| Chapter 7 Appendix 13 The tables below summarise the eventual destinations of the 1922 locomotives where known. Table A - Locations of individual engines
Notes: Locos are merely identified as being on either the Central of Chubut (FCCC), Esquel (RIJ-E), Rio Negro or RFIRT lines. The 1934, ’40 and ’45 data comes from working timetable appendices; the 1950 RFIEP/RFIRT locos from Keith Taylorson's book and from a Ferroclub Argentino stocklist; 1960 numbers from an FCE document in Trelew museum; sightings at Lapachito by Gunter Koch and Jorge Menendez were recorded in Reg Carter's Argentinean loco lists and confirmed by 1945 FCE appendix and Ferroclub Argentino stocklist; 1971 figures from an FFCC Argentinos document quoted by Keith Taylorson; the 1975 data from my own observations; and later dates mostly from Keith Taylorson again. It is obvious that boilers were exchanged in the past, as one would expect. Locos were identified by number plate if complete, and by boiler number if that alone was visible, eg. on derelicts. Ownership details since 1993 are from 'La Trochita' by Sepiurka and Miglioli. Baldwin 2-8-2s | 1 | Delivered direct to San Ant. 1922, eventually erected for use from Ing. Jac.; RIJ-E '45; '75. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 2 | Delivered direct to San Ant. 1922, eventually erected for use from Ing. Jac.; RIJ-E '45; '75 derelict. | 3 | Delivered direct to San Ant. 1922, eventually erected for use from Ing. Jac.; RIJ-E '45; 72, '75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. Currently at Ing. Jacobacci 2001. | 4 | Delivered direct to San Ant. 1922, eventually erected for use from Ing. Jac.; RIJ-E '45; '75 & working '99. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 5 | Delivered direct to San Ant. 1922, eventually erected for use from Ing. Jac.; RIJ-E '45; 72, '75 & '89. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 6 | Delivered direct to San Ant. 1922, eventually erected for use from Ing. Jac.; RIJ-E '45; '75 & working '99. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 7 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Pto. M. '71?; RIJ-E '75. | 8 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Pto. M. '71?; RIJ-E '75. | 9 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Pto. M. '71?,; RIJ-E 72, '75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 10 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Pto. M. '71?, | 11 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Pto. M. '71?; RIJ-E '75. | 12 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; ??? | 13 | FCCC ’ 34, ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; ??? | 14 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Pto. M. '71?; RIJ-E '75 but orig. boiler at Trelew '75. | 15 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; Delivered to El Maiten in ’70s 'virtually unused' but renumbered 16 to avoid instruction from Remedios de Escalada to scrap it (13). Working 1999 as 16. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 16 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, '75. Scrapped in ’70s under guise of no. 15 (see above). | 17 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; hauled the last official train on the FCCC, RIJ-E '75 | 18 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E '72, '75. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 19 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E '75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. Currently at Ing. Jacobacci 2001. | 20 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E '75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 21 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E '72,'75 | 22 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E '75 | 23 | FCCC ’ 34, '40, '45, '60; & derelict at Trelew '75. | 24 | At Comodoro Rivadavia from about 1928 and probably scrapped after 1958. | 25 | ? Almost certainly at Comodoro Rivadavia from about 1928 and scrapped after 1958 | Two more unidentified Baldwins were derelict in Trelew shed in 1975 | Henschel 2-8-2 | 101 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '75. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 102 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, '75 | 103 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '75, preserved at Campo de Mayo (Buenos Aires) '95 for Museo de Ingenieros. | 104 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E ' 72, 75 & '89. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. Currently at Ing. Jacobacci 2001. | 105 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 106 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75. | 107 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75 & working '99. