My first visit to Ketanggungan Barat was on 14th June 1978, the day after I had visited Tersana Baru where operations had been disrupted by a derailment. As such all trains were running many hours behind schedule. I was able to travel on no less than three loaded trains in turn and on the way I passed Maffei 0-8-0T #7 on some empties. At this stage although all the steam locomotives were burning oil every one was kept immaculately clean.

Here DB 0-8-0T #11 thrashes along in the late afternoon sun on the same day, behind is another train which I dropped off to photograph later!

By and large Ketanggungan Barat's steam locomotives worked only as far as the former mill at Luwung Gajah where there was a triangle and some servicing facilities. However, on occasions they worked all the way through to Tersana Baru. In August 1992, Hanomag 0-8-0T #10 is doing the full return journey, seen mid-morning passing a small bridge with Gunung Cireme behind. 

On 25th August 1994, larger Maffei 0-8-0T #6 was working the empties back near Luwung Gajah.

There were two large viaducts and several smaller bridges on the run - it was the failure of one of these after the 2001 season that ultimately led to the end of this service. Here DB 0-4-4-0T #5 crosses without disturbing the washerwoman on 27th July 1994.

On 30th July 1996, I dragged my old pal and first time Java visitor Tony Wardobe (and the rest of the tour group) out of bed some time before 05.00 and took them to a remote spot east of Luwung Gajah. The gamble was well rewarded as #5 came past just after dawn, closely followed by a second train.