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Chapter	Topic	Pages	Related appendices

1	Introduction	1A Introduction	Search form


2	Background	2A Patagonian background

3	Map	3A Map of all lines

4	The Central Railway of Chubut	4A The Welsh settlers in the Chubut valley
		4B The construction of the railway	Appendix 4X1 Senate resolutions at the time of the construction
		4B The construction of the railway	Appendix 4X3 Letters relating to early extension proposals
		4C The locos of the FC Central del Chubut	Appendix 4X2 Larger photos of two of the locos
		4D The rolling stock of the FCCC
		4E FCCC extensions	(Appendix 7X1 Itinerary of FCCC route)
		4F The operation of the FCCC	Appendix 4X4 Telegrams etc relating to railway operation
			Appendix 4X5 FCCC staff list 1890
			Appendix 4X6 Extra photos of the FCCC
		4G FCCC surviving relics

5	The BAGSR route to Nauquen and Zapala	5A Planning and construction	Appendix 5X4 Rögind's chapter on the construction of the line Appendix 5X5 Rögind's chapter on the Rio Negro bridge Appendix 5X6 Rögind's chapter on the Rio Colorado flood Appendix 5X8 Coleman's chapter on the construction of the line Appendix 5X9 Coleman's chapter on the rio Colorado flood Appendix 5X10 Coleman's chapter on railways not actually constructed
		5B Along the route	Appendix 5X1 An itinerary of the Neuquen route Appendix 5X3 A map of the irrigated area on the upper Rio Negro
		5C Operating the line
		5D Locomotives	Appendix 5X2 Neuquen line locomotives
		5E Rolling stock
		5F Southern Transandine proposals	Appendix 5X7 Rögind's chapter on the Southern Transandino Railway proposals
		5G Diversification

6	The broad gauge lines	6A An overview of the proposed network	Appendix 6X8 The text of Law 5559
6	The broad gauge lines	6A An overview of the proposed network	Appendix 6X12 Other proposed lines in Patagonia
		6B San Antonio to Lago Nahuel Huapi (Bariloche)	Appendix 6X2 An itinerary of the San Antonio route
		6B San Antonio to Lago Nahuel Huapi (Bariloche)	Appendix 6X9 Extra photos of the San Antonio route
		6C San Antonio line locos	Appendix 6X5 A list of San Antonio line locos
		6D From San Antonio back to Viedma and the FC Sud
		6E Comodoro Rivadavia to Colonia Sarmiento	Appendix 6X1 A map of Comodoro Rivadavia
			Appendix 6X3 An itinerary of the Comodoro Rivadavia route
			Appendix 6X10 Extra photos of the Comodoro Rivadavia route
			(Appendix 7X6D 1957 report part D on Comodoro Rivadavia)
			Appendix 6X13 Tickets from the Comodoro Rivadavia line
		6F Comodoro Rivadavia line locos	Appendix 6X6 A list of Comodoro Rivadavia locos
		6G Puerto Deseado to Colonia Las Heras	Appendix 6X4 An itinerary of the Puerto Deseado route
			(Appendix 6X6E 1957 report part E on Puerto Deseado)
			Appendix 6X11 Extra photos of the Puerto Deseado route
		6H Puerto Deseado line locos	Appendix 6X7 A list of Puerto Deseado locos

