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Last update: 2004-04-30
Singapore / Malaysia / Thai /
Myanmar
The landscape in these countries is
tropical, every time of the year is summer, only the monsun rain
brings some change in the weather.
In this web-side three main lines are considered:
Line Singapore - Kuala Lumpur
This is the connection from Singapore to the Malaysian capital to
the North. The Luxus train on this route is the Eastern Orient
Express, which runs all the way to Bangkok. On the line
Singapore-Kuala Lumpur highway buses are competitive service. The
rich island-country Singapore imports many goods, also drinking
water from Malaysia. However, Singapore people consider a travel
to Malaysia still as a little bit dangerous.
Line Kuala Lumpur - Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur has the still tallest building in the world (year
2003). The landscape is dominated by tropical rain forest with
palm trees, banana plants and other evergreen vegetation. The
temperature is never below 23 degree, but there are seasons, and
some of the tropical fruits famous for this region like Papaya,
Mangosteen, Star fruit are available only in some months.
Line Bangkok - Pegu - Rangoon
Traveling to Mynmar is still a great adventure, and especially
the border between Tai an Mynmar is usually closed for tourists,
so the only way is to enter Mynmar by plane.
Line Pyuntaza - Madauk, Pegu -
Nyaunghash
On these country-side lines in Mynmar still steam engines are
running.
Line Singapore - Kuala Lumpur
The East-Orient Express is a luxus train for tourists and
connects three countries, Singapore, Malaysia and Thai.
Photo by East Orient Co.
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The express is passing tropical palm tree forests.
Photo by East Orient Co.
The east Orient express leaving Singapore. The diesel engines
were built in America and belong to the Malaysian railway, which
does all the service in Singapore as well.
Photo adapted from Mikio Miura, Takayuki Haraguchi,
"Superexpress trains" published 1995 by JTB Can Book,
ISBN 4-533-02232-4 C2026
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This is a steam engine in Malaysia waiting for the nostalgic
train for tourists.
Digital photo by
Before the figh-speed express-servcie was opened from the Airport
to downtown Kualal-Lumpur, passenger need to take a bus to this
station and change to the local train to the center.
Photo Rail-Fan World 2001-02-04
Commuter train in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur
Photo Rail-Fan World 2001-02-04
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This commuter train in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur passes huge
apartement blocks, typical for urban areas in south asia.
Photo Rail-Fan World 2001-02-04
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View to the other side with an even larger apartement complex and
a train from KualaLumpur subway with electric side rail.
Photo Rail-Fan World 2001-02-04
Line Kuala Lumpur - Bangkok
Diesel engines in silver color for the express train and orange
for the minor train are waiting at the depot near Central station
in Kuala Lumpur. The station was rebuild in 2001 and has a
special atmosphere. The old station building is still remaining.
In the back of this picture we see the two-unit train of the
suburban commuter train.
Photo Rail-Fan World 2001-02-04
While waiting a commuter train
is passing by. Date: 2001-02-04
Modern diesel loco in a small forest-like scenery waits to enter
Kuala Lumpur station. Photo Rail-Fan World
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The train is traveling trough the swampy river banks
Photo by: Eastern Orient
The East-Orient Express hauled by a Tai loco.
Photo author unknown, copied from advertisement for East Orient
Express
(Thai-)Myanmar Line (Bangkok -) Pegu - Rangoon, Line Pyuntaza - Madauk, Pegu - Nyaunghash
A nostalgic train with a steam engine passes the scenery near the
legendary bridge over the Kwai .
Photo by unknown
Passenger train with the diesel loco in British design from the
other side in Nam Tok at the Kwai river.
Photo author unknown
Elephants are really hard workers in Tai, and sfter work they
deserve a cool bath.
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This train near Madauk in the country side of Mynmar is packed
with people.
Photo Masato Tsuzuki in "World steam locomotives"
published by JTB Can Book, Tokyo 1996
ISBN 4-533-02585-4
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Steam train, earth and children in Madauk
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
Mixed train near Madauk, Date around 1998
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
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Children posing in front of the decorated smoke box of theis
steam loco, Date 1996-01
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
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Man on a bicycle watching the return of the steam train
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
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Cabbage baskets are loaded when the freight train arrived.
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
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The baskets are loaded into th etrain in Madauk 1998
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
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Romantic Sunset over the tracks. Carrying loads topping the head
and using railroad as foot paths is very typical in Asia.
Photo Hiroshi Sugie in "Asian steam locomotive journey"
(in Japanese) published by Seibundoushinkousha, Tokyo 1999
