3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. J24 927 Bw Temuco, 80 820: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Casa de Máquinas de Temuco, locomotoras tipo 80: AlBustos· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Locomotora tipo 80 N° 820: Duendantagonista· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The EFE Tipo 80 was a series of 4-8-2 steam locomotives constructed for the Chilean State Railways. The series consisted of 69 engines built in five batches between 1929 and 1953. The first four batches were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, consisting of twelve engines numbered 801 to 812 purchased in 1929, followed by seven additional engines numbered 813 to 819 in 1937, then five more numbered 820 to 824 in 1940, and fifteen numbered 825 to 839 in 1947, the final three of which were built in the railway's Maestranza San Bernardo shops using spare components.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 97 years ago, in 1929.
- Served for 50 years (1929–1979).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1929–1953
- in service from
- 1929
- retired
- 1979
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 39
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi
- operators
- Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q133252350, Wikipedia: EFE Tipo 80 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.