Dona Joaninha

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Dona Joaninha
Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana 6 2019 10.jpg
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Bottene & Filhos
Build date 1940
Specifications
Gauge 1 metre (3.3 ft)
Loco weight 150 tonnes (150 long tons; 170 short tons)
Career
Retired 1960s
Restored 2020
Disposition Static display in Guarulhos, Brazil
Dona Joaninha or Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana 6 is a steam locomotive that is now on
static display in Guarulhos, Brazil. Constructed in 1940, it was used to move sugar
cane across Brazil until the 1960s. A scrap dealer purchased it around 1976, and it
was then put on static display around 2000. After falling into disrepair, it was
restored in 2020.

Contents
1 Construction
2 Operation
3 Static display
4 References
Construction
It was the second locomotive constructed by Jo�o Bottene of Bottene & Filhos.[1] It
was built around the chassis, wheels, and steam pipes of an EFS locomotive, with a
new boiler, water tank, cabin, rear bogie, and firewood bunker, assembled in a
workshop at Usina Monte Alegre.[1] It used a 1 metre (3.3 ft) gauge, and weighed
150 tonnes, with a pulling capacity of 1300 tonnes.[1] It was named Dona Joaninha
after Dona Joana Morganti, who owned the workshop.[1] It was inaugurated in January
1940.[1]

Operation
The locomotive was used to move sugar cane on the Usamo Tamoio railroad, which
ended at the Tamoio station near S�o Carlos.[1] It was in use until the line closed
in the mid-1960s.[1]

Static display
After the line closed, the locomotive was kept on the railroad's premises until
around 1976, when it was purchased by a scrap dealer based in Guarulhos.[1] After
being moved there, the scrap dealer partnered with the Guarulhos city hall to put
the locomotive on display around 2000 in Pra�a IV Centen�rio (now known as Pra�a
Paschoal Thomeu), which is at the former location of the Guarulhos Station of the
Cantareira Tramway.[1]

While on display in the park, it fell into disrepair, with a tree falling on the
chimney, denting it, along with rust and decay due to a lack of maintenance. It is
not protected against people climbing on it.[1] Originally painted green when it
was installed in the park,[1] it turned black, and then multicoloured through
graffiti. Nearby Portuguese pavement was left as a rubble heap. The local
government started seeking private funding to repair the locomotive in 2017.[2]

Restoration work started in July 2020, funded by local companies, with coordination
by the Secretaria de Meio Ambiente (Sema) but with no funding from the city.[3]
Rusted parts were replaced, the chimney repaired, and graffiti removed, before it
was repainted and lights installed.[3] It will also be enclosed by railings.[3]