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Las Villas Province covered a large part of central Cuba and included many cane growing areas, with around 50 active mills at the peak of sugar production in the 1980s. Railway operations varied from small narrow gauge systems to large mills with extensive standard gauge networks and ex-main line locos.
Las Villas province was split into three new provinces in 1976, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Sancti Spiritus. The old provincial structure was the basis of the mill numbering system and was widely understood in the industry and in railway enthusiast circles. It is used here for convenience. Las Villas mills were numbered in the 4xx series.
