Cuban Railways

[BalkanExpress]

Well, Andreas and all members...

This baggage van seems to be a UIC-X serie as DB one and the RENFE's 8000 serie. They all came from the same design patterns.

But, undoubtly it looks like an european baggage van with acordeon pleats adapted for intercomuncations, RENFE didn't sold those 8000 van to Cuba as I know. They were the previous serie, RENFE's 5000 serie, a main passenger serie from the 40s which were recovered nearly from scrap, refurbished and painted as seen for example in this picture (pale blue with yellow stripes for Cuba and the green one, as usual in Europe in those days, a RENFE original one)

Madrid, 16 de Abril de 1992 © Arturo Vega Roldán

Those cars never arrived to the island due to a lack of agreement although they were refurbished...Third car in the row in the first picture I've asked for seems more to be like that. I don't know if any single car arrived as prototipe...I'll tell you

Regards

BalkanExpress, dreaming with the Cuban weather

[christo]

BalkanExpress, I couldn't find any closer shots, I am afraid. Sorry.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The baggage car behind the engine and crew.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The baggage car behind the engine and crew. The dog is still asleep.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. Sister locomotive 52560 in the adjoining line.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. Another photo of Chinese built locomotive DF7G-C 52560.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The first carriage behind the locomotive. It is dedicated to our one and only Spanish friend .

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. A blue bus outside the station. It is also Chinese built by YATONG.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The wall and road by the side of Havana Central station.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The little park by the side of Havana Central station.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. A line of cars parked by the little park by the side of Havana Central station.

christo.

[christo]

Double dose of Cuba today. The perfect antidote for the cold and wet winter here in the UK.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. A bus constructed at the back of a truck parked at the little park by the side of Havana Central station.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The same "homemade" bus from a slightly different angle.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. Steam engine 1122 on display at the little park by the side of Havana Central station.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The other side of steam engine 1122.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. A closer view of the left side of steam engine 1122.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The cab of steam engine 1122 on display at the little park by the side of Havana Central station.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. Another view of the cab of steam engine 1122.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. A further away view of the cab of steam engine 1122.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The last view of the cab of steam engine 1122.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The plaque with the information about steam engine 1122.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. Another view of the plaque.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The right side of Steam engine 1205 on display at the little park by the side of Havana Central station.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The left side of Steam engine 1205 as above.

christo.

[christo]

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. The back end of Steam engine 1205 as above.

Photo Balkanmodels: July 2014. A closer view of the back end of Steam engine 1205 as above.

christo.