Plinthed Dubs 2-4-0T at Naypyitaw
Reputed to be the first steam locomotive to run in Burma, this Dubs is plinthed in the entrance to Naypyitaw station.
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There’s a large oil painting depicting the inaugural train hauled by the Dubs in the Myanma Railway Museum which I discovered on my visit in 2013 (described here: My pictures around the museum are in an album here).
2-6-4 Tank Locomotives in Burma
The 'ST' Class formerly worked the intensive suburban services on Yangon's Circle Line.
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4-6-4 Tank Locomotive in Burma
This impressive 'Baltic' tank, As144, is now plinthed at Yangon Central Station.
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4-6-2 Steam Locomotives in Burma
Oil-fired 'Pacific' YB 534 is displayed outside the station at Naypyitaw. Coal-fired 'Pacific' YC 628 with rocking grate was reasonably complete when seen at Mahlwagon Diesel Depot. Oil fired YC 627 at Insein was in poor condition, as were other unidentified 'Pacifics' at Insein.
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Burma Railways GC 833 Beyer Garratt at Thazi
In 2016, I was surprised to find a Beyer Garratt laid aside at Thazi. Externally, she looked reasonable but the cab had been gutted.
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Two other albums have some technical information about Beyer Garratts:-
Burma Railways Beyer Garratts.
Burma's Beyer Garratts.
Plinthed 0-6-0T at Thazi Diesel Depot
The 0-6-0 side tank plinthed at Thazi Diesel Depot is numbered S.1.
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Plinthed 0-6-0T at Insein Locomotive Works
The 0-6-0 saddle tank plinthed at Insein is numbered SL 3.
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C56 plinthed at Thanbyuzayat
Preserved Japanese-built 'Mogul' C 0522 a few hundred yards from Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. It is claimed to be the first locomotive to run on the completed 'Death Railway' linking Thailand with Thanbyuzayat.
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Plinthed Narrow Gauge Kerr-Stuart at Mahlwagon
Although I spotted this locomotive, half-hidden in the trees, on my first visit to Myanmar in 2008, it was not until 2015 that I was able to take a closer look.
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Plinthed Orenstein and Koppel Narrow Gauge Locomotive at Mandalay Diesel Depot
It was not until October 2017 that I spotted this locomotive plinthed at the Diesel Depot in Mandalay.
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2-8-2 Steam Locomotives
I haven't tracked down any YD class so far, apart from stripped-down examples under restoration at Insein but there are two or three working locomotives. See FarRail's Trip Reports at https://www.farrail.com/
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[C56 added: 15-Nov-2017]
