Cuba - Mal Tiempo 1998 - Narrow Gauge Spectacle (Watch to the End!)
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- SUPERB FOOTAGE - PLEASE WATCH TO THE END !
Excellent scenes of narrow gauge action at the Cuban sugar mill, Mal Tiempo. Several US built oil fired 2-8-0 tender locomotives are seen bringing cut sugar cane into the mill. In the setting sunlight the oil burners cast a vivid light beneath the locomotives. Filmed in 1998.
Excelente vídeo! As locomotivas da época mais remota, ainda são operantes por lá! Que país maravilhoso! Puro encanto!
Infelizmente, isso foi há 23 anos e o vapor não opera mais esses trens de carga ......
Sadly, this is now 23 years ago and the steam no longer operates these freight trains ..... Andy
With the low-slung burners and a thrashed loco on a heavy train it was possible to feel the train through your feet before you heard it. The locos may have been small but they were worked really hard. Great times in Cuba, thanks for sharing
A low-frequency rumble/drone. Some videos do capture it when the train is a long way off.
Thank you. It certainly was a great steam show. They still have a few locos available to charter but the days shown here are well gone now.
That last scene especally is magic! :-)
Thank you. It's sad that the Cuban steam didn't carry on longer so video quality could be better - Andy
Great video, i like the scene at 7.45 very much - its impressive how they manage not to derail the trains driving on such bad rails with high speed
Thank you. They were truly great times .... such a shame that US railfans couldn't visit there (legally).
Great video. I wish I could have went there to witness this great narrow-gauge operation.
The Cuban spanish antique.Excellent video.
Thank you for that comment. The locomotives are, of course though, neither Cuban nor Spanish .... they're built in the USA. Andy
It is strange that there is evidence of the locomotives being fitted for burning bagasse.
In the Phillipines the practice was to burn oil at the start of the milling campaign & revert to bagasse when they had enough stockpiled at the mill. Bagasse is an ineffecient fuel.
The length of a trip to fetch cane might simply have been beyond the storage capacity of both tenders if burning bagasse.
Awesome steam action!
It certainly was awesome. I feel really sorry for you US enthusiasts who either couldn't or wouldn't go there for ridiculous political reasons. The place was a paradise of ancient US built cars, trucks and steam locos ... and only 15 years ago.
Los videos que he visto son formidables ,sigan asi.
Thank you very much. I will do my best !
They were great times indeed ... sadly now consigned to history!
I don't know whether they had such a thing as a 'boiler certificate' under Cuban law, but certainly one locomotive in Cuba exploded at CAI Augusto Cesar Sandino (#1382).
The failure seems to have occurred in the section of boiler barrel nearest the front tubeplate. The rupture totally blew away the front segment of the boiler barrel & the release of energy blew the rest of the boiler backwards. The steam dome is actually bent backwards. There seems to be some confusion over the date of the incident.
Interesting! I suspect there was minimal control over the standard of maintenance.
The first sequence is a textbook run, relatively clean exhaust & less waste of fuel.
The last run taken at dusk: Did you have to bribe the crew of the locomotive for the fire & smoke?
Just wondering if they felt such a display looked unprofessional.
Good video. It's funny the language because there is a part where one guy is using bad words to referring to his friend.
Thanks for your kind comment. Obviously, your Spanish is better than mine! Andy
You're welcome. I just did the remark because I am Cuban, and that part reminded me of some friends in my old neighborhood.
@@isaacassimov4096 Doesn't sound a very Cuban name .... your (almost) namesake was a great scientist and a great writer and a hero of mine!! Andy
Yes, it's true. I chose Asimov because I admire him, too. The extra 's' was a mistake, but I dicided to keep it.
old technology and still work.
Sadly, not still working .... at least here in Cuba. Just a on one or two for tourism. Andy
El mayor ingenio productor de azucar refino de Cuba lo destruyeron uno de los mas eficientes
Es una pena que ahora este molino esté cerrado.
It is a pity that this mill is now closed .... Andy
What is the sparking/fire under the driver/tender wheels? Is there a hole in its firebox?
All the Cuban locos (sadly now long gone) didn't have fireboxes, as we know them. They were oil burners and the flames we can see are from the burners underneath where a normal firebox would be. I suspect the flames are rather more obvious on these little locos than they should be because they've been "DIY" converted from coal or wood burning by local engineers who've done a bit of a makeshift job of it !
Andy and Dandan Fisher They were oil burner because cuba never had deposit of coal.
@@AndyDandanFisherSteam The last time I saw this locomotive was several years ago. It was on a plinth at an autopiste service station, it disappeared and I have never seen it since and I go to Cuba every year, have done for 20 years. Must confess I haven't exactly looked for it, it could have been placed elsewhere.
@@keithparker5103 They were good days in Cuba when steam was everywhere. Is there anything running as preserved, do you know? .... Andy
@@AndyDandanFisherSteam Just got back from Cuba, hence my delay in replying. The last steam locomotive I saw in use was many years ago on a level crossing on the autopiste, (that's right, across the autopiste) line now gone. I have heard but have had no personal experience that steam specials are run to Caibarien. You might wish to check it out, good luck, Keith Parker.
Искры летят из под паровоза,все сено нахуй сгорит так :))
They probably had regular fires near the trackside !
Fue victima del Castrismo
Kara para Ask
I'm sorry. I'don't understand that comment. Andy
N'ont aucune vision ou quoi ! Refaire le ballaste... remplacer les rails...Ils savent tout mais ne savent rien !
C'est il y a plus de 20 ans, bien sûr. Ils n'avaient pas d'argent à cause du blocus imposé par les États-Unis ..... Andy
jesus that track looks horrible
It was but the trains stayed on it !! ...... Andy