La Veracruzana: Mexico's First Locomotive

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2025

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  • @davidvargas7686
    @davidvargas7686 2 роки тому +13

    Wow. This is impressive! I have never imagined you would dedicate a video on mexican locomotives.

  • @martinchalimoniuk3547
    @martinchalimoniuk3547 2 роки тому +9

    What a wonderful collaboration! It is a pity that almost nothing remains of the engine.
    By sheer luck we have kept our first locomotive in Argentina, "La Porteña". I hope a video of her can be made in the future. I love these videos on early engines around the world.

  • @zutanomanganoperenganofulano
    @zutanomanganoperenganofulano 2 роки тому +7

    Dear Anthony
    Thank you very much for the contribution in this video! it's excellent! many greetings and thank you very much!

  • @bartenveronique
    @bartenveronique 2 роки тому +1

    I think that when Joaquin Salabert talks about a Guilo or Guilet engine, he speaks of a Couillet engine. The SA Marcinelle & Couillet, founded in 1835 was in the mid nineteenth century the largest company at the Brussels stock market. They built several locomotives in their subsidiary in Couillet in the province of Hainaut, and their locomotives were exported worldwide.

    • @zutanomanganoperenganofulano
      @zutanomanganoperenganofulano 2 роки тому +1

      Hello! Indeed, the builder was Couillet, only that I tried to pronounce it in French hahaha, greetings!

    • @gerardodominguez1445
      @gerardodominguez1445 4 місяці тому

      @@zutanomanganoperenganofulano y otra pregunta hermano ¿cuál era el nombre del segundo maquinista que vino desde belgica?

  • @Arkay315
    @Arkay315 2 роки тому +3

    That is a beutiful locomotive, I wish such a historic locomotive was preserved.

  • @TheTopazToad
    @TheTopazToad 2 роки тому +6

    Nice one! I don't think I've seen a lot about Mexican railways, so this is neat to see.

  • @SDE1994
    @SDE1994 2 роки тому +1

    has anybody found or dived the wreck of the ship with that second loco if anything remains?

  • @TonysNWR
    @TonysNWR 2 роки тому +3

    Excellent collaboration! Very interesting topic too! I always look forward to these videos because I always learn so much from them. Thanks for all you do, Anthony!

  • @spagelsmegal
    @spagelsmegal Рік тому

    Anthony these videos are fantastic I love learning about these very obscure locomotives

  • @lexdmitriew1452
    @lexdmitriew1452 2 роки тому +4

    Hello.Show drawings and pictures of the CAROLINE locomotive very beautiful there is nothing on the Internet.

  • @Jacob-yg7lz
    @Jacob-yg7lz 2 роки тому +1

    It's kinda funny to see history outpacing the locomotives rather than the other way around. It's amazing how much war and upheaval that engine saw compared to all the other first engines on this channel.

  • @profcraneporter
    @profcraneporter 2 роки тому +1

    Love this focus on often different railways and the collaboration! Hope to see more colabs in the future and perhaps more videos on Mexican locos

  • @ElrincóndeFreddie3036
    @ElrincóndeFreddie3036 Рік тому +1

    I love this video about the history of these locomotives and the first line in México, hopefully this topic can be made international of the history of the first railroad in méxico!

  • @robotx9285
    @robotx9285 2 роки тому +2

    This is the first I've ever heard anything relating to Mexican steam engines. Pretty neat.

  • @PeterT1981
    @PeterT1981 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant collaborative effort. High quality production value. This opened my eyes to Mexican rail history.

  • @hawkerhellfire9152
    @hawkerhellfire9152 2 роки тому

    Love your videos, especially your coverage of stuff outside the UK. A lot of railway enthusiasts think history didn't happen beyond Cornwall....

  • @richardswiderski4985
    @richardswiderski4985 2 роки тому

    Great video Mr El Dawson very informative as usual.

  • @Wonderstev
    @Wonderstev 2 роки тому

    What a wonderful video! Always so interesting seeing where rail history begins in all sorts of places!

  • @andrewcoxon862
    @andrewcoxon862 2 роки тому +1

    Would like to see more of these collaborative videos from Mexico and around the world

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant!

  • @alexisberry9382
    @alexisberry9382 2 роки тому

    Love your videos on international locos!

  • @krimskrams
    @krimskrams Рік тому

    caramba! that was a wonderful segment! :)

  • @ArthurAndNormandyFan1
    @ArthurAndNormandyFan1 2 роки тому +2

    I draw a blank on most North American locomotives, and I have to say I know absolutely nothing about Mexican railways. That said I really enjoyed this video and found it very interesting.

  • @memes_en_4k
    @memes_en_4k Рік тому

    Thanks for give us a brief video about the first mexican loco ever... Did you ever visit the country and the railway museum in Puebla ?

  • @Sim0nTrains
    @Sim0nTrains 2 роки тому

    Very interesting video, wonder if there still remains of the loco that sank with the boat in the gulf of Mexico?

  • @trainguy2155
    @trainguy2155 2 роки тому +1

    What a peculiar locomotive design that I’ve never heard of thanks for sharing this to us.
    Do you think you can make a video about this unusual locomotive design LOCOMOTIVA CON MOTORE DIESEL"D 2311, C 2-3-13? It’s something know one has talked about.

    • @AnthonyDawsonHistory
      @AnthonyDawsonHistory  2 роки тому

      Thanks! Unfortunately you lost me at 'Diesel' this is a primarily steam channel 1800-1870s (circa).

  • @LolLol-xy4rh
    @LolLol-xy4rh 2 роки тому +2

    Wait but doesn’t that sunken engine count as preserved

    • @zutanomanganoperenganofulano
      @zutanomanganoperenganofulano 2 роки тому +2

      More than 160 years have passed since the ship sank, the little that was salvaged floated in wooden boxes, the floor of this Locomotive was preserved, but I doubt that anything remains under the wreck

  • @bakkus82
    @bakkus82 2 роки тому

    Loving it! Anyone got recommendations for reading material on Mexican railways? Puede ser en español.

    • @zutanomanganoperenganofulano
      @zutanomanganoperenganofulano Рік тому

      I'd recommend this books
      Railroads in Mexico (Vol 1 and 2) - Garma Franco
      Mexican Narrow Gauge - Gerald Best
      Ferrocarriles Decauville en México - Joaquín Salabert
      La Construcción del Ferrocarril Mexicano - John Chapman

  • @malcolmtaylor518
    @malcolmtaylor518 2 роки тому

    Was it carrying a real bogie at the front? Or was it fixed. Seems early build for a real bogie. Thanks for the video.

    • @AnthonyDawsonHistory
      @AnthonyDawsonHistory  2 роки тому +2

      It was a real, articulated bogie. Bogies have been around since 1812 (patent by William Chapman); Puffing Billy and Wylam Dilly were on bogies and in the United States bogies were in use from 1831/1832 onwards. Robert Stephenson introduced bogie locomotives for the American market in 1833. La Veracruzana is based on a Baldwin design for a 4-2-0 bogie locomotive.

    • @malcolmtaylor518
      @malcolmtaylor518 2 роки тому

      @@AnthonyDawsonHistory Thanks, didn't know they were that early.

  • @SilverGear_
    @SilverGear_ 2 роки тому +1

    An interesting topic! It's sad that Central and South American railways and their histories are shrouded by utility and a language barrier, especially as I can imagine there are many stories they could tell. An excellent collaboration, sirs!

  • @simonmcowan6874
    @simonmcowan6874 2 роки тому

    Not many Guilo (?) locomotives exist, I hear one has been repatriated to Belgium from the UK.