Argentina Railways - Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway - BAGS Class 12 4-6-0 steam locomotive (Beyer Peacock Locomotive Works, Manchester Gorton)
BAGS (Argentina) 4-6-0 steam locomotive with a passenger train. This was one of repeat orders from Beyer Peacock. Note the locomotive's upwards hinged buffers. Exact date and location unknown, but the two-axle wagon immediately behind the locomotive, which seems to be a wagon for carrying extra water for the locomotive, could be a clue. The entire BAGS network runs through the Pampa region where there is plenty of water. The only exception is the line that runs west from Bahía Blanca to the Alto Valle del Rio Negro and Zapala, passing through completely deserted stretches where there is no water. The photo may have been taken on that line and the type of vegetation seems to correspond to that of the Alto Valle, especially the poplars
Included in BAGS's fleet of Beyer Peacock locomotives were Nrs. 316 - 361, 426 - 445, 377 - 386, 446 - 455, and 250 - 259
The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril del Sud) was one of the Big Four broad gauge (1,676 mm) British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded in 1862 and the first general manager was Edward Banfield after whom the Buenos Aires suburban station of Banfield was named, when it opened in 1873. After president Perón nationalized the Argentine railway network in 1948, it became part of the state-owned company Ferrocarril General Roca
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Argentina Railways - Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway - BAGS Class 12 4-6-0 steam locomotive (Beyer Peacock Locomotive Works, Manchester Gorton)
BAGS (Argentina) 4-6-0 steam locomotive with a passenger train. This was one of repeat orders from Beyer Peacock. Note the locomotive's upwards hinged buffers. Exact date and location unknown, but the two-axle wagon immediately behind the locomotive, which seems to be a wagon for carrying extra water for the locomotive, could be a clue. The entire BAGS network runs through the Pampa region where there is plenty of water. The only exception is the line that runs west from Bahía Blanca to the Alto Valle del Rio Negro and Zapala, passing through completely deserted stretches where there is no water. The photo may have been taken on that line and the type of vegetation seems to correspond to that of the Alto Valle, especially the poplars
Included in BAGS's fleet of Beyer Peacock locomotives were Nrs. 316 - 361, 426 - 445, 377 - 386, 446 - 455, and 250 - 259
The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway (BAGS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril del Sud) was one of the Big Four broad gauge (1,676 mm) British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company was founded in 1862 and the first general manager was Edward Banfield after whom the Buenos Aires suburban station of Banfield was named, when it opened in 1873. After president Perón nationalized the Argentine railway network in 1948, it became part of the state-owned company Ferrocarril General Roca
For more details about British-owned railways in South America, please visit this link:
railwaywondersoftheworld.com/british_enterprise_south_ame...