Photo Album - Section 1 - 1960-1989
Steam locomotives
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B2705 with a steam special in 1984 from Solo to Gembongan on the Solo-Kartasura branch. |
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B5124 pictured on the rear end of a freight train in Solo, having just been overhauled in Madiun, on its way home to West Java. |
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A C24 with a local train alongside the Rawa Pening, between Ambarawa and Tuntang. |
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C2506 with a roadside tram east of Probolinggo. The locomotive was once numbered D12.1 as it was once thought as a 0-8-0T! |
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The C2703 hauling a freight train, probably west of Solo. |
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The C2818, née SS 1318, was
an express locomotive in earlier days. Almost fifty years after it was
built, it was pictured running light between Purwosari and Solo Balapan
stations, probably returning from some switching work in
Purwosari. |
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In 1970, when it was photographed,
the C2845 had been relegated to locals and switching duties in Solo
Balapan (Surakarta) station. |
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The D52093, a 2-8-2 (1'D1'h2), with
a typical local passenger train between Madiun and
Yogyakarta. |
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Two D52s doubleheaded a local train
between Surakarta and Yogyakarta. It was unusual for such a train to be
doubleheaded. The second locomotive was probably being sent to the works
at Madiun. |
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D52093 again, photographed in early 1980s in Jebres station, with the Madiun-Solo mixed local. |
Diesel locomotives
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D30006 with the Wonogiri-Purwosari (Solo) local in 1984. Note the ancient wooden coaches. |
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The Djaja express, hauled by
a BB201 diesel electric and a BB301 diesel hydraulic. The train will split
in Kroya, the BB201 taking the Jakarta section and the BB301 the Bandung
section. |
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BB30003, a light road switcher,
photographed in Purwosari (Solo) station in 1984. |
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The Bima express, introduced
in 1966, was an executive class-only night express. This train was usually
hauled by a BB301 diesel hydraulic express locomotive until the CC201s
take over. |
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BB30105, photographed on the
fueling track of the Solo Balapan depot. |
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BB30301 photographed in Panarukan
(East Java) station, the end of the branch line from Kalisat, in
1976. |
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BB30404, a German built
diesel-hydraulic express locomotive, photographed in Malang
station. |
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CC20022 pictured running light in
Pajang, in the outskirts of Solo, in late 1960s. |
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CC20149, in the original
cream-and-green livery dating from pre-independence days, photographed in
the Solo Balapan depot, in 1984. |
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The most powerful locomotive in
Indonesia, the CC202s are used for heavy coal haulage in South
Sumatra.
Photograph by Lie Tjeng
Chiao. |
Electric locomotive
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The Werkspoor electric locomotive
in Manggarai (Jakarta) works, waiting for preservation.
Photograph by Lie Tjeng Chiao. |
Railcars
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Nakula, a train consisting
of Kuda Putih railcars running between Solo and Yogyakarta in the
1960-1970s period. They were the predecessors of the present day
Prambanan expresses. |
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The Kuda Putih again,
photographed in Gremet, between Solo Balapan and Purwosari. The Purwosari
signal tower is visible in the background. |
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A color photograph of the Kuda Putih,
taken a few hundred metres east of the previous picture. |
Section 2 - 1990-present
Created by Indra Krishnamurti
Last updated April 5, 2000
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