Cuba - March 1994

Locomotive builder abbreviations
	Alco	American Locomotive Co., USA
	BLW	Baldwin Loco Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	CCCP	built by unknown works, Russia
	Davenport	Davenport Locomotive Works, Davenport, Iowa, USA
	Mavag	Ganz-Mavag Mozodny-, Vagon es Gepgyar, Budapest, Hungary
	Plymouth	Fate-Root-Heath Co., Plymouth Locomotive Works, Ohio, USA
	Porter	H.K.Porter, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
	Rogers	Rogers Locomotive Works, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
	SI&E	Southern Iron & Equipment Co., USA  (dealer and rebuilder of locos)
	VIW	Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
	Whitcomb	Whitcomb Locomotive Works, Rochelle, Ill., USA
	X-O	Baldwin “extra order” numbers

Abbreviations
	Der	Derelict
	Dsm	Dismantled
	IS	In service during the visit
	OOU	Out of use
	m	builders number found on the motion.

Locomotive information written in italics is from other sources (previous visits, other visitors, etc.), and was not obtained during these visits.
14/3/1994
Central Amistad con los Pueblos (201)
This loco was found dumped behind the FCC station at Guines.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1106	0-4-0ST	BLW	9683	1888
			XO	598	1923				OOU
Central Gregorio Arlee Mañalich (207)
Gauge : 2' 6"
	1307	2-8-0	BLW	53685	9.1920				IS
	1308	2-8-0	BLW	18371	1900				IS
	1338	2-6-0	BLW	53339	1920				IS

Gauge : 4' 8½"
	38225	Bo-BoDH	CCCP		1987
	38231	Bo-BoDH	CCCP		1988
	38258	Bo-BoDH	CCCP		1989
Central Osvaldo Sánchez (210)
We went for a ride on a train out into the cane fields, hauled by 1310. However its oil burner began to leak badly, and set fire to the grass on the track, before failing at the end of the run. It was then rescued by 1364.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1204  PATIO	2-4-2T	Rogers	5009	11.1894
	1507	2-6-0	Alco	52036	10.1912				IS
		 4wDM	Brookville
Gauge : 2' 6"
	1110	2-8-0	BLW	53402	1920				OOU
	1309	2-8-0	BLW?		1919
	1310	2-8-0	BLW	52574	1919				IS
	1347   10	2-8-0	BLW	52262	9.1919
	1364	2-8-0	BLW	37822	6.1912				IS
15/3/1994
Central Rubén Martínez Villena, Augacute (211)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	4	0-4-2RT	BLW	4502	1878				OOU
	1206	0-4-0WT	Hen	18044	1920				Der
	1207	2-4-0T	Hen	11677	1912				OOU
	1311	2-6-2T	BLW	24839	11.1904
	1411	2-6-0	BLW	44919	1917				IS
	1508	2-8-0	BLW	29616	12.1906				Der
	1602	2-8-0	BLW	54229	12.1920				Rep
	1605	2-8-0	BLW	54051	11.1920
Central Boris Luiz Santa Coloma (212)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1504	2-6-0	BLW	53822	10.1920				IS
	1510	2-6-0	Alco	44702	1907				IS
	1511	2-6-0	Alco	52035	10.1912				Rep
	1512	2-6-0	Alco	56995	1.1917				OOU
	1606	2-6-0	VIW	3143	1920				IS
	1711	2-8-0	Alco	62099	1920				IS
	38255	Bo-BoD	CCCP		1989
Central Manuel Isla-Perez (206)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1107	0-4-2RT	BLW	6468	1882
	1205	0-4-4RT	Porter	3356	1905
	1208	2-4-2T	Rogers	5007	1894				Dsm
	1603	2-8-0	Alco (Cooke)	65194	10.1925
	1708	2-8-0	BLW	54227	12.1920				IS
	1712	2-6-0	Porter	5747	1916				IS
	1802	2-8-0	Porter	6053	1917				Dsm
16/3/1994
Central Granma  (Coliseo) (304)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1519	2-8-0	Alco	56660	10.1916?				Rep
	1713	2-8-0	BLW	58486	6.1925				IS
	1714	2-8-0	BLW	54139	12.1920				IS
	1615	2-8-0	Alco						Der
	1812	2-8-0	BLW	52488	11.1919?				Rep
	4112	 4wDM	Home made?
		 4wDM	Home made?
	40201	0-6-0DM							Dsm
	37172	Bo-BoD	CCCP
Central Victoria de Yaguajay (318)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1514	2-8-0	Alco	62508	1920				Der
	(1533)	4-6-0	BLW	29392	11.1906
			XO	330	8.1923				Der
	1594	2-8-0	Alco						IS
	1811	2-8-0	VIW	3144	1920				IS
	1813	2-8-0	BLW	54138	12.1920				Rep
	4119	 4wD
	4208	0-4-0D	VIW
	34082	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	37166	Bo-BoD	CCCP
Central Australia (303)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1314?	2-8-0	BLW	42975?	1916?				Der
	1420	2-4-0DM	BLW	42346	1915			(a)
	1513	2-8-0	BLW	54067	11.1920
	1515	4-6-0	Alco	54844	8.1914				Rep
	1593	2-6-0	BLW	42299?	1915				IS
	1607	2-6-0	BLW	52789	1920				IS
	1613	2-6-0	BLW						IS
	1620	2-6-0	Hen	18030	1920				IS
	1716	2-6-0	Hen	12428	1913				IS
		2-6-0DM	BLW	52102	1919			(a)	OOU
	031	 4wDMR

