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Slow Train to Kalaw, 2009 |
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This is the tenth part of our 2009 Burmese Odyssey. Click here for Part 1 or Part 3 of the Slow Train account. To read more about our 2009 bash which includes many non-steam items, please see Rob and Yuehong in the Golden Land 2009. Ever onward and upward, the line twists and turns through the forest:
And if there's no station near where you live, drop off your goods and jump down to join them:
At Lebyin, age is no barrier to helping the family earn some much needed money:
An old engineers' hand crane is stored here, it hasn't been used for a while:
Train operation now gets very interesting as there are 2 zig-zags (double reverses) on this section, this is the first of them:
In both cases there is a long wait before proceeding, it's time for some imported refreshment and an early lunch, having watched the noodles being served we avoid them.:
This is the 'terminus' at Kwheyok:
The lever frame is elevated, like the other it's from MacKenzie, Holland of Worcester, UK. The water crane is disconnected...
Here the train heads out backwards up the hill:
Click here to continue to Part 3. If you enjoyed this account of train travel in Burma, you will also enjoy other journeys we have made recently:
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