Java 1973
On another tour organized by David Thornhill of "World Steam", I was able to visit Java, Malaysia and Singapore in 1973, when there were some incredibly ancient steam locomotives still in use as well as more modern traction. As with many places, the history of Indonesian Railways is pretty complicated, suffice to say that at the time of my visit the railways were run by PNKA (Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api), Indonesian State Railways, and the lines were 3' 6" gauge. There were also a couple of 2 foot gauge lines and many narrow gauge lines around the sugar mills. Here are a few photos for starters - more will be added as time permits.
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PNKA (Indonesian State Railways) DD52 Class 2-8-8-0 Mallet No. DD52 03 works a mixed goods train from Tjibatu to Tasikmalaja, approaching Tjipeundeuj in the mountains of south western Java on the afternoon of Thursday 19th July 1973. This engine was built by Hanomag in Germany in 1923. Slide No. 11311.
nelli
on Jul 08Outstanding!
Rick Willis
on Jul 08Great Shot.
Love the Light ...
KDP450
on Jul 08Reminds me of some shots taken by well known railway photographer Colin Garrett.
Deden
on Jan 09really sad looking indonesian giant locomotive in action, there are was scraped and destroyed in early 1980's, no one from them can't see same with CC10 class. the giant in indonesia who can see until now just CC5001, and CC5029 in one piece, CC5030 you can see only his face. thanks for your so much.