Pocinho

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4 July 1972

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27 June: Narrow Gauge to Viseu
28 June: Narrow Gauge - Sernada do Vouga
29 June: Porto's northern suburbs
30 June: Narrow gauge north from Porto
1 July: Broad Gauge, Porto and Nine
3 July: Regua
4 July: Pocinho
5 July: Tua

Pocinho is near the head of the valley, last junction on the route to the Spanish border at Barca d'Alva. Three more of the attractive 4-6-0s are seen in action. Their crews were getting used to railway photographers, and responded to an upward wave of both arms with a quick adjustment to the oil-feed, resulting in the unhealthy but photogenic "clag" in the first picture.

4-6-0 286 leaves Pocinho Pocinho narrow gauge pilot E41 An inside-cylindered 4-6-0 leaves Pocinho for the Spanish border

Pocinho was host to an interesting little narrow gauge pilot locomotive, No E41, seen above. Not to be outdone, Regua had its own pilot too, none other than E1, seen below.

4-6-0 284 at Pocinho Regua narrow gauge pilot E1

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