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Keretapi Tanah Melayu |
The Malayan Railway
A pictorial history from 1962
| Some pictures courtesy of JA Stanistreet | History of Singapore Railways updated with Military Railways. |
I
have now spent over 45 years visiting and studying the Malayan
Railway, known locally as Keretapi Tanah Melayu, shortened to KTM
and now KTMB. Many changes have taken place in that time and I
hope viewers will find at least some of the photographs
interesting or useful. There are now over 1000 photographs on the
site and I will update it after each visit to the area.
This
site has now been restructured and relocated again, as of 22nd
December 2008, and the old pages will no longer be updated
although they may remain useable. Over the next few months I hope
to improve the size and quality of some photographs as well as
adding many more from the steam age including about 100 from pre-1930.
If you
require further information you can contact me at
MalSoh@hotmail.com
Click
here
to see a selection of pictures by Allan Stanistreet.
Click here for a listing of locomotives with names where applicable.
The following links will take you to
details of the various steam locomotives.
| A & B classes | |||
| Burma E and O | C² class | ||
| H class | |||
| L class | |||
| M class | O class | P class | Mallet |
| Q class | |||
| Sentinel | WD class |
Click here for an explanation of the current classification system.
I have
recently obtained permission from the Stephenson Locomotive
Society to publish copies of some old pictures which they hold in
their library and they will appear mainly under the appropriate
class headings. These remain under their copyright or under the
copyright of the original owner or source and although some have
been published elsewhere many have not. They are posted here for
reference only.
Click on any thumbnail for a
page of larger images with descriptions.
These are
the only pictures of my own which I can find from the 1960's but
if you visit my "100 years on" page of my site you will find the
open-air museum exhibits.
There were more pictures on the official KTM site, some of which go back to the earliest
days of the system. These have
recently been removed but most can be seen here.
Several books have been published on the railway. Among these are:
50 YEARS OF RAILWAYS IN
MALAYA 1885 - 1935 published by FMSR
THE MALAYAN RAILWAY by J.A.Stanistreet,
published by THE OAKWOOD PRESS.
LOCOMOTIVE CENTENNIAL by Haji Shamsuddin published by PENERBIT
HIDAYAH.
The latter I purchased from the KTM HQ building, opposite Kuala
Lumpur station, in 1985.
A number of quarterly magazines have been produced by FMSR since the 1960s and these contain some historical information.
Construction commenced 1st October 2000.
Last updated 23rd December 2007.
Visit my personal home
page for links to my other sites.
This page has been visited times.
Burma O class 4-4-0. Several of these were transferred to Malaya in 1914. This picture was taken in India before that part of India became Burma.
| SOME USEFUL LINKS. Links to pictures of Asian Railways The official KTMB web site The unofficial GB enthusiast web site An index of Asian Rail systems Locomotives of the Malayan Railway by Tim Light can now be accessed here. Jason's web site for recent pictures. Jason now has another site where registered members can post their pictures. |
FUTURE PLANS I also have several other railway-related photographic sites, including the current steam scene in the UK, both on the main line in southern England and on several private railways. Click here for the main page. |
