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For over a century, a railway line has crossed Myanmar's Shan province. The Mandalay - Lashio Express connects the hot lowlands with the green mountains of Shan State in north-east of the country.
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Chemin de fer de Mines de la Birmanie : Namtu
2014: 100 ans!
La région de Namtu a fait face à de sévère pluie durant la saison sèche. Cinq sections de ligne entre Tiger Camp et ER Vallée ont été endommagées, même le railtruck ne passait plus. Les travaux de reconstruction ont démarré dès la fin des pluies, tout ne fût pas réparé mais nous avons pu monter jusque ER Vallée. De là un peu de marche à pieds et un camion nous ont permis d’atteindre Bawdwin et l’usine.
La situation du chemin de fer des mines est en baisse, malgré que le nouvel investisseur laisse fonctionner la partie jusque Wallah par la gorge ; les camions ont pris le relais entre Bawdwin et Namtu pour le transport du zinc.
La nouvelle fonderie (l’ancienne fut détruite durant la seconde guerre mondiale) a été construite à seulement deux miles de l’ancienne, mais sans embranchement ferroviaire.Depuis 2009 aucun train n'est monté à la fonderie.
Nous étions le premier groupe à monter en train à vapeur jusqu'à la fonderie.
Un rail a cassé lors des manœuvres dans l’ancienne fonderie, retardant de quelques heures notre programme. Tout a été réparé et nous avons pu reprendre notre circuit.
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Burma Mines Railway: Namtu
2014: 100 years!
In Namtu the situation was different. They faced severe rain in the dry season. Five small sections of the track between Tiger Camp and E.R. Valley were damaged and couldn’t even be passed by a railcar. We asked them to repair as much as they could, but they replied they can’t do anything before the rain stops. Eventually it stopped raining, but the time wasn’t sufficient to repair all the broken sections. But they managed it, at least, to the second reversal and the pagoda. From there we had to take a railcar. The light railcar was able to go up to E.R. Valley. As the railcar in Bawdwin is broken and couldn’t take us we had to walk from here. At the first possible point a road truck took us to the mine and the concentrator plant.
Since our last visit, the situation of the railway had become depressing. Although the new investor let them work the track through to Walla Gorge, he’d decided to use trucks for the lead and zinc transport from Bawdwin to Namtu.
They’ve built a new smelter near the site of the old smelter (the one which was bombed to the ground by the Royal Air Force in WWII), some two miles along the way to Namyao. They used the railway to transport some construction materials up there although the smelter has no rail connection and is not visible from the railway. The line is usable and obviously in a good shape. Since 2009 no train has run up to the smelter. We were told that the smelter is still in working order, but recruiting staff to run it wouldn’t be easy as most of the original staff are now working in the new smelter, elsewhere or retired.
We were the first group ever to run a steam train up to the smelter. I tried this about a decade ago, but our loco failed to haul the two wagons up to the smelter. This time we paid a four digit sum of money (in Pounds – not in Kyats) to repair the track. It took us a good while up there to bring two points back to life, but we got the desired shots. After it, a rail cracked and the loco derailed with all axles. With the help of diesel DC 303 they re-railed the loco within an hour. It went back to the depot and was repaired there within half an hour, so we could run our intended afternoon charter train to Lopah.
Scenic Myanmar Countryside From Pathein To Yegyi Train Journey Part 1 in 4K
Today, September 16th, 2019, the weather in Pathein is fair and good to travel. My childhood friend and I decided to take a train journey to enjoy the scenic beauty of the Myanmar countryside.
We decided half a day ride from Pathein to Yegyi and return.
We took the early morning express train, leaving Pathein at 5:30 AM. I have not had train travel in Myanmar for a long long time.
Most people said Myanmar’s train system tends to be unpredictable, especially the further away tracks go from Yangon. Expected arrival and departure times almost always vary, often by hours. Our train arrived and departed on time in all stations.
We bought the tickets at the train station on the day of travel. We decided to travel on the upper class the fare is K1200.00 per person including the travel insurance. The national identity document is essential to buy the ticket. The seat comes with a simple wooden bench.
