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    THAIL AND’S STEAM SURVIVORS

    Mar 10, 2020 6 minutes

    Despite having a considerable number of preserved locomotives scattered around the country, Thailand does not have a railway museum. Many locos have therefore become rusting hulks with little or no protection from the elements.

    The website International Steam www.internationalsteam.co.uk lists just over 80, from a variety of builders and gauges, with their details and location. The UK is represented by around 20, the rest come from Japan, USA, Germany and France – none are locally built.

    Thailand’s main line is metre gauge, with 75cm and 60cm used on the sugar and wood lines. Identification can be a problem as numbers painted on the sides do not correspond with the correct loco.

    While in Thailand, I had the opportunity to visit and ride on what is left of the aptly named ‘Death Railway’, built by Allied troops in 1943 during the Burma campaign, between Nong Pladuk (Ban Pong) in Thailand and Thanbyuzayat in Burma, linking the two

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