Java Special Selection Olean Part 1

Olean Mill, near Situbondo, East Java Standard Orenstein & Koppel 0-8-0T but worked hard and often double headed. This is the best mill for daytime action with heavy field trains returning to the mill. In contrast to Trangkil and Sragi with their collections of rare and interesting locos, Olean features standard O&K 0-8-0T built between 1909 and 1929. However, what the mill loco list lacks in variety it makes up for with daytime field trains worked hard on track alongside country roads and dirt tracks that can be easily followed by car. Many first-time visitors are surprised at how attractive the whole operation is and it’s a mill that you keep coming back to. Double heading is common and a pilot loco will often work out from the mill towards the approaching train on the single track line and connect to the moving train loco and cane train ‘on the fly’. Although this operation probably happens at no more the 10 mph it is both unusual and exciting! The stationary steam equipment in Olean Mill is also of interest and is included in the footage. Update: Olean is now the very last mill with any significant daytime field working. Updating the Update: there are now no mills with steam field workings daytime or otherwise.