Myanma Railways (Index)

This is a list of posts about railways in Myanmar (Burma), covering the nationalised railway, Myanma Railways, Yangon trams and a couple of long-gone light railways. My first visit to Myanmar was in 2008 and I've returned (in connection with charitable work) at least once a year since. Most are fairly technical railway articles but I've included more general travel posts which have some technical railway content which may not appear elsewhere. Since the early posts, I've learnt more so you may find contradictions. Hopefully, the later posts are more accurate (but I offer no guarantees). There are lots more posts describing my various visits but, unless a post has technical railway content, they are not in this Index. I hope that isn't too confusing. Posts are listed in reverse date of posting order.

Railway Carriage Building and Repair in Myanmar 8-Aug-2021
A trip to Bago - Technical Notes 6-Dec-20
Power Signal Box, Togyaunggalay 24-Jun-2020
Railway Operation Control Center, Yangon 05-Feb-2020
Visit to 'Mandalay Tower' 29-Jul-2019
Return to Burma 5-May-2019 (Yangon Central and Togyaungkalay)
Bago - Yangon by train 10-Mar-2019
Kalaw - Shwe Nyaung by train 20-Jan-2019
A trip to Bago 10-May-2018
Gokteik Viaduct Notes 9-May-2018
Gokteik Viaduct 8-May-2018
Train movements at Yangon Central station (3) 1-Apr-2018
Train movements at Yangon Central station (2)31-Mar-2018
Final day in Yangon and the Circle Line 22-Nov-2017
Rail-mounted Cranes on Myanma Railways 13-Nov-2017
Non-operational steam in Myanmar 13-Nov-2017
Mandalay and its Circle Line 26-Oct-2017
Mandalay Wednesday 17-Oct-2017
Around Mandalay 15-Oct-2017
Features of Railway Signalling in Myanmar (pictures links)
Train movements at Yangon Central station
Last Full Day in Yangon
Myanmar, Railways and Jan
A Short History of Yangon's Electric Railway
Insein Railway Station
Thazi - Kalaw (part 2)
Thazi-Kalaw
Da Nyn Gone Railway Station, Myanmar
Around the Circle Line in 2016
Kyee Myin Daing Railway Station
Railways in Burma
Last Day in Yangon
Thazi Railway Station and Diesel Locomotive Depot
Trams Return to Rangoon
The Arakan Light Railway
Ywa Taung Locomotive Workshop
Rangoon Tramways
New Railway from Katha to Bhamo
Permanent Way in Myanmar
The Madaya Light Railway
Thaton – Duyinzaik Railway
Insein Locomotive Works
Yangon (Part 2)
Yangon (Part 1)
Diesel Traction in Burma
Cab Ride around the Circle Line
Yangon Central Power Signal Box
Relaxing at the Strand Hotel
Exploring Yangon's railways
Railways in Myanmar
Freight Rolling Stock in Burma
Passenger Rolling Stock in Burma
Diesel Railcars in Burma
By Rail to Maymyo
Back to Yangon
Mandalay Area Railways
Napyidaw
On to Yangon
Yangon Area Railways
Bago to Kyaikto by Train
The Circle Line Revisited
By Train to Naba
Yangon to Kyaikto by Train
Cab Ride back to Katha
Cab Ride from Katha
The Circle Line, Yangon

Some of the above posts have links to albums of my photographs which can be viewed or downloaded in various sizes. Alternately, you can go straight to a list of my collections of pictures of railways in Myanmar here and look for a particular album.

There is also a series of posts in which I attempt to summarise my observations of railway signalling on Myanma Railways. This has a separate already-published index here, but the links are repeated below.

Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 1: Semaphore Signals.
Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 2: Colour Light Signals & Motor Points.
Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 3: Control of Trains.
Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 4: Manual Control of Points and Interlocking.
Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 5: Signal Boxes with Interlocking Frames.
Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 6: Signal Boxes with Electrical Interlocking.
Railway Signalling in Burma - Part 7: Telecommunications (in preparation).

[Updated 14-Sep-2018, 23-Jan-2019, 11-Mar-2019, 31-Jul-2019, 31-Mar-2020, 24-Jun-2020, 31-Dec-2020, 9-Aug-2021]