loco-info.com - Ferrocarril de Matanzas No. 32

Apart from their standard gauge network, the Ferrocarril de Matanzas also operated three narrow gauge lines with a gauge of two feet six inches. After No. 31 with the wheel arrangement 2-4-4T delivered by Rogers in 1875, they ordered No. 32 as a 2-6-6T. It was shipped to Cuba on November 23, 1878 and carried the works number 2504. It had drivers with a diameter of 33 3/4 inches and cylinders of 13.5 by 16 inches. Some sources also state a cylinder diameter of 13 inches.

General
Built	1878
Manufacturer	Rogers
Axle config	2-6-6T
Gauge	2 ft 6 in (Two feet six inch)

Dimensions and Weights
Fuel capacity	wood

Boiler

Boiler

Power Plant
Driver diameter	33.8 in
Expansion type	simple
Cylinders	two, 13 1/2 x 16 in

Power
Power source	steam

Calculated Values

Calculated Values

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tank locomotive

narrow gauge

last changed: 06/2025

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