Facinating trip from Pyin Oo Lwin station, southwest to the town of Zibingyi on the 132 Down Train, on the Lashio to Mandalay line, in the Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). This is a snapshot of an incredible journey and the stations visited en route, and we see lots going on as people arrive, depart, or are just there to sell their goods.
The stations visited along the journey are as follows:
Pyin Oo Lwin
Anisakan - 9:00 min
Thonedaung - 14:40
Zibingyi 22:15
The train leaves Pyin Oo Lwin at 16:40 and arrives in Zibingyi at 18:25, just as it's starting to get dark. The train is pulled by Chinese CNR locomotive, maufactured by Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd., which had a 2000 hp CAT engine.
Filmed on the 5 & 6 October 2018
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