Metre Gauge Steam and Diesel in Burma 2018

In January 2018 FarRail tours organised a visit to Myanmar/Burma to photograph and video the metre-gauge railway system. Steam haulage abruptly finished in April 2008. Some locos were placed into storage. A few have been overhauled and made fit for service.
I shot video on this tour using a Nikon SLR and a Panasonic camcorder. The first video is from material using the Nikon.
Included in the video:
• Vulcan Foundry YD class 2-8-2, built 1949, No.967.
• Ex. JR Hokkaido line, Kiha45, DMU built 1980, sent to Burma 2013.
• Ex. Indian Railways Alco 6-251D diesel loco built 2008. India has virtually eliminated all meter gauge track so has MG locos surplus to requirements.
• LRBE, Light Rail Bus Engine. Locally built rail-bus using a Hino lorry chassis. Due to sanctions it was not possible to import so were constructed in-house from a variety of second-hand items.
Because of the flat terrain the steam locos did not work very hard.

[@balmesh]

Good for you George!

[@conceyullena]

Beatiuful video, greetings 🚂👍