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The old mill at Pesantren was a modest affair
which was replaced by a large new mill nearby in the 1970s. The original steam
fleet was totally inadequate and many Mallets were transferred from Ngadirejo
and these lasted into the 21st century even though the field lines were quickly
abandoned.
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Pesantren sat astride the Kediri to Pare
tramway seen under OK 0-6-0T #5's tender on 1st June 1978. I was waiting
for B1706 on the afternoon train to Pare.
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Two days later, OK 0-8-0T #9 was at work in
the same area and this time it was to be B2301 on the tram service, by
special arrangement.
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During the same stay in Kediri, I rode out
on OK 0-4-4-0T #189 on a field working to the south, it was an
unremittingly gloomy experience throughout.
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Another ex-Ngadirejo OK Mallet
was #150 seen sitting outside the shed at the old mill on 21st August
1983.
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By 2nd August 1997, there was
nowhere in Java where you could hope to see more than one working Mallet
except Pesantren. DB 0-4-4-0T #216 was at work with several sister locomotives
then at the new Pesantren mill.
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