Cuban Narrow Gauge - Obdulio Moralest Mill.

Scenes recorded on a 2003 tour of Cuban sugar mill railways which could still boast steam traction. The majority of the clips taken here at CAI Obdulio Maralest were based around a private charter as most field work was then in the hands of Diesels. The mill's system used the odd gauge of 2ft 7.5 inches. The day was broken into two as our loco ran short of water many miles from base and so departed for a top up leaving us out in the cane fields for two hours. A regular feature of these operations was the 'hot box', one seen here so hot that it set on fire ... luckily the flames didn't engulf the cane!