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 108 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75. | 109 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E 72, '75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 110 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75. | 111 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75. | 112 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E 72, '75. | 113 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75., involved in fatal crash Oct. 21 1970 | 114 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, 75 & working 99. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 115 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E 72,'75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 116 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; ??? | 117 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E '75. | 118 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, RFIRT '50. | 119 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT ''50 but derelict on RIJ-E (with firebars) in 1975 | 120 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E 72, '75 derelict | 121 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; ??? | 122 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT ''50 & later named there 'Los dos patitos'. | 123 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT ''50; FCCC '60??? | 124 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT '50, boiler surviving there in 1975 | 125 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E 72,'75. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 126 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E 72, '75 derelict | 127 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT ''50 and later named there 'María Felix'. | 128 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; ??? | 129 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT ''50 | 130 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RFIRT ''50 | 131 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; RIJ-E 72, '75 (but orig. boiler at RFIRT ’75. One source says this loco worked on RFIRT but unlikely); derailed Sept. 20 1979 after hitting cow. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 132 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; ??? | 133 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45, '60; & derelict Puerto Madryn '71, '75. | 134 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; to FCGB at Lapachito at some point. Plinthed at Villa Maria, south of Cordoba, at least since early '70s. | 135 | FCCC ’34, '40, '45; RIJ-E 72, '75. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 136 | Rio Negro ’34 (coalburning at this date), ’40, ’45; RIJ-E '72. | 137 | Rio Negro ’34, ’40; Lapachito '45; | 138 | Rio Negro ’34, ’37 & '40; Lapachito '45; | 139 | RIJ-E in service '40; '45; plinthed at Ing. Jacobacci by municipality since 1980s. | 140 | Lapachito '45; RIJ-E '72. | 141 | Rio Negro ’34, ’40, '45; RIJ-E '72. | 142 | RIJ-E constr. trains '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, '75. | 143 | ???? but later at RIJ-E '72?. Was this loco ever erected? | 144 | Rio Negro ’34 (coalburning at this date), ’40; RIJ-E '45. Owned by Río Negro Province since 1993. | 145 | RIJ-E constr. trains '40, '45; later on RIJ-E, wrecked during 1975 at Cerro Mesa. | 146 | Where in '40 & '45?; to FCGB at Lapachito at some point, RIJ-E '72, &derelict 1975 | 147 | RIJ-E constr. trains '40, '45; ??? | 148 | RIJ-E constr. trains '40, '45; ??? | 149 | Río Negro ’34 (coalburning at this date), RIJ-E in service '40; '45; to FCGB at Lapachito at some point. | 150 | RIJ-E constr. trains '40, '45; RIJ-E '72, '75; stored 1995 at Ing. Jacobacci depot for Museo Nacional Ferroviario | Of the eight Henschels that went to the RFIRT, three were derelict at Palermo Aike in 1970s. | The Argentinean Army has a 75H class loco but the number is unknown. No-one seems to know why they needed a 75cm gauge loco! Its location is also unknown. |  | | Henschel 0-6-0Ts
(identif. by wks. no.) | 19452 | FCCC ’34, ’40, ’45, ’60; & derelict Pto. Madryn 1975 carrying No.1. | 19453 | FCCC ’34, ’40, ’45, ’60; & derelict Pto. Madryn 1975 carrying No.2. | 19454 | Not recorded in ’34. RIJ-E constr. trains '40, '45 & at El Maiten ever since. Noted as having a Hacienda wagon as its 'tender' in 1945. Run on Lepá coal for a while. Owned by Chubut Province since 1993. | 19455 | Not recorded in ’34, ’40 & ’45?; RFIRT '50? & derelict Rio Gallegos '75 carrying No. 4. Now 'preserved' at Rio Turbio. | | | Henschel 0-8-0 Crane tanks.
