DF-class 1631, an Alstom product that was re-engined with a Chinese prime mover at MR's Insein workshops, sits by Yangon Central station as the equipment for train 61(up) to Bagan is shoved toward... (more)
Also known as the Strand Road Railway, The Yangon Harbour Railway runs mostly along its namesake road on the city's waterfront. To get there, though, it winds its way around buildings and through ... (more)
On a sunny and swelteringly hot day at Yangon's central station, a mixed train prepares to depart for an unknown destination. DF-class 1336 is one of many former Indian YDM-4s that were sold to My... (more)
An alsthom derived diesel loco waits to leave Mandalay with the afternoon express to Myitkynia whilst in the background can be seen one of the ALCO hauled departures to Yangon.
Just after sunrise, its still quite cold up in northern Burma and the locals are wrapped up well as the train from Myityinka to Mandalay pauses at the town of Shwebo.
Setting off from Yangon with an anti-clockwise suburban train on the Yangon Circular Railway.
At sunrise in Bagan the major tourist "thing" to do is photograph hot air balloons over the temples, but I went for something a bit more to my liking....
The Assistant Station Master at Shwebo writes out our special "foreigners" tickets (which can only be purchased in US dollars) in triplicate whilst his colleague the Station Master is on the phone... (more)
Ex Indian Railways DF11354 departs through the backstreets of Mandalay with the 15:00 departure to Yangon.