I had a trip to Hua Hin and felt bad for spending a lonely night in a hotel room; so I get to the railway station for a dose of night trains. Train 39/40 was late due to a derailment that closed all main tracks near Bang Sue Jct.
Train 169 (Rapid, Bangkok-Yala) was also late. I was sleepy so I retired to the comfort of the hotel room for the night. ZZZZZZZZ ------------ I woke up and had a meal then walk out for another dose of trains. another hot day out there. A stuffed steamer basks in the sunshine.
Thanks. Nice pictures and looks like a good rail fan trip. Of course it is warm; it is perpetual summer there. :thumbs_up: Always a good place in Thailand. Thanks for the pictures.
Another clever idea for using old ties: turn them into benches. :tb-cool: Train 911 (excursion, Bangkok-Suan Son Pradipat) arrived. And the last shot for this trip is the train 911 taking the starter signal for departure.
Sophon, thanks for your photos. I am very impressed with the Hua Hin station, it is beautiful, and so clean...!
That little steamer looks very American-like, even halfway around the world! A nice set of photos, especially of the station proper. I'm guessing this is in the country?
Hua Hin is a famous tourist town situated 281 Km.south of Bangkok. For more info see: http://www.tourismthailand.org/destination-guide/prachuapkhirikhan-77-1-1.html
That is a very beautiful, and clean station. Even the steam loco is kept in good condition. Thanks for the pictures, you have a lot of great photogenic locations in your country.
The preserved locomotive is a 1925 Baldwin 2-8-2. builders number 58762 and given running number 305. Is is metre gauge. There are at least three Balwin 4-6-2s left 1925 built Balwin 4-6-2 #226 down the line at Prachuab Khiri Khan. Builders no. 58612. I believe it is in the Wah Koh science museum . 1926 built 235 at Chumpon and 1928 supplied #233 at Hat Yai. I plan to chase down and photograph all three next time I am out there
As far as I know, State Railway of Thailand (as well as Malaysian, Singapore and Indonesian Railroads) is 3' 1/2 gauge (1.067 meter). Dom
