/13, Capitulo II, Anexo L. Confirmation of locos present in 1945 is from the appendix to the working timetable ('itinerario'), as kindly scanned and forwarded by Seņor Sergio Barral. 1957 details similarly are from the appendix to the 'itinerario'.
Sources of comments include Reg Carter (RC), John Poole's notes forwarded by SLS (JP), and World of South American Steam 1973. (WOSAS)
Loco dimensions are from Edgardo Somoza's paper Las Locomotoras del Ferrocarril de Puerto Deseado a Nahuel Huapi in Hector Briano's book 1999, and from the 1945 appendix. |