The speed of the train is between 20 and 25 miles per hour and it is very good for me to take video throughout the journey. The train passes by tall palm trees, banana plants, rural villages and green paddy field beyond the horizon.
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Burma Mines Railway, Railtruck to Namtu, Myanmar
The 2ft narrow gauge Burma Mines Railway provides a public service with converted Hino Lorries from Wallah Gorge to Namtu in the Shan state, Myanmar / Burma. On its journey from the mine to the city the train runs around the famous spiral.
Umgebaute Hino-LKW verkehren als öffentliche Personenzüge auf der 610-mm-Schmalspurbahn der Burma Mines Railway von Wallah Gorge nach Namtu in Myanmar / Burma . Auf der Fahrt von der Mine zur Stadt passiert der Zug die berühmte Spirale.
Train Travel in Myanmar
In this video our guest guide Khin rides some trains in and around Yangon in Myanmar. She shows you daily life on Yangon's slow-moving trains - the hustle and bustle of travelers and traders getting on and off the train and the many stops along the way. She also goes to Yangon's main railway station and shows us what train can be taken to Mandalay. Finally, she visits the railway station's 24 hour eatery to enjoy some local food.
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Getting the night train in Myanmar | Mandalay to Bagan by train
Getting the train is Asia is always interesting and I actually love travelling by train. I decided to travel from Mandalay to Bagan on the night train which doesn't have the best reputation. If you're backpacking it's a great way to save money as the sleeper was only $3 for a 10 hour journey, but it's quite a slow and rickety way to get around.
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[EngSub] ???????? The Cheapest Transportation in Myanmar | Yangon Circular Train
There are three types of public transportation in Yangon: buses, trains and ships. In fact, due to the current situation in Myanmar, taxi fares are very expensive. So, today I'll show you how to take bus and train in Yangon. Public transportation fare is supar cheap and easy to ride.
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MYANMAR RAILWAY - MANDALAY TO MYITKYINA
Overnight 22 hour trainride by Sleeper Class. A 'rock and roll' journey with plenty of bumps and shakes along the way. A chance to see the changing landscape of Myanmar. Most visitors fly between the two cities. Now I understand why.
Incredible Gokteik Viaduct: Drivers view of approach and crossing, Myanmar (Burma) Railways -Trains
An incredible drivers view of the tunnelled approach and crossing, on Gokteik Viaduct, on the facinating journey from Lashio to Mandalay. The video was shot from the cab of a Chinese CNR locomotive, No. DF 2078, manufactured by Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd., which had a 2000 hp CAT engine.
The Gokteik viaduct is a huge railway trestle, approximately 100 km northeast of Mandalay, in, western Shan State, Myanmar, between the two towns of Pyin Oo Lwin and Lashio. When completed, it was the highest bridge in Burma (Myanmar) and the largest railway trestle in the world. It was constructed in 1899 by the Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction Company, and opened in 1900. The construction project was overseen by Sir Arthur Rendel, engineer for the Burma Railway Company.
The viaduct is 689 m (2,260 ft) long, with 15 towers, one of which is a double tower. The height of the bridge, as measured from the rail deck to the ground, on the downstream side of the tallest tower, is 102 metres (335 ft), whereas the height from the river, as it flows underground through a tunnel at the point where it passes underneath the trestle, is said to be 250 m (820 ft).
Filmed on the 4 October 2018
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Pyin Oo Lwin Station: Arrival, Shunting & Departure - Myanmar Railways (Burma)
This video shows Pyin Oo Lwin Station: Arrival, Shunting & Departure, in the Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The 132DN train, hauled by loco No. DF2078 arrives at Pyin Oo Lwin station from Lashio and passengers alight. Loco No. DF2079 travelles along the sidings, from the maintenance yard, to replace loco, No. DF2078, that had just arrived. DF2079 will haul the train for the remainder of the journey to Mandalay. In addition to the loco DF2078, two coaches are also removed, probably in preparation for the mountainous desent into Mandalay. See them coupling the new loco and people and their goods boarding the train.
All locomotives are Chinese CNR, manfactured by Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd., which had 2000 hp CAT engines.
