This picture was taken at Ann Dixon's birthday party at our FCC house in Amachay. Paul Dixon is furthest right boy and Ann is holding Nesta our dog. Next to her is my other sister Jill who had a leg in plaster, but it doesn't show.

I recognise some of the people, such as Valerie and Julian Higgs as well as the Oueis but that is about it.

Al Heckle gave me this list of names:

Monica Williams, Nancy Ouei, Julian Hickford, Monica's sister??, Bruce Westby ??, Jim McKay, Bev Saunders, John Darcy behind Bev, Bonnie Hietzenroder, John McKay behind Bonnie, girl next to Bonnie (??), Randy Westby, you, next girl (??). Front row: Valerie Higgs, Jill, Ann, Ian Ouei.

I'd really love to get a full list if anyone can help.

Response to: Memories of the CdeP Mining Camps and Those I Remember

I haven't figured out how to respond to a post on this site so I am creating this new one.

To Margie (Nee Fawcett)

Read your blog with interest! Especially as you posted and referred to my picture of my family in front of the fireplace in the FCC house in Amachay and also posted the picture of my mother. (Actually the FCC houses were in a little area of Amachay called Tiapukio..... no idea how to spell it.)

You have to be daughter of Brian Fawcett.... is my guess who was engineer on FCC before we arrived. I have read his books and was always facinated by the storey of Colonel Fawcett his father.) He mentions the Chalaca railway coach in his story of the railways which we used when we were there.

With regard to the zigzags on the railway line. There was only one point at which the engine was removed and turned on a turntable and reconnect at the other end which was at San Bartolome about 75Km outside Lima. On all the other switchbacks they ware always a pair and the engine reversed the middle stretch between the points.

The really neat thing was that at Lima Station tourists always grabbed the seats facing the engine so that they could travel forwards all day. The savvy always picked the seats with backs to the engine as after an hour or so they would travelling forwards for the rest of the day.

Paul Dixon
paul (nospace) dixon 'at' mail dot com