Saturday, May 23, 2026

Malayan Railway goods transport poster, 1950s


The locomotive depicted will be a Malayan Railway Class 20; a fleet of 26 diesel-electrics introduced by Malayan Railways (now KTMB) in 1957 to mark the country's independence. Manufactured by English Electric (built at the Vulcan Foundry), these 1,500 hp engines were the first mainline diesels on the Malaysian meter-gauge network. They have an obvious resemblance to NZR's Ef class from 1954.


tram and trailer on Phetchaburi Road, Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok had a meter gauge system on 600 V DC which covered 53.5 km/33 miles and closed in October 1968. This looks like a pic from the last decade.

The last Sydney tram leaves La Perouse for the Randwick workshops, February 1961


Anzac Parade? (Dennis O'Brien pic)