Post by calflier on May 28, 2012 23:47:54 GMT 1
I was very kindly allowed,to visit and take photos at the very important Thonburi loco repair depot in Bangkok Thailand,earlier this year,please enjoy the photos.
The depot maintains both Diesel/electric and steam,which is still being used for heritage purposes,Thonburi,station and depot, is located on the west side of the Chao Praya river and behind the massive Bangkok international hospital complex.and is easily reached by boat and a short walk from central Bangkok.
Arriving by long tail boat,at the nearby jetty is a quite impressive way to arrive,
The Grand palace on the opposite side makes quite an incredible sight from the river.
Thonburi station,is used for trains to the River Kwae,via Nam Tok station,the scene of the death railway during world war 2.
The friendly manager at the depot allowed me to walk around and take as many photos as I wanted.
Thai railways use fairly old GE,Althstom,and German built locos,being diesel electric,they require a lot of maintenace,
Most Thai people,are very much Royalists, and they love their royal family,pictures and posters of the king of Thailand are everywhere.
This is a loco built by General electric in the USA,undergoing heavy rebuild.
A few steam locos are maintained for heritage reasons.
The depot and yard,is adjacent to the station, you will depart from should you be going to the river Kwae for the day,I did a nice trip there in 2007.
Stored GE loco awaiting its turn to be refurbished.
I am not sure many visitors come to the depot,as the many stray dogs are a bit of a problem,but it turned out they just made a lot of noise.
Steam engine cab, now being used as an office in the yard.
Alstrom and Kripps diesel locos in the depot.
Great photos can be had in the yard such as this German built steam loco.
Alot of the employees,live on site in old rolling stock,then return to thier families in the country on days off.
Inside the vast shed,locos being worked on.
Over the other side of the Chao Praya river is Hualaphong station,the main station for the city of Bangkok,quite an impressive sight at night.
The waiting hall in the main station.
Most large stations in Thailand always have a preserved loco, usually a steam engine,at Hualaphong they have a nice set up with a steam loco and memorial and garden,situated at the end of platform 2.
Hope you found this interesting,the manager and staff at the depot were fantastic and let me roam around taking pictures for a few hours,I read an article in the Bangkok post whilst I was there,suggesting either Japanese or French high speed trains would soon be operating in Thailand,I think this is at least 10 years off,but show the ambitions of these so called tiger economy countries in the Far East.
The depot maintains both Diesel/electric and steam,which is still being used for heritage purposes,Thonburi,station and depot, is located on the west side of the Chao Praya river and behind the massive Bangkok international hospital complex.and is easily reached by boat and a short walk from central Bangkok.
Arriving by long tail boat,at the nearby jetty is a quite impressive way to arrive,
The Grand palace on the opposite side makes quite an incredible sight from the river.
Thonburi station,is used for trains to the River Kwae,via Nam Tok station,the scene of the death railway during world war 2.
The friendly manager at the depot allowed me to walk around and take as many photos as I wanted.
Thai railways use fairly old GE,Althstom,and German built locos,being diesel electric,they require a lot of maintenace,
Most Thai people,are very much Royalists, and they love their royal family,pictures and posters of the king of Thailand are everywhere.
This is a loco built by General electric in the USA,undergoing heavy rebuild.
A few steam locos are maintained for heritage reasons.
The depot and yard,is adjacent to the station, you will depart from should you be going to the river Kwae for the day,I did a nice trip there in 2007.
Stored GE loco awaiting its turn to be refurbished.
I am not sure many visitors come to the depot,as the many stray dogs are a bit of a problem,but it turned out they just made a lot of noise.
Steam engine cab, now being used as an office in the yard.
Alstrom and Kripps diesel locos in the depot.
Great photos can be had in the yard such as this German built steam loco.
Alot of the employees,live on site in old rolling stock,then return to thier families in the country on days off.
Inside the vast shed,locos being worked on.
Over the other side of the Chao Praya river is Hualaphong station,the main station for the city of Bangkok,quite an impressive sight at night.
The waiting hall in the main station.
Most large stations in Thailand always have a preserved loco, usually a steam engine,at Hualaphong they have a nice set up with a steam loco and memorial and garden,situated at the end of platform 2.
Hope you found this interesting,the manager and staff at the depot were fantastic and let me roam around taking pictures for a few hours,I read an article in the Bangkok post whilst I was there,suggesting either Japanese or French high speed trains would soon be operating in Thailand,I think this is at least 10 years off,but show the ambitions of these so called tiger economy countries in the Far East.
