Tranvia a vapor del Real de San Carlos

Tranvia a vapor del Real de San Carlos Decauville del Real de San Carlos
O & K -Lokomotive the narrow gauge - steam tram
Route length:	5 km
Gauge :	600 mm ( narrow gauge )
Legend port Muelle De Colonia Del Sacramento Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos

The Tranvia a vapor del Real de San Carlos or colloquially Decauville del Real de San Carlos was a minimum of 1,910 operated until 1912, about 5 km long, partly double-track narrow gauge - steam tram in Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay .

Location and history

Tracks on the pier, 1948

O&K steam locomotive

Passenger car at the casino

Henschel locomotive in front of O&K locomotive on the pier

Passenger train at the casino

The small town of Colonia del Sacramento is located opposite Buenos Aires on the Río de la Plata and was often visited by Argentinian day-trippers from there, especially because of the bullfighting and the casino, which are prohibited in Argentina. In order to facilitate the journey to the bullring, which was newly built in 1910, a steam train was laid and operated on the promenade from the pier to the Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos around 1910, which was very popular with Argentinian tourists.

Web links

Commons : Tranvia a vapor del Real de San Carlos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historia de la Plaza de Toros de Colonia.
2. ↑ Plaza de Toros.

Coordinates: 34 ° 26 ′ 11.5 ″  S , 57 ° 51 ′ 54.7 ″  W.