Service Trolley No. 2000 "Anglo Argentine"
Service Car built by Boecker of Germany in the first decade of the XXth century. It was originally a self propelled welding device. It was stored several years inside the "Polvor�n" workshops due to its unsuitability for service inside the tunnel. Its restoration began in the lasts months of 2001 and concluded in July, 2002. Upon other accesories added, it could be named:
- A secondary pantograph from a belgian car
- Two traction motors GE 52 of 27 HP
- Air braking system, (the original brakes were mechanical)
It was painted following a scheme adopted in germany for these kind of service tramways.
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A photograph showing service trolley No. 2000 as it was originally, circa 1910. |
