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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100 locos of class D52 2-8-2s were built by Krupp in 1951, these are virtually a scaled-down DR class 41. D52 089 pulls up at the water column at Modjokerto after doing some shunting, before departing with its freight train towards Surabaja. Sunday 29th July 1973. Slide No. 12101.
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