Argentine steam

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned on here as it's popped up numerous times on Facebook over the past couple of weeks.....



An interesting selection of stock behind it as well!

 

Its surely a Robinsons lost great central Pacific design

 

Thanks for posting that video. A Class 12E Pacific of the former Buenos Aires Great Southern Rly?

Prior to nationalization in the 1940s, some of the major Argentine railways were British-owned and had British-style loco fleets. The Class 12E has a couple of unusual features, being a 3-cylinder machine (fairly rare outside Europe) and being a Pacific with a narrow firebox (although the 5ft 6in gauge makes it less narrow than elsewhere).

I've attached an extract from "British Steam on the Pampas" by D S Purdom.