At the end of the last century, Cuba still had a lot of steam locomotives in service for freight transport. These steam locomotives can be seen extensively in this unique three-part DVD series. This DVD series has been made available to 24Trains.tv by John Raby and contains exclusive footage that you won't find anywhere else! Credits: John Raby

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Steam Locomotives in Cuba

DVD 1-3

This is the footage from the first of 3 DVDs showing Cuban steam locos in operation at the end of the last century. The digital footage from 1999 is supplemented by analog footage from 1996-1998.
Mill systems covered in this part are:
<ul>
<li>AC Sandino 4.5 min</li>
<li>PT Brau 2.5 min</li>
<li>Hershey 10.5 min</li>
<li>GA Manalich 4.5 min</li>
<li>O Sanchez 3.5 min</li>
<li>RM Villena 3.5 min</li>
<li>Boris LS Coloma 13.5 min</li>
<li>Australia 10 min</li>
<li>Granma 3.5 min</li>
<li>F Rodriguez 1.5 min</li>
<li>JS Comas 10.5 min</li>
<li>Rene Fraga 6 min</li>
</ul>
Total Running Time 75 min. Credits: John Raby

Part 1: Western Cuba

This is the footage from the second of 3 DVDs showing Cuban steam locos in operation at the end of the last century. 1999 digital footage is supplemented by analog footage from 1996-1998.
Mill systems covered in this part are:
<ul>
<li>Mal Tiempo 10.5 min</li>
<li>Cuidad Caracas 2.5 min</li>
<li>Luis Arcos Bergnes 4 min</li>
<li>JP Carbo Servia 5 min</li>
<li>Espartaco 9 min</li>
<li>Intermill workings 6 min</li>
<li>Marta Abreu 0.5 min</li>
<li>Ifrain Alfonso 10 min</li>
<li>Lionel Layout 2 min</li>
<li>Pepito Tey 18 min</li>
<li>H Ameijeiras 4 min</li>
</ul>
Total Running Time 76 min. Credits: John Raby

Part 2: Central Cuba

This is the footage from the third of 3 DVDs showing Cuban steam locos in operation at the end of the last century. 1999 digital footage is supplemented by analog footage from 1996-1998.
Mill systems covered in this part are:
<ul>
<li>Marcelo Salado 10 min</li>
<li>Obdulio Morales 7 min</li>
<li>Simon Bolivar 6 min</li>
<li>Orlando G Ramirez 5 min</li>
<li>Ecuador 6 min</li>
<li>Bolivia 1 min</li>
<li>Ciro Redondo 25 min</li>
<li>Venezuela 3 min</li>
<li>Rafael Freyre 13.5 min</li>
</ul>
Total Running Time 82 min. Credits: John Raby

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