(identif. by wks. no.) | 19456 | Rio Negro ’34 & ’40; RIJ-E ’45; RFIRT '50? & 'preserved' in Rio Gallegos park '90s. Carried no. 4 for a while. | 19457 | FCCC ’34, ’40, ’45, ’60; & derelict Pto. Mad. 1975 carrying No. 3 . |
Henschel No. 133 derelict at Puerto Madryn in 1975 Table B - Estimated totals on each line at various dates
These figures have been gleaned from a variety of sources, with some interpretation. The total number of engines built for the 75cm. gauge was probably 81. | Baldwin
2-8-2s | Henschel
2-8-2s | Henschel
0-6-0Ts | Henschel
Crane tanks | All types | December 1934 FCE working timetable no. 62 | | | | | | FCCC | | | | | | Esquel line | | | | | | Río Negro | | 6 | | 1 | 7 | (+ Comodoro Rivadavia?) | | | | | | Totals | | | | | |
| 1940/1 'Estadistica' | | | | | | FCCC | 17 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 55 | Esquel line | 0
(+6 - in store at San Antonio?) | 2 (+5 in
construction service)
| 0 | 1? (probably an 0-6-0T) | 8 (+6?) | Rio Negro | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | (+Comodoro
Rivadavia
port?) | 2? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2? | Totals | 25? | 47 | 2 (+1 from next column?) | 2* | 77 |
| 1945 FCE Appendix to working timetable | This is probably the most reliable of these sets of data. The only locos missing from this list are Henschels 143 and 146, and 0-6-0T no. 19455. It is assumed that Baldwins 24 and 25 went to Comodoro Rivadavia. | FCCC | 17 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 55 | Esquel line | 6 in service
| 3in service
5 in construction service | 0 in service
1 in construction service | 1 in service | 10 in service
6 in construction service | Rio Negro line | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | (+Comodoro Rivadavia) | 2? | | | | 2? | Lapachito-El Zapallar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Totals | 25 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 78 |
| 1952 Jane's World Rlys. | | | | | | Patagonico (Chubut) | 52 2-8-2s, maker unspecified | 2 | 1 | 55 | Roca (Esquel & Rio Negro) | 12 locos in total, no type specified (perhaps 11 2-8-2s, 1 0-6-0T ?) | 12 | (+ Comodoro Rivadavia port?) | 2? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3? | (+ RFIRT) | 0 | 8 | 1? | 1? | 10? | (+ Lapachito line) | | 6? | | | | Totals | 75 2-8-2s in total. Rows add up to more than this, but I suspect RFIRT locos still recorded under FCCC total as well. | 4? | 2? | 81 |
| 1956 'Estadistica' | | | | | | Patagonico (Chubut) | 21 2-8-2s, type unspecified | 2 | 0 (+1?) | 23 (24?) | Roca (Esquel & Rio Negro) | 36 2-8-2s, type unspecified | 1 | 0 | 37 | (+ still at Comodoro
??) | 2 or 3? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3? | (+ still at RFIRT?? | 0 | 8? | 1 | 1 | 10? | (+ Lapachito line) | | 6 or 7? | | | | Totals | 75? 2-8-2s overall | 4 | 1 (+1?) | 81? |
| 1957/8 'Estadistica' | | | | | | Patagonico (Chubut) | 20 2-8-2s, type unspecified | 3 tank engines, type unspecified | 23 | Roca (Esquel & Rio Negro) | 36 2-8-2s, type unspecified | 1 | 0 | 37 | (+ still at Comodoro ??) | 2 or 3? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3? | (+ still at RFIRT?? | 0 | 8? | 1 | 1 | 10? | (+ Lapachito line) | | 6 or 7? | | | | Totals | 74? 2-8-2s overall | 4? | 2? | 80? |
| 1973 Figures in 'WoSAS' (11) | | | | | | Esquel line | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 1975 inspection by author | | | | | | FCCC | | | 2 | 1 | | Esquel line | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 1985 'CRJ' (11) | | | | | | Esquel line | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| 1988 'CRJ' (12)
from official roster | | | | | | Esquel line | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
Few of these sets of figures account for all 81 locos. Whilst some might have been destroyed in accidents or increasingly been scrapped, there is still scope for wondering whether one or two engines had been sent elsewhere, to some location not yet identified. |
 
On the left a Baldwin boiler, unusually still bearing a rear sand dome, stands on a works trolley at El Maiten in 2000. On the right, similarly exposed to view, is a Henschel boiler. The round-top Baldwin firebox contrasts with the Belpaire version on the European loco. 26-5-08 |