Buenos Ayres & Pacific Railway (Argentina) - 2-6-0 steam locomotive "Sarmiento" (R & H Hawthorn Locomotive Works, Newcastle 1884)
WE illustrate one of several goods locomotives built from the designs of Mr. J. Cleminson, engineer-in-chief for the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway.
The gauge of the railway is 5ft. 6in., constructed by Messrs. R and W. Hawthorn, of Newcastle. These engines are mounted on eight wheels, of which six are coupled together, and have a diameter of 4ft. 3in. on the tread, the middle pair of wheels being without flanges. The leading wheels are 2ft. 5in. diameter on tread, and are mounted on Mr. Cleminson's arrangement of radial axle.
The Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway will bring into direct communication the whole of the railways in the Argentine Republic save the East Argentine Railway, and is destined to become an important feature in the development of this wonderfully rich region. Its greatest importance lies in that it will become the highway between Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso, for it is part of an original and complete scheme conceived by Mr. Mateo Clark and his brother for the uniting of these two leading centers in South America. Messrs. Clark held the concession for the construction of this railway and for that portion of the system represented by the line under consideration, as well as of the railway now being made by the Government from the Andes termination of the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway to the city of Mendoza; they also hold the concession for the railway from Mendoza over the Andes to join the Chilian lines, the work of which latter section will involve some of the boldest feats in engineering. When this gigantic scheme is completed - and it is now in a fair way to that end - the journey between the cities of Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso will be shortened by ten days, a boon which travelers and commerce alike will hail with satisfaction.
Illustration by John Swain for "The Engineer" from May 30, 1884
Buenos Ayres & Pacific Railway (Argentina) - 2-6-0 steam locomotive "Sarmiento" (R & H Hawthorn Locomotive Works, Newcastle 1884)
WE illustrate one of several goods locomotives built from the designs of Mr. J. Cleminson, engineer-in-chief for the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway.
The gauge of the railway is 5ft. 6in., constructed by Messrs. R and W. Hawthorn, of Newcastle. These engines are mounted on eight wheels, of which six are coupled together, and have a diameter of 4ft. 3in. on the tread, the middle pair of wheels being without flanges. The leading wheels are 2ft. 5in. diameter on tread, and are mounted on Mr. Cleminson's arrangement of radial axle.
The Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway will bring into direct communication the whole of the railways in the Argentine Republic save the East Argentine Railway, and is destined to become an important feature in the development of this wonderfully rich region. Its greatest importance lies in that it will become the highway between Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso, for it is part of an original and complete scheme conceived by Mr. Mateo Clark and his brother for the uniting of these two leading centers in South America. Messrs. Clark held the concession for the construction of this railway and for that portion of the system represented by the line under consideration, as well as of the railway now being made by the Government from the Andes termination of the Buenos Ayres and Pacific Railway to the city of Mendoza; they also hold the concession for the railway from Mendoza over the Andes to join the Chilian lines, the work of which latter section will involve some of the boldest feats in engineering. When this gigantic scheme is completed - and it is now in a fair way to that end - the journey between the cities of Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso will be shortened by ten days, a boon which travelers and commerce alike will hail with satisfaction.
Illustration by John Swain for "The Engineer" from May 30, 1884