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Steam locomotive 131-428. Part of a series of 293 (Japanese class C 12) built in Japan from 1932 to 1947 for 1067 mm. During the second world war 66 locomotives went to China, 60 of which were regauged for 1000 mm and (partly?) brought to North Vietnam in 1955. Operation of the last locomotive lasted until 2002. 1'C1', 1400 mm driving wheels, 50 t total service weight, 32 t weight on driving wheels, maximum axle load 11 t, two cylinders, length 11350 mm. As it has no cogwheel drive it was not used on the line Thap Cham - Da Lat when it was in full operation. In its active time it operated from Ha Noi to Lao Cai - Kunming and to Hai Phong. People love to pose on it for photos. Da Lat, 2014-05-01. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 131-428. Da Lat, 2014-05-01. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 131-428. Almost all the time someone is standing in front for a photo .... Da Lat, 2014-05-01. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 131-428. Cab interior. Da Lat, 2014-05-01. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 141-206, Da Nang, 2014-05-05. This is one of 67 units built by Tanshang (China) 1965 to 1974, a copy of 27 locomotives built 1947 to 1950 by SACM (France). Length 19.01 m, height 3.78 m, width 2.76 m, speed 67 km/h, 820 kW. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 141-206, Da Nang, 2014-05-05. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 141-206, Da Nang, 2014-05-05. tobias b köhler

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Steam locomotive 141-206, Da Nang, 2014-05-05. tobias b köhler

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Historical stream train in Dalat / Vietnam (Dec. 2006) It's not used any more. The Wagon in the background has been build around 1930 in Germany. Photo by Jan Christian Haddorp (haddorp@lunanigra.de)

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Danang Station, old steam-locomotive.February 2008 Photo by Drikus van Uchelen from the Netherlands. e-mail: mr.h.l.vanuchelen@vanuchelen.com