(a)	rebuilt from old steam locos - they still have the old cylinders in place.
17/3/1994
Central José Smith Comas (Cadenas) (315)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1121	0-4-0ST	VIW	2961	1918				Dsm
	1415	2-6-0	VIW	3075	6.1920
	1530	2-6-0	BLW	58654	9.1925				IS
	1531	2-6-0	BLW	58655	9.1925				IS
	4117  (6)	 4wD	Whitcomb	13202	5.1941
Central Jesús Rabí (314)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1413	2-6-0	Cooke	2114	1891
			Reb. SI&E	1221					Der
	1414	2-8-0	Alco	62621	9.1922
	1529	2-8-0	BLW	38095	8.1912				Der
	1810	2-8-0	VIW	3088	1920
	4116	 4wD	Plymouth
	37016	Bo-BoD	CCCP		1977
	38271	Bo-BoD	CCCP
Central Primero de Mayo  (424)
The first three (derelict) steam locos were dumped about ½km down the line from the mill. 1544 came in with cane at about 14.30.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
		4-6-0	Rogers						Der
	22	2-6-0							Der
	1428	2-6-0	BLW	44340	1916				Der
	1543	2-8-0	Alco						IS
	1544	2-8-0	Alco		1920				IS
	1545	2-6-0	BLW	42347	9.1915				IS
	1546	2-6-0	BLW	42348	1915				Dsm
	1848	2-8-0	BLW	57407	1923				Rep
	4163	2-BoDM	Home made?
Central Antonio Sánchez (409)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1623	2-8-0	BLW	53799	10.1920				IS
	1624	2-8-0	BLW	44223	10.1920				OOU
	1625	2-8-0	BLW	54054	1920				IS
	1629	2-8-0	Alco	62415	9.1920?
	1726	2-8-0	VIW	3122	1920
		 4wDM	Home made
		 4wDM	Plym					(a)
	AGM 13721	 4wDMR
	38213	Bo-BoD	CCCP

(a)	converted from narrow gauge, with the axles extended out through the original outside frames.
La Aguada Motorway Service Station
Gauge : 2' 6"
	4	0-6-0	BLW	7472	1884			(a)	Pvd

(a)	ex Central Guillermo Moncada, 1163.
18/3/1994
Central Efrain Alfonso (440)
1635 took us down to the Santa Maria junction with the FCC. 38233 passed on the main line, and then 1636 came from the mill with empties. Later 61602 and 61605 came through on a FCC train eastwards. After we left the mill we saw 1636 returning with a long cane train, as it crossed the motorway on the level.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1635	2-6-2	BLW	58556	11.1925				IS
	1636	4-6-0	Alco	62413	1920				IS
	1637	2-8-0	Alco	65432	9.1923?
	1850	2-8-2	BLW	61888	1935				IS
	1910	2-8-2	Alco (Brooks)	68284	1.1925?				Rep
Central Carlos Caraballo (437)
1556 was being stripped of parts to repair 1550.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1550	2-6-0	BLW	53638	9.1920				IS
	1556   (146)	2-6-0	BLW	53587	9.1920				Dsm
	37084	Bo-BoD	CCCP		1979
	38064	Bo-BoD	CCCP		1982
Central Diez de Octubre (441)
The two derelict locos were dumped in the bushes and much overgrown.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1661	2-8-0	BLW	54228	12.1920				IS
	1818	2-8-0	Alco	62961	2.1921				Rep
		2-8-0							Der
		0-6-0T	Alco	56713	1916				Der
	34067	Bo-BoDH	CCCP						Rep
	38135	Bo-BoDH	CCCP		1984
Central George Washington (449)
This mill do not allow visitors to go into the shed area, but they did pull most of the locos out into the yard for photos. Near the shed is an old loco preserved on a short piece of track. This is a genuine American "steam dummy", probably from a steam streetcar line, but it is very rusty. The OK 0-4-0T and 1632 were seen by other members of the party, dumped at the first copio east of the mill. 1632 consists of frames only.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1	0-4-0RT	BLW?						Pvd?
	1168	0-4-0T	OK	10671	1924				Der
	1632	4-6-0	Alco	54836	1914				Dsm
	1638	2-8-0	Alco	62371	9.1920				Rep
	1643  4	4-6-0	BLW		1919
	1644	2-8-0	Alco	54366	12.1913				IS
	1755	2-8-0	BLW	58538	7.1925
	1820	2-8-0	BLW	52969	2.1920
	4138	 4wDM
	34026	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	34077	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	37048	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
19/3/1994
Central Espartaco (413)
At the time of our visit 1131 was shunting loaded cane cars into the tipper. We left to have a look at Central Pepito Tey, and then came back later to a bit more action.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	34064	Bo-BoDH	CCCP

