Photos and captions by Nathan Berelowitz September 2008Nathan wrote:Thonburri depot, Bangkok, Thailand, hosts a couple of working locomotives
used for special trips during the year. They have classes C56, Pacific 820
series. And Mikado 900 series locomotives. Trains are operated on 26 March
for the founding of the Thai Railways. 12th August for the birthday of Her
Majesty the Queen Sirikit. 23 October for King Chulalongkorn Day and 5th
December on the Birthday of His Majesty the King Bhumibhol Adulyadej.
During the months of November and December, the class C56s run up North at
Kanchanaburi (River Kwae Festival). The other trips are to the UNESCO
Heritage site at Ayutthaya, some 80km's away.
Thailand - yet more steam
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- Really beautiful Pacific loco
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- Wonderful to see
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- Nipa, Nathan and Nipon Thongtaree in front of 850. Nipa, an office clerk, quite liked me and insisted on exchanging phone numbers. Nipon is one of the drivers at the depot
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- Time has stood still. Spares and steam in a shed full of locomotives. Love for steam locomotives is universal
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- The two C56 classes on the right at the rear of the depot, looking to the shed entrance
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- Cabside class C56
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- One of the Pacifics, 850 and 715, a C56 class
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Re: Thailand - yet more steam
Makes me want to return. I have further pics on the "Death Railway" from Kanchanaburi Northwards, where a further loc is plinthed.