Filmed on the 4 and 5 October 2018
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Burma Mines Railway, steam train from Namtu to Lopah, Myanmar
No 42 (2-6-2, Bagnall 1928) hauls a FarRail charter train from Namtu to Lopah on the 2 ft narrow gauge Burma Mines Railway.
Dampflok 42 der Burma Mines Railway (1C1, Bagnall 1928) befördert einen FarRail-Sonderzug auf der 610-mm-Schmalspurbahn von Namtu nach Lopah.
Earth's Secret 8th Continent ???? (EXPLAINED)
A Train Journey from Yangon to Mawlamyine, Myanmar
Edit: 1:47 it's actually the world's second-tallest seated Buddha statue in the world, after the one in Thailand. Though in Myanmar they still call it the world's largest! ¯_(ツ)_/¯
On the 19th of January 2020, we decided to do something new and try to take a train instead of hitchhiking. We left Myanmar's capital city Yangon to Mawlamyine, nearly 300 kilometers southeast around the Gulf of Martaban.
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Yangon to Bagan on the Railroad Train Travel Myanmar (Burma)
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Shan State Express Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Shan State Express in Myanmar.
The Shan State Express is the sonorous name of a unique train that travels to the north of Myanmar and to the legendary kingdom of the Shan. It passes through some of the most splendid scenery in South East Asia. We begin in the famous city of Mandalay that has a population of around a million and is a centre of Burmese art. Mandalay was founded around one hundred and fifty years ago and is therefore a relatively young metropolis. It owes its existence to an outstanding monarch, King Mindon who, wishing to escape from his kingdom’s turbulent past, had a brand new royal city built. The journey on the Shan State Express begins early in the morning in Mandalay Train Station. Immediately after leaving the city we encounter wonderful scenery that is strongly influenced by a remarkable backdrop of mountains and unspoiled Nature. The railroad travels in a zigzag up the mountains which enables it to negotiate severe slopes that would otherwise be impossible for it to climb vertically. With the arrival of the railroad an increasing number of small farming villages developed most of which were populated by the Shan. Accounting for around eight point five per cent of the total population, the Shan are the largest ethnic minority in Myanmar. Their culture has been a major contribution to the historical development of South East Asia. At numerous railway stations Westerners are sometimes a little wary of the various snacks on offer. When a tempting skewer of food suddenly turns out to be a grilled locust the appetite can sometimes disappear within seconds! The continuing journey on the Shan State Express travels once more into the countryside. Picturesque hills line the route that is close to a famous militarily name, the Burma Road. The Shan State is truly one of the most colourful areas in South East Asia. Due to the extended train route from Mandalay to Lashio the time is hopefully not far away when the poverty of this region will be replaced by a new era of well deserved prosperity.
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Myanmar Railways (Burma) - Pyin Oo Lwin-Hsipaw, shunting, crossing Gokteik Viaduct amaizing stations
Myanmar Railways (Burma) - Facinating insight of the trip from Pyin Oo Lwin station, northeast to the town of Hsipaw on the 131 Up train, on the Mandalay to Lashio line, in the Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). This is a snapshot of an incredible journey, which starts with shunting of extra coaches on the the train in the pooring rain, the crossing of the stunning Gokteik Viaduct and a look at some of the stations along the route to Hispaw. At the stations we see lots going on as people arrive, depart, or are just there to sell their goods.
The stations see along the journey are as follows:
Wetwun 08 min 41sec
Nawnnghkio 12:41
Nawngpeng 21:00
Kyaukme 28:15
Hsipaw 34:18
The train leaves Pyin Oo Lwin at 08:22 and arrives at Hsipaw at 14:38, and is pulled by Chinese CNR locomotive, maufactured by Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd., which had a 2000 hp CAT engine.
Filmed on the 2 October 2018
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EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT THE MYANMAR RAILWAY SYSTEM WITHOUT TAKING A TRAIN
While visiting MANDALAY on DAY 7 of our MYANMAR - 10-DAY FIRST TIME EXPLORER we had to check out the Mandalay Railway Station....simply... because ....I am a railway buff. This was an opportunity not to be passed up.
In this vlog I also flashback to our visit to the Yangon Railway Station and check out the famous Yangon Circular Railroad. On the whole the Myanmar Railway System is challenged by badly maintained railway tracks and outdated rolling stock. But changes are taking place as I point out in this vlog.
