At least 250 papers covering a whole spectrum of topics about Modern Steam were written by Ing L.D. Porta over a 50 year period, most being written between 1970 and 1990, most being hand-written, and only a few were published. ASTT has in its possession some 92 of these papers of which 35 have been published in four volumes, and a further 21 will be published in a fifth volume in 2025. These publications are as follows:
- Volume 1 – Boilers, Firebox & Combustion.
- Volume 2 – Adhesion, Compounding and the Tornado Proposal.
- Volume 3 – Boilers, Firebox & Combustion.
- Volume 4 – Locomotive Boiler Water covering Treatment, Feedwater Heating & Boiler Water Behaviour.
- Volume 5 – Exhaust Systems and other aspects of Steam Locomotive Design, Performance and Operation.
In addition, ASTT has published a 2-volume Compendium of Articles and Papers to Celebrate the Centennial of Porta’s birth:
- A Compendium of Articles and Papers to celebrate the Centenary of the birth of the eminent Argentinean Locomotive Engineer Livio Dante Porta 1922 – 2003 – Volume 1, and
- A Compendium of Articles and Papers to celebrate the Centenary of the birth of the eminent Argentinean Locomotive Engineer Livio Dante Porta 1922 – 2003 – Volume 2.
These volumes include a listing of 240-plus papers known to have been written by Porta.
Two other papers by Porta were published in the Proceedings of a Fedecrail conference held in Barcelona in May/June 1998 titled “Lectures on Steam Locomotive Operation in the 21st Century“. The papers included in the Proceedings are as follows:
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Porta, L.D., XXIst Century Steam – The Day of Modern Steam Traction;
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Perez, J.O., Traccion a vapor moderna y sostenible – el escenario cubano (text in Spanish);
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Waller, R., Modern Steam in Revenue Service;
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Serchinger, R.W., Modern Steam Traction and the Protection of the Environment;
Two other excellent sources of information about Porta and his work (and some of his papers) can be found on:
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Martyn Bane’s website at http://www.martynbane.co.uk/modernsteam/ldp/ldp.htm, and
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Hugh Odom’s website at http://www.trainweb.org/tusp/porta.html