DAGUPAN

DAGUPAN - A 0-6-0ST STEAM SURVIVOR 

Back in 2009, I compiled a report, outlining items of importance to a proposed railway museum.

Additional to that, I took numerous detail shots of the two steam locomotives at Tutuban, in the hope of trying to ascertain what would be needed for a static restoration.

There were group dreams of restoring one to operation, however it was never quite likely given the amount of money and interest that would be required.

Alas, nothing progressed much beyond that, while the two locomotives remain in the same place awaiting some love.

DAGUPAN, was built by Kerr Stuart back in 1907 and carried their builders number 1021.
It is thus two years younger than CABANATUAN, which is the second locomotive at Tutuban, and the next to be featured.

Wikipedia states that is was rebuilt from the original locomotive CAVITE.
In his book, Reg Carter lists only one CAVITE. This is the class leader of the same class as DAGUPAN.
DAGUPAN was originally SANTO TOMAS and, given they both have their own builders number (in numerical order of construction), it is not clear how this conclusion was come too.

Other members of the class, in order:

CAVITE

LUCENA

ALBAY

PAGSANJAN

BAUAN

SANTA CRUZ

MAGDALENA

SAN FERNANDO

LAGONOY

CALAMBA

SANTO TOMAS / DAGUPAN

BENGUET

All were built in 1907, carrying the builders numbers 1007-1022.

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Thanks to Reg Carter and Nathan Chapple.

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