Rail transport in Myanmar consists of a 10,296.01 km (6,398 mi) railway network with 1225 stations. The network, generally spanning north to south with branch lines to the east and west, is the second largest in Southeast Asia, and includes the Yangon Circular Railway which serves as a commuter railway for Yangon, the principal commercial city in Myanmar. The quality of the railway infrastructure is generally poor. The tracks are in poor condition, and are not passable during the monsoon season. The speed of freight trains is heavily restricted on all existing links as a consequence of poor track and bridge conditions. The maximum speed for freight trains has been quoted as 24 km/h (15 mph), suggesting that commercial speeds on this section could be as low as 12–14 km/h (7.5–8.7 mph).[3]
The network is run by Myanma Railways also spelled Myanmar Railways; formerly Burma Railways, a state-owned railway company under the Ministry of Rail Transportation. In the 2013-14 fiscal year, Myanmar Railways carried about 60 million passengers (35 million in the circular railway and 25 million inter-city travellers) and 2.5 million metric tons of freight. Its rolling stock consisted of 384 locomotives, 1,600 passenger railcars, and 3,600 freight wagons.[1]
The network has steadily increased in size over the last two decades, from nearly 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi) in 1988 to 10,296.01 kilometres (6,397.64 mi) in 2010. Myanmar Railways is currently undertaking an ambitious expansion program that will add another 3,645 km (2,265 mi) to its network, making it spread in to 13,941 km (8,663 mi) including extensions to Myeik in the south, Kyaingtong in the east, Sittwe in the west.[6][verification needed]
Yangon Circular Railway is the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. Operated by Myanmar Railways, the 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to the city. Circa 2008–2010, the railway had about 200 coaches, had 20 daily runs, and sold 100,000 to 150,000 tickets daily.[1][2][3] The loop, which takes about three hours to complete, is a way to see a cross section of life in Yangon. The Railway is heavily utilized by lower-income commuters, as it is (along with buses) the cheapest method of transportation in Yangon.[4][5]
The hours of service have been consistent over the years, from 3:45 am to 10:15 pm daily. In 2011, the cost of a ticket for a distance of 15 miles was two hundred kyats (~eighteen US cents), and that for over 15 miles was four hundred kyats (~37 US cents).[6] In the new currency (introduced in 2012) long distance tickets are 200 kyat (~20 US cents).
Yangon Circular Railway was built during colonial times by the British.[8] The double track railway was built in 1954.[9]
In July 2011, the Ministry of Rail Transportation announced that it intended to privatize the Yangon Circular Railway, since the government-run system operates at a loss for the government, with monthly operating costs about 260 million kyats (US$325,000) and monthly revenues about 42 million kyats (US$52,500).[10] Ticket prices have been kept low because of ministry subsidies.[11]
In December 2012, Japan International Cooperation Agency began its collaboration with Yangon City Development Committee to develop a master plan for the Greater Yangon region, including the issue of public transport.[12] In 2015 air conditioned coaches were introduced with a slightly higher ticket cost,[13][14] but these did not last long, and by mid 2016 air conditioning was no longer available.[7]
Myanmar Railways has had plans for a major upgrade for the Circle Line since 2012.[15] It is to be funded in large part by a $212 million loan from Japan’s development agency.[16] The hope is for all of the coaches and engines to be replaced by 2020, along with automation of the signaling systems and replacement of the aging tracks. The frequency of trains would be increased from the current two per hour.[16]
Ordinary Class Train in MYANMAR (24hrs of travel!) Hpa-an to Nay Pyi Taw | Myanmar Travel
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Today was a LONG travel day (24 hrs of travel!) across Myanmar from Hpa-an to Nay Pyi Taw (via Bago). We got up at 5am to take the bus to Bago where we spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out the Myanmar train system!
We eventually took a TEN HOUR train which got us to Nay Pyi Tawaround 5am the next morning. Safe to say, we went straight to bed!
The ordinary class train in Myanmar is quite an experience. Luckily the people are so friendly and helpful and so the journey wasn't too bad. Ordinary class is probably better for shorter journeys and I am hoping to still try upper class.
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