Steam Locomotive Information

Posted: Dec 17, 2021 @ 06:12:51 by Dale W Fickés
Further investigation shows it was at the Orcanera Iron Ore Co., with an ‘A’, based in Cantabria, northern Spain and to the south of Santander, from where the locomotive got it’s name.

Posted: Dec 17, 2021 @ 05:12:18 by Dale W Fickés
Further investigation shows it was at the Orcanera Iron Ore Co., with an ‘A’, based in Cantabria, northern Spain and to the south of Santander, from where the locomotive got it’s name.

Posted: Dec 16, 2021 @ 13:12:19 by Brian Garvin
I show the name as ORCONERA which was an iron company in Basque area.

Posted: Dec 16, 2021 @ 08:12:20 by Dale W Fickés
This locomotive was built for the Bilbao to Durango Railway as their No. 4. The railway became part of the Campania Minera de Sierra Menera, that gave the locomotive No. 103 ‘ORCANERA’ (please note spelling).

Wheel Arrangement Information
Whyte:	0-6-0WT	UIC:	C
French:	030	Name:	Six-Wheel Switcher
WT:	Well Tank Engine
Example:	OOO
Wikipedia Article


Central de Vizcaya (Bilbao to Durango Railway) 0-6-0WT No. 103 'Orconera' (4) Ojos Negros, Aragon, Spain	Location: Bar Casino Status: Display