Steam in Colombia 2014
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Colombian National Railways went into liquidation in 1990 and stopped running trains. In 1992 a private company was founded with the intension of using the 3 foot gauge lines out of Bogota to run tourist trains. In 1993 steam hauled railway tours started under the name of 'Tren Turistico'. Over the years these trains, which run Saturdays, Sundays and festivals have proved very popular with local people and tourists. The fourteen coach trains are frequently fully booked. Trains run 53 Km from Estación 'La Sabana' in Bogota to Zipaquirá where there is an impressive Salt Cathedral located in an underground salt mine. There is also a 13Km branch to Briceño, Parque Jaime Duque.
A diesel 'commuter' service also runs to the local university for students.
Active steam loco fleet in 2014:
Loco No. 8: Baldwin 2-6-0 built 1921
Loco No.72 Baldwin 2-8-2 built 1946
Loco No. 76 Baldwin 4-8-0 built 1947
Loco No. 85 Baldwin 2-8-2 built 1947
Unfortunately the audio on several of the run-pasts was completely ruined by drivers constant use of the whistle. An idiotic habit no doubt encouraged by previous tour groups.
Great documentary, I grew up seeing these locomotives every Sunday and as a kid I had my obsession for these gorgeous machines back in Colombia, now in the states I know there are some companies that do tours with steam trains as well
cuanto me emociona saber que aun hoy en dia funcionan las locomotoras!!! deberian revivir los Ferrocarriles Nacional de Colombia
LO FELICITO POR AN GRAN DOCUMENTAL
Gracias
Fantastic stuff, what a treat! Great looking locos and quite a spectacle the put on. Thanks.
Parabéns pelo vídeo! recomendo vir ao Brasil, temos locomotivas muito bacanas rodando em linhas turísticas regulares!
Que video tan genial!!!
Gracias
Should have got some shots of the inoperable ones too.
Nice one George, See what you mean about the whistles!!
Seems to be a line worth the effort, especially with a special for the tour group with runpasts.
You're right about the over use of the whistle, it's okay to give one or two blast, but the constant blaring ruins the chuffing sound on the recordings.
Tought that the look of these engines running trough the relative modern city of Bogota has a surealistic look.
Station buildings are nicely restored, shame that graffiti on one of them, but that sadly seems to happen everywhere.
There is no "u" in Colombia (S. America)
Thank you. Error corrrected.
Were they planning to open any more line(s) since it appears to be very popular.? I agree with Ross Arnold it would have been nice to have a few shots of the 'non-runners', - had the 'period' rolling stock all been scrapped other than what one could see around the depot/station. I thought the bright green one looked particularly nice, were they going to put all of them into that livery or was money limited so the others had to be black with a 'touch of green'.
No.8 the green Baldwin 2-6-0 in privately owned and the owner chose the livery. The remainder are owned "Tren Turistico", the livery is their choice. Extensions are a matter of finance. They concentrate on what is successful. Most of the travellers are general tourists that want to go to a tourist destination. A diesel commuter service is under consideration.
I have little interest in filming derelicts that do not move, I usually leave that to the stills photographers.
Thank-you for your reply. It is interesting to come across someone who will film 'live' steam and not at least, (shall we say), look at ones that are either being used for spare parts, or, possibly might eventually be restored. Since a lot of your viewers will probably not be lucky enough to visit all the places you do, - (my illness precludes me from flying), I would have thought you would certainly get more 'subs', especially judging by the 'comments' that are left. I really enjoyed your Cuban series of 1999 as a footnote.
I still have Cuba 2002 to edit and upload, watch this space. I am off to Burma/Myanmar in the morning for some metre gauge steam. I hope to edit Ecuador 2014 next.
WOW !!! - I didn't know Burma still had anything, somewhere like that I would have thought the 'Japs' would have destroyed beyond use, or is this all part of the infamous 'Burma Railroad'. I look forward to your next uploading, - Have a nice time in Burma. - Isn't Java worth visiting now.?
Hello there, almost all Locomotives were painted black with green and white because that was the original scheme used by the "Ferrocarriles Nacionales" (National railways) back in the day... so Turistren kept the Scheme... the 85 was always green so they left it that way. Now days, the B767 is in a beautiful Blue/silver/black scheme and the 72 was painted in black/silver/gold... they look better that way!
I don't know how to post pictures here so.. if you want a look at the new liveries, just DM me and i'll send them!
Inicio de viaje 4:28
8:58 that man almost fell
Its always a bad sign when they have to carry rerailing jacks on the buffer beam.
Jacks on the buffer beam is common on many locos. it is much quicker to rerail using a jack than waiting for a breakdown crew to be sent out from the depot. It is not a "bad sign" just an example of good proctice.
Many American early diesel engines had them as orig equipment . I . E. The I.C. 9000 Geeps had em