I was talking to a friend and the question was brought up as to when the last broad gauge steam locomotive was ran in Argentina. Thus I ask does anybody happen to know when the last one ran? In regular common carrier use that is. Thanks in advance.


~Casey

In 1980 on the Roca the last locos of classes 15B (4-8-0) 11B (2-8-0) and various versions of class 8 (2-6-2T) are listed as being withdrawn.

Whether these locos actually worked until their withdrawal date I cannot say, they may have been stored earlier.

On a visit in August 1976 I saw a class 8 on station pilot work at Constitution station in Buenos Aires and from the air a class 11B in steam at Neuquen.

The above info comes from a book "Railways and Motive Power of Argentina" by Reg Carter published by:

Amphion Press
Station House
Gresley Drive (yes really)
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2JN
UK

ISBN (10 digit) 0-9530320-1-9
ISBN (13 digit) 978-0-9530320-1-3