RAILWAYS of INDONESIA

On 3 December 2008 E1060 left Ambarawa One of the of the four locomotives preserved in working order at the Ambarawa Railway Museum, the E1060, will soon return home. This rack and pinion engine was brought to Ambarawa in 1981 from West Sumatera. There it played an important role in transporting coal mined around Sawahlunto to Emmahaven (Teluk Bayur port). E1060, which was built in 1966 by Esslingen, Germany, and other engines in the series, however, had a relatively short working life. Within a couple of years they were displaced by rack Diesel engines. The regional head of PTKA (the Indonesian Railway company) in Semarang informed the Indonