Le Train des Plantations of the Les Rails de la Canne à Sucre association is a long, privately owned

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with Usine Sainte-Marie's (USM's) original gauge of in Sainte-Marie in

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Location

The narrow gauge train runs from Rhum Museum at the Saint James Distillery in Sainte-Marie through sugarcane and banana plantations over two Bailey bridges to the Banana Museum.

Operation

The heritage train is operated by an enthusiastic team of retired employees of

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, Police and Post Office. It runs Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30 to 13:30.

Locomotives

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diesel locomotive ''Moïse'' with a 232 hp Deutz engine was salvaged from the bed of the Cherry River ( Rivière Cerise). 030-T-Corpet Martinique

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six-wheeler steam locomotive with works No 1701 of 1925 is exhibited in a well preserved but non-functional condition at Saint James station.''La distillerie Saint-James et le Train des Plantations.''
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External links

www.traindesplantations-rcs.fr
(Official Website) * Victor Monier
You-Tube Video: ''Le petit train de l'habitation Saint James''
* Jacques Mathou
You-Tube Video: ''Le train des plantations (extraits)''

References

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