Producer NICK LERA went to Argentina in 1991 to explore one of the world's longest narrow gauge railways, 402 kilometers through sparsely inhabited sheep rearing country in Patagonia towards the Andes foothills, on a gauge of just 2ft 6inches, or 75cm. Already under threat of closure, this unique operation was down to the bare bones, with just one train per week.
Double headed on several hill sections it was a steam lover's dream, but had become hopelessly uneconomic after the sheep traffic was transferred to an improved highway. Tough little eight-coupled locomotives by both Baldwin and Henschel are seen tackling the grades in a desolate landscape while the rescue of a tourist charter after a derailment yields unique scenes of a triple-headed train steaming off into the sunset.
Public service ceased in 1993 but seasonal tourist trips on some parts of the route still serve as a reminder of past glories.
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26 сен 2024
