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This is one of a series of pages showing my pictures of Cuban
narrow gauge steam at work in the closing years.
Simón Bolivar (Mill 448) was one of a pair of mills of
unusual 2'3½" gauge, east of Caibarién. While its locomotives were
invariably scruffy, the 'bank at Bolivar' was one of the stiffest tasks on the
narrow gauge in Cuba, a steep climb for empties up to the plateau south of the
mill - unfortunately I only saw workings on it during one of my visits.
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Nothing much was going on when I visited with Chris and
Steve on 18th February 1996, 1363 (Baldwin 2-8-0) posed for a portrait
shot.
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Small Baldwin 2-6-0 1138 was on patio duty, the lack of
activity was not disastrous as we caught 1366 working at nearby Obdulio
Morales.
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Much of the ascent was through a forested area with no
road access and this was 1360 hard at work on 25th February 1997.
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Having seen it climbing, we tramped back up and found
1360 watering at the top. It was a frustrating day with clouds coming over at
the wrong time!
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1367 (Baldwin 2-8-0) was apparently built for the
2'6" gauge at Noel Fernandez mill. On 12th March 1997, it was
photographed on the approach to the main climb south of Centeno in the
afternoon.
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This is two days earlier further up from the opposite
side to 1360 seen above.
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This is 1367 coming down on the 12th March 1997 visit.
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