
4 0 c m
29cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Detail for the smokebox of the 2-10-2 steam locomotive No 117 of the RFIRT at Rio Gallegos in Patagonia, Argentina, 1977. The locomotive was built by the Japanese firm Mitsubshi in 1963. The RFIRT (Ramal Ferroviario Industrial Rio Turbio) was built to transport coal from the mine at Rio Turbio to the Atlantic port of Rio Gallegos, and is the southernmost railway in the world. Photographed by John Click.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10310940
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