Madiun and Surakarta, October 1976. During our journey from Yogyakarta to Madiun we saw several old steam locomotives at both Surakarta and Madiun. After getting settled into our hotel room I returned to the station in the evening and the first person I met was the shed master. He told me that visits and photography were not permitted in the works area or the depot without a permit from Surabaya but we could visit the Chief of Police and ask him. This we did and I got permission to take photographs from outside. I did this the following morning before we caught the train back to Surakarta, where there were no restrictions on shed visits or photography. In addition to the D52's several B50 2-4-0's and some tank locomotives were active around the station and more could be seen in the distance within the works compound. At Surakarta (SoloBalapan) there were several stored locomotives and also some active 4-6-4T's and a 2-6-6-0 mallet was being prepared for work following a servicing on the day we left. It was while we were here that we were told about a railway museum at Ambarawa. Home  Indonesian front page    Yogyakarta 1976    Madiun and Surakarta 1976   Ambarawa and north coast 1976   Jakarta 1977  Cirebon 1977    West Sumatra 1985    South Sumatra 1985    Java 1985    Java 1987
	This was the last time I saw CC5007. The thunderstorm which can be seen in some of the photographs finally arrived as I left and when I returned to the shed later it had already left for Ambarawa according to the staff there. Two more C28's came in while I was there. I visited Kota station but it appeared deserted and at that time I was unaware that there was another shed at Purwosari, about a mile away, which apparently contained several more active locomotives. Home  Indonesian front page    Yogyakarta 1976    Madiun and Surakarta 1976   Ambarawa and north coast 1976   Jakarta 1977  Cirebon 1977    West Sumatra 1985    South Sumatra 1985    Java 1985    Java 1987 Updated 3rd February 2009. You are visitor number to this page.