{"id":233,"date":"2011-07-27T23:05:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T23:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucebramson.com\/2011\/07\/27\/return-to-ecuador-iv-at-m-y-o-b\/"},"modified":"2011-07-27T23:05:32","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T23:05:32","slug":"return-to-ecuador-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"RETURN TO ECUADOR IV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE PREVIOUS PAGE DESCRIBED MY LAST TRIP ON THE FFCC IN ECUADOR<\/p>\n<p>The next day, I again rented a taxi and returned to Bucay. I didn\u2019t really expect there to be much action, and indeed, there was none. Engine 53, which I had enjoyed the day before, was stone-cold, sitting next to No. 58, also looking a bit worse for wear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engine-53-400x266.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Already cold after returning from Huigra the day before<\/p>\n<p>There were three examples left of the Alco diesels I had ridden in 1979. These looked pretty battered, but might have been operational. None was running that day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Deisel-161-1-400x268.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not looking so very hot!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Diesel-161-2-400x268.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The other side of No. 161<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Diesel-166-400x268.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There had been at least ten of these originally<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Diesel-167-400x270.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under the shed, perhaps still operable<\/p>\n<p>This photo shows Diesel No. 167; next to it is a passenger car dating originally to the late 1800s, and beyond that is a new Alsthom Diesel in like-new condition. The photo encapsulates the history of the G&amp;Q quite nicely.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Diesel-2406-1-400x271.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These French diesel engines were brand new in 1993<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Diesel-2406-2-400x263.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note that 2496 was named Eloy Alfaro, and marked ENFE<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure exactly when, but the railway system was renamed ENFE (Empressa Nacional de Ferrocarilles Ecuatorianos), essentially Ecuadorian National Railway Company. Steam was still marked G&amp;Q or S&amp;C as appropriate. The small speeder below looked new, or newly refurbished:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Enfe-85-400x268.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just the thing for a quick trip up the Nariz del Diablo<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, there was no action whatsoever around the shops, and no one bothered me as I poked around. It might have been a holiday. I got the photos below, but eventually had to return to Guayaquil by taxi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engines-58-53-1-400x266.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tired engines resting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engines-58-53-400x266.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Number 58 looked like it was operational<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Through-58-to-53-400x270.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking through the cab of 58 to 53<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/M-T-Railbus-400x264.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Outside there was a rail-bus being worked on<\/p>\n<p>The markings are interesting: \u201cMetropolitan Touring\u201d suggests some sort of private company, but ENFE Ingaperca would indicate ENFE ownership. In any case, this one needs work!<\/p>\n<p>Back at Guayaquil the next day, I talked my way into the Dur\u00e1n shops, old and new: <strong>these will be the subjects of future pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/signature1-300x149-150x149.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE PREVIOUS PAGE DESCRIBED MY LAST TRIP ON THE FFCC IN ECUADOR The next day, I again rented a taxi and returned to Bucay. I didn\u2019t really expect there to be much action, and indeed, there was none. Engine 53, which I had enjoyed the day before, was stone-cold, sitting next to No. 58, also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucebramson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}