Another view of the (back)street running in Hanoi, where the street slightly widens for the junction with Khâm Thiên a street food vendor washes out her dishes, seemingly oblivious to the 10 coa... (more)
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)
Above the bustling markets of uptown Hanoi, D9E 233 (a GE built U10 with a CAT engine) gets ready to depart with a train towards the border with China.
Now earning its keep in its third country (after service in India and Tanzania), DF1356 opens up its ALCO engine on the outskirts of Mandalay with the early evening express to Yangon.