Pakis Baru

Here is some more Java sugar mill footage for Indonesian (and other) fans.
This is pre-digital footage from Java which I converted to digital on mini DV tapes in 1999. Most of the footage dates from the early 1990s although it may have been shot as late at 1998 before I go my first digital camera. Technology has moved on again and I had to use my old Sony digital video camcorder along with my old Apple desktop and a firewire cable to capture this footage to disk. This just goes to show how important it is to copy material on older formats to the latest version before you lose the ability to do so.
I have not as far as I know used this footage in the past on any Java DVDs. Given the recent announcement about more sugar mill closures (for 2017) to add to the loss of filed work, mills and steam locos between the 2014 and 2015 season, this is all unrepeatable material as much as 25 years old. I am making it available with few edits and with just basic titles to give the names of the mills.
I was mainly with Rob Dickinson when I shot this material and I recommend his pages on Java sugar mill steam to anyone who would like to research this topic further - www.internation...
My own reports don’t go back far enough to cover this footage but I am happy to try to answer questions if you have them. Either ask a question on RUclips or email [e-mail] and let me know the name of the video and the point in the playback (if relevant) you want to ask about.
I don’t initially intend to make specific comment about these individual videos but if there are interesting questions and replies I will make sure that they posted with the relevant videos.
To give you a taste of what is to come, mills featured include Pakis Baru, Trangkil, Gondang Baru, Tasikmadu, Kebonagung, Pagottan, Merican, Pesantren, Semboro, Wringinanom, Olean and in all cases with real working steam and in most cases with steam-hauled field trains.
John Raby
8 October 2016

[@atykaazara3837]

ihhhhhh seneng bnget ngeliat lori tebu. Ingt masa kcil .di pakis. ...setiap hari liatin lori tebu brjln membawa tebu

[@JohnRaby]

This is an expanded version of the video footage. It fixes the wrong title displayed on the original version. Included is No. 2 being steamed and No. 5 on a mud train on the line to the north east meeting up with No. 1 on a temporary track train.

[@theunderrated86]

Thanks for that John. ;)

[@andisujito]

It's amazing. Thanks for sharing this memorable video John 🤝👍

[@ibuualodyachannel7065]

Masyaallah...pakis jaman dulu Miss u

[@djokokendil2187]

wah klo lihat vidionya jd kangen soalnya pernah kerja di PG PAKIS BARU . thn 99...

[@dwikristiyani4700]

Emang nya bapak orang mana saya anak kedai juna hehhehe

[@gilbertharijanto5766]

waoooo, my village in 90's maybe.....thanks John.

[@abiallan4437]

jadi ingat masa kecil di tayu suka ambil tebu dari lori yang di tarik kereta uap. kereta nomer kereta terbesar yang mampu menarik 20 lori berisi tebu.

[@Syfiq.]

Sekarang masih pakai lokomotif?

[@adventure_vlog]

Masa kecil saya ada disana , rumahku depan PG Pakis, hampir setiap hari lewat , bertetangga dengan rumah loji belanda

[@nurrohmad981]

Sekarang PG pakis gimna aktif gk

[@siloment8894]

@@nurrohmad981 masih...

[@deodheodeo]

​@@nurrohmad981 masih

[@yasinsetiawan341]

Nostalgia yg mantab

[@Rasit1010]

Only in indonesia

[@dwipujimaryanto4769]

Ak delok iki mbrambang cah...

[@Apaitufotografi]

If it recorded pre digital, What kind of analog camera you used to record this video?

[@JohnRaby]

Too long ago to be completely sure but most likely a fairly inexpensive Sony video 8 camcorder

[@Apaitufotografi]

ok thanks,. i am very happy seeing your video, my grandmother lived in near pagotan sugarfabric, Madiun, East Java, Indonesia. In my childhood I often see the sugarfabric train that we call "montik" @@JohnRaby

[@Apaitufotografi]

are you train engineer or researcher? I have seen all your video recordings as you dedicate yourself to the world of trains

[@JohnRaby]

@@Apaitufotografi No, just a lifelong train enthusiast

[@JarotPw]

Belum ada motor matic....nice

[@dwindz200]

Ni daerah mana ya?

[@adventure_vlog]

Pakis - Tayu

[@theunderrated86]

By the way, just want to ask. The double header at the end of the video, was it real or was it prearranged?

[@JohnRaby]

From memory, Rob Dickson arranged a charter and we found a loco on permanent way duties. I think we took the opportunity so it was 'arranged' but not 'prearranged'.

[@JarotPw]

adanya grand sama rx king.....l2 super woowwwwww...so sweet

[@rfababoskecil897]

Semoga kereta uap bisa terjaga jadi koleksi musium juga

[@nurrohmad981]

Kereta lori uap masi di gunakan kok PG Wonolangan Probolinggo

[@23Rail]

Dan itu adalah benar, saat ini ada 2 lokomotif bekas pabrik gula Pakis Baru dengan nomor 1 dan 5 di museum kereta api Statfold Barn Railway, Inggris. Lokomotif ini didatangkan ke Inggris untuk dihidupkan kembali dan berdinas kereta wisata disana. Lokomotifnya saat ini menjadi pajangan statis disana karena dual gauge sudah dicabut.
Saat ini juga ada lokomotif Pakis Baru yang masih tersisa di Remise/garasi lokomotif, namun tidak terawat

[@aldistapm2518]

Most of the train running quite fast

[@munsudadi8226]

thanks for the video, its always be amazing

[@bupel2995]

Ternyata di pakis punya lokomotif mallet

[@ariyawansutanto8082]

Mengingatkan masa kecilku..tinggal di perumahan PG Pakis..

[@bembengart5581]

klasic is the best

[@abiallan4437]

kereta no 6 kereta uap yang paling besar

[@burhansujadi6174]

Benar lok no6 yang besar .sebab difaerahku jlnya nanjak.daridarrahku turun .perlu pengereman yang kuat.mungkin satusatunya.sekarang rel roli tebu dah nggak ada .

[@andiprasetyo578]

Burine deso pondowan drajak...desoku

[@mohammadrafiagustian5173]

Pakis Krajan jln mukhtasim ngetan

[@pujiono834]

ini kira² brp ya