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'''Ferrocarril de Langreo''' or '''FC de Langreo''' was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[railway]] company which operated a [[standard gauge]] line, in the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous Community]] of [[Asturias]], in northern [[Spain]]. |
'''Ferrocarril de Langreo''' or '''FC de Langreo''' was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[railway]] company which operated a [[standard gauge]] line, in the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous Community]] of [[Asturias]], in northern [[Spain]]. |
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A private 50km railway focused on Coal and Iron Ore from [[Laviana]] to [[Gijon]], it was the only non-urban Spanish railway built to standard gauge (1435mm-4ft8in), which often led it to look for second-hand rolling-stock, mainly from the [[United States]]. This included the purchase of |
A private 50km railway focused on Coal and Iron Ore from [[Laviana]] to [[Gijon]], it was the only non-urban Spanish railway built to standard gauge (1435mm-4ft8in), which often led it to look for second-hand rolling-stock, mainly from the [[United States]]. This included the purchase of: |
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*Four [[USATC S160 Class]] steam locomotives in 1959,<ref>[http://www.gregoriou.itgo.com/custom4.html USATC Steam Locomotives 1942 - 1947]</ref><ref>http://www.ratrust.org/Photos/Spain/Locomotives/Narrow_Gauge__W_/N_G__West/n_g__west_23.html</ref> |
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*Talgo passenger coach sets built for the [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad]] in 1964.<ref>http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/es/car/historic/Talgo-II/pix.html</ref> |
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*Four [[ALCO]] [[RS3]] diesel electric units in 1964, from the Terminal Railroad Asscociation in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. A fifth unit, numbered No. 1604, was purchased in 1971 from the [[Burlington Northern]], a piece of surplus stock from the 1970 merger with [[Great Northern Railroad]]<ref>http://alcoworld.railfan.net/langreo.htm</ref> |
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In 1973, the FC de Langreo was absorbed by [[FEVE]], which rebuilt the Gijon-Laviana line to [[metre guage|metric-gauge]] in [[1983]]. |
In 1973, the FC de Langreo was absorbed by [[FEVE]], which rebuilt the Gijon-Laviana line to [[metre guage|metric-gauge]] in [[1983]]. |
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Revision as of 15:30, 13 September 2007
Ferrocarril de Langreo or FC de Langreo was a Spanish railway company which operated a standard gauge line, in the Autonomous Community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
A private 50km railway focused on Coal and Iron Ore from Laviana to Gijon, it was the only non-urban Spanish railway built to standard gauge (1435mm-4ft8in), which often led it to look for second-hand rolling-stock, mainly from the United States. This included the purchase of:
- Four USATC S160 Class steam locomotives in 1959,[1][2]
- Talgo passenger coach sets built for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1964.[3]
- Four ALCO RS3 diesel electric units in 1964, from the Terminal Railroad Asscociation in St. Louis, Missouri. A fifth unit, numbered No. 1604, was purchased in 1971 from the Burlington Northern, a piece of surplus stock from the 1970 merger with Great Northern Railroad[4]
In 1973, the FC de Langreo was absorbed by FEVE, which rebuilt the Gijon-Laviana line to metric-gauge in 1983.
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