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Livio Dante Porta was an Argentine steam locomotive engineer. He is particularly remembered for his innovative modifications to existing locomotive systems in order to obtain better performance and en
Porta (centre, with dark cap and scarf) and engine crew in 1959
Ing.L.D.Porta, the FCAF 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) gauge Garratt named in his honour
Argentina, Porta's first locomotive
The 5AT Advanced Technology steam locomotive was a conceptual design conceived by the British engineer David Wardale, and first described in his 1998 definitive work on modern steam, The Red Devil and
Livio Dante Porta
…Ministry (Minaz) on locomotives using new fuels such as bagasse; he also considerably influenced many later steam projects worldwide, notably those of David Wardale and the 5AT Project, Phil Girdlestone, Roger Waller, Shaun McMahon, and Nigel Day. In 2001, he supported Shaun McMahon's heavy rebuilding and modification…
The 5AT locomotive illustrated in its final form.