Gauge : 2' 6"
	1130	0-4-0F	OK	6854	1914				Rep
	1131	0-4-0F	BLW	43277	4.1916				IS
	1326	2-8-0	BLW	14436	9.1895				Rep
	1327	2-8-0	BLW	37142	10.1911				IS
	1328	2-8-0	BLW	42093	5.1915				IS
	1329	2-8-0	BLW	52573	11.1919				IS
	4123	 4wD	Brookville
Central Pepito Tey (443)
There was no real action here, as the mill was not actually crushing at the time of our visit, but one of the locos was run up and down for photos. The 0-6-0F had been crudely rebuilt from a 2-8-0, by removing the second pair of driving wheels and converting the boiler into a steam tank. It is now dumped behind the shed.
Gauge : 2' 6"
		0-6-0F	BLW	44286	10.1916				Der
	1164	2-6-0	BLW	52163	8.1919
	1165	2-6-0	BLW	57946	8.1924
	(1236)	2-8-0	BLW	35459	10.1910				Rep
	1337	2-8-0	BLW	52236	8.1919				IS
	1357	2-8-0	BLW	33553	7.1909				IS
	1358	2-8-0	BLW	42136	6.1915				IS
Central Mal Tiempo (403)
After visiting the mill, we went out to the siding at Oliva Copio (Santa Teresa), and saw 1321 going through to the mill, after picking up cars at this copio.
Gauge : 2' 6"
	E 1220	2-8-0	BLW	35782	12.1910
	E 1221	2-8-0	BLW	53879	10.1920				OOU
	1320	2-8-0	BLW	33500	1909
	E 1321	2-8-0	BLW	40224	1913				IS
	1322	2-8-0	BLW	23282	1903				Rep
	1330	2-8-0	BLW	43851	1916				Der
	E 1345	2-8-0	BLW	54011	11.1920				Rep
	E 1355	2-8-0	BLW	53864	10.1920				IS
20/3/1994
Central Marcelo Salado (428)
1147 was shunting cane cars into the tipper. The locos at this mill are kept in good condition, although not quite as spotless as on the previous visit. The track layout has been completely reorganised here, with the reversing line across the front of the shed eliminated, and new inward sidings laid.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1147	0-4-0ST	Davenport	1738	1919				IS
	1148	0-6-0ST	Alco	58942	1.1925				OOU
	1342	4-6-0	BLW	37172	11.1911
	1429	2-6-0	BLW	44237	10.1916				IS
	1549	2-8-0	Alco	62620	10.1920				IS
	1688	2-8-0	Alco	66543	1925				Der
		2-6-2ST	BLW	24614	8.1904
Central Obdulio Morales (418)
1354 was seen hauling a train to the mill ar Sentino junction.
Gauge : 2' 3¾"
	E1137	2-6-0	BLW	49555	1918				Der
	E1227	2-6-0	BLW	13080	1892				Dsm
	E1333	2-8-0	BLW	52414	10.1918				IS
	E1334   5	2-8-0	BLW	53655	9.1920				IS
	E1335	2-8-0	BLW	26253	1905				Der
	1354	2-8-0	BLW	55127	1921				IS
	1363	2-8-0	BLW	46768	10.1917			(b)
	1366   2	2-8-0	BLW	52103	1919				IS
	1367	2-8-0	BLW	57792	1924				IS
	1420	2-8-0	BLW	53847	1920				IS
		2-8-0						(a)	Der
		2-8-0						(a)	Der
	34014	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	34043   Ty7	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	34046	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	34072	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
	34079	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
		Bo-BoDH	CCCP

(a)	frames only.
(b)	ex Cent.Simon Bolivar.

