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2 unusual facts about A. G. Porta


A. G. Porta

A fictionalized version of Porta appears in Bolaño's posthumously published work Woes of the True Policeman.

His first published work a collaboration with Roberto Bolaño entitled Advice from a Morrison Disciple to a Joyce Fanatic (Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce) in 1984.


Alfred County Railway

The engineers incorporated developments proposed by L.D. Porta, including GPCS, Lempor exhaust, an improved spark arrestor, lightweight multi-ring articulated piston valves, improved valve events and improved mechanical lubrication.

South African Class 26 4-8-4

The rebuilding took place at the Salt River Works in Cape Town and was based on the principles developed by Argentinian mechanical engineer L.D. Porta.


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