Myanma Railways run some of the most beautiful locos in the world. A
small number of well-kept steam locos from Vulcan Foundry, delivered
shortly after World War II dominate the (limited) steam loco scene in
Burma, while cute narrow gauge steam locos are in use in Namtu on the
former Burma Mines railway. Burma's railways, the "Myanma Railway", use
the last Pacifics in the world. However, nobody, even the railway
ministry, can guarantee to us that steam will survive until 2006. But
serious problems with spare parts of diesel locomotives and two planned
heavy overhauls of steam locomotives in 2005 volumes.
See more
http://www.farrail.net/pages/touren-engl/burma-2006-02.html
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