Central Simón Bolivar (448)
This mill was not crushing, its cane being worked through to Obdulio Morales, using locos from both mills.
Gauge : 2' 3¾"
	E1138	2-6-0	BLW	33067	12.1908
	1167	2-4-0	BLW	25264	3.1905				Der
	1360	2-8-0	BLW	46255	9.1917				IS
	1361	2-8-0	BLW	53064	4.1920
	1362	2-8-0	VIW	2984	1919				OOU
	1367   17	2-8-0	BLW	57792	1924			(a)	IS
		2-6-0	BLW	12272	10.1891				Der
	TU7E-34042	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
		2-2wPMR	Chrysler

(a)	Obdulio Morales loco, working through.
21/3/1994
FCC, Camaguay
Railcar 2114 was our special train, taking us to Holguín.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	2114	Bo-BoDR	Fiat Argentina
	52602	Co-CoD	CCCP		1977	
	61029	Bo-BoD	Mavag		1969	1400
22-25/3/1994
Central Rafael Freyre (635)
We spent most of three days photographing this line. One line runs south-east from the mill and passes under the main Holguín - Guardalavaca road. From this point there are only dirt roads following the line. This line is 24km long, with a 8km branch to Teche. The line runs through very attractive scenery and must be the photogenic sugar line on Cuba. There is another line which runs north-west from the mill, which was partly steam worked on my last visit, but is now all diesel again. There is a third line that runs east-north-east to a small harbour at Puerto de Vita. This is used to take out molasses and bring in fuel oil, and is steam worked, with trains about twice a day, depending on ships calling. The locos here still have their old numbers on the smoke-box plates. 1385 also carries a name plate on the back of it's tender.
There used to be a railcar service on the south-eastern and north-western lines, but this has now ceased, with the remaining railcars dumped at the old mill station, just outside the mill fence, near the shed.
Gauge : 2' 6"
	3	2-6-0	BLW	57797?	1924				Der
	1385  10  ARROYO
	                       BLANCO	2-8-0	BLW	52380	9.1919
	1386  4	2-8-0	BLW	52630	12.1919				IS
	1387	2-8-0	BLW	26416	1905				IS
	1388  6	2-8-0	BLW	31375	1907				IS
	1389  7	2-8-0	BLW	37716	5.1912
	1390  8	2-8-0	BLW	38101	8.1912				IS
	1391	2-8-0	BLW	41468	6.1914
	E2413	Bo-BoD	GE
	E2414	Bo-BoD	GE
	34056	Bo-BoDH	CCCP
25/3/1994
Central Cristino Naranjo (608)
Seen from a passing train.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1591	4-6-0	BLW	44799	1917				OOU
	38129	Bo-BoDH
Factory, Carcara Tunas
Gauge : 4' 8½"
		 4wD
Minaz
Loco seen at FCC, Piedrecitas station.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	38025	Bo-BoD
Central Uraguay (512)
Seen from a passing train.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	37037	Bo-BoD
	37058	Bo-BoD
	38202	Bo-BoD
	38241	Bo-BoD
Central Granma (304)
Seen from our train. We caught up with this on a parallel Minaz line, after dark, and the railcar driver “paced” it for several minutes - wonderful!!
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1714	2-8-0	BLW	54139	1920				IS
26/3/1994
Central Fructuoso Rodríguez (312)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1216	2-4-0	Rogers	5001	1894
	1313	2-6-2T	Alco	55282	1915				IS
	1526	4-6-0	BLW	50996	1918
	1849	2-8-0	BLW	53693	9.1920				IS
	37166	Bo-BoD	CCCP
	38111	Bo-BoD	CCCP
	38227	Bo-BoD	CCCP
Central Juan de Avila (320)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1534	4-6-0	BLW	29391	1906				IS
	1720	2-6-0	VIW	3138	1920				IS
	37157	Bo-BoDH

Central Puerto Rico Libre (305)
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1527	2-6-2	Alco						IS
	37106	Bo-BoD	CCCP		1880
	38222	Bo-BoD	CCCP
Central Cuba Libre (306)
Seen at FCC, Navajas.
Gauge : 4' 8½"
	1808	2-6-0	BLW	60212	10.1927				IS