A Glimpse of Real Steam at Ambarawa
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I am not sure when the last 'real' train ran at Ambarawa. It would certainly have been to Kedungjati as the rack line was out of use in the early 1970s.
There was no service when I first visited in 1975, although we did have a special train both to Tuntang and Bedono, they must have been among the first ever but they were definitely not the first ones. John Tillman was here in 1973 and this is what he saw:
CC5003 outside the shed - it has hardly changed since.
A train sets out for Kedungjati
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Click for pictures and further information about the museum:
| A Ride on the Ambarawa Rack Railway | Preserved Steam Locomotives |
| Locomotive Shed | Ambarawa Station |
| Southern Stations in the Ambarawa Area (Jambu and Bedono) |
Northern Stations in the Ambarawa Area (Tuntang, Bringin and Kedungjati) |
| Restoring the North Line (Part 1 - Ambarawa) |
Restoring the North Line (Part 2 - Out in the country) |
| Non steam power | |
| Carriage and Wagon | Potential Carriage and Wagon |
| Ancillary Equipment | |
| A Train in the Ambarawa Military Museum | About the Museum |
Incredible Indonesia - Other Iron Dinosaurs in action on a Windows CD-ROM
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Rob Dickinson
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