7	The 75cm gauge empire of 1922	7A Grandiose plans hurriedly prepared	Appendix 7X15 Critical report by Dr. E. Perez, 1925
		7B The 1922 locomotives	Appendix 7X13 Detailed list of locos
		7C The 1922 rolling stock	Appendix 7X16 Detailed list of vehicles
		7D The FCCC change of gauge and extension	Appendix 7X1 Itinerary of FCCC route
		7E Operating the regauged FCCC	Appendix 7X4 1942 timetable
			Appendix 7X11 Plan of Trelew station
			Appendix 7X5 A 1955 FC Nacional Patagonico report
			Appendix 7X6A 1957 report part A
			Appendix 7X6B 1957 report part B
			Appendix 7X6C 1957 report part C, specifically on the FCCC
			Appendix 6X6D 1957 report part D on Comodoro Rivadavia
			Appendix 7X6E 1957 report part E on Puerto Deseado
			Appendix 7X6F 1957 report part F on the proposed FC Trans-Patagonico
			Appendix 7X7 Various 1959 reports
			Appendix 7X8 Instructions from the 1960 working timetable
			Appendix 7X9 On the financial situation facing the Patagonian lines
			Appendix 7X10 The termination of services report
		7F The new route to Esquel	Appendix 7X12 Photos of construction to Esquel
		7G Operating the line to Esquel	Appendix 7X2 Itinerary of Esquel route
		7G Operating the line to Esquel	Appendix 7X14 More photos on the Esquel line
		7H The Rio Negro valley line	Appendix 7X3 Itinerary of Rio Negro route
		7I Rada Tilly to Comodoro Rivadavia
		7J Other lines which received material from the 1922 stock

8	Railways of the estancias and frigorificos	8A An overview
		8B The early rendering plants or 'graserias'
		8C The estancias and freezer plant at Rio Grande
		8D Estancia Cullen
		8E Rio Gallegos to Puerto Deseado
		8F Ultima Esperanza and the Puerto Bories railway
		8G San Gregorio estancia and Puerto Sara
		8H Three frigorificos around Punta Arenas

9	Coalmine railways	9A The coalfield
		9B The FC Mina Loreto at Punta Arenas	Appendix 9X2 More pictures of the FC Mina Loreto
		9C The Mina Loreto route and relics
		9D Building the Rio Turbio railway	Appendix 9X1 The RFIRT route itinerary
		9D Building the Rio Turbio railway	Appendix 9X4 The wreck of the iron barque Marjory Glen/Kently at Punta Loyola
		9E The locos of the Rio Turbio railway	Appendix 9X3 Loco detail photos
		9E The locos of the Rio Turbio railway	Appendix 9X5 A list of individual locos
		9F Rio Turbio rolling stock
		9G Operating the Rio Turbio line	Appendix 9X6 Photos along the RFIRT route
		9H Railways in the Rio Turbio mines

10	The prison railway and now the FCAF at Ushuaia	10A The prison railway	Appendix 10X1 More pictures of the prison railway
		10B Prison railway locos
		10C Prison railway relics
		10D The new FC Austral Fueguino
		10E FCAF locos

11	South Atlantic islands and Antarctica	11A The Camber railway at Stanley in the Falkland islands	Appendix 11X1 Professor R. A. Smith's articles
		11B The whaling stations of South Georgia and elsewhere	Appendix 11X2 Extracts from Admiralty charts showing the whaling stations

		11C Saint Helena and Ascension Island

12	Chiloe Island railways	12A A chilote line	Appendix 12X1 Ancud-Castro route itinerary
		12B Under construction
		12C Locomotives & rolling stock
		12D Operating the FC de Chiloé
		12E Along the route
		12F A photo album
		12G Surviving relics
		12H Wood alcohol not whisky! (Quellon distillery)

13	Various industrial lines	13A Peninsula Valdes and other salt railways	Appendix 13X4 Salina Las Barrancas photos
		13B 60cm oilfield lines at Comodoro Rivadavia	Appendix 13X1 Large scale maps of Comodoro Rivadavia
		13C Gold dredging in Tierra del Fuego
		13D Other mines (not coal or gold)
		13E Lighthouse railways	Appendix 13X3 The remains of the Cabo Raper lighthouse railway
		13F Forestry and sawmills
		13G Rio Negro valley irrigation	Appendix 13X2 Map of upper Rio Negro valley irrigation areas
		13H Oil around Neuquen
		13I The isthmus of Ofqui canal
		13J Various oddments

14	Sources and acknowl-edgements	14A Acknowledgements
		14B Written railway-related sources
		14C Relevant websites
		14D General Patagonian written sources
		14E List of preserved locomotives
		14F Entries in now defunct guestbook
		14G Etymology of Patagonian station names

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