Ferrocarril Decauville Oswald
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 Trigonometric point on the railway line
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 Route
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| Route length: | 14 km | ||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 600 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||
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The Ferrocarril Decauville Oswald was a 14 km long field railway with 600 mm gauge northwest of Pirané in the Argentine province of Formosa operated from 1916 to 1954 .
location
The fixed main line consisted of steel rails on wooden sleepers. It led from the Palo Santo station on the meter- gauge line Formosa - Embarcación ( Ramal C25 del Ferrocarril Belgrano ( es ) ) to the sawmill of Obraje Oswald.
The route was part of a 72 km long network from Palo Santo to the Rio Bermejo , called trochita angosta or quebrachero because it was used for the transport of quebracho hardwood ( Schinopsis lorentzii and Schinopsis balansae ) required for the production of tannins .
history
Simón Ostwald was one of the first Jewish immigrants in Argentina in 1860. He founded a newspaper and book publisher and was a pioneer in the printing industry. By 1918 he bought 20,000 hectares of land in Formosa.
His estate was managed by Ignacio Mantaras. For the Feldbahn he procured a steam locomotive from Orenstein & Koppel in his own name. There was also a petrol-powered draisine on the route .
Individual evidence
- ^ Edgardo Adrián Scheihing: Las tanineras. The Forestal.
- ^ Edgardo Adrián Scheihing: Los Alzaprima: Antología, Historia Cultural, Investigación Folclórica y Historia Regional. ISBN 978-987-33-5638-4 . Pp. 32-41.
- ↑ Marta Kaplán: Judíos en Formosa.
Coordinates: 25 ° 34 ′ 10.3 ″ S , 59 ° 20 ′ 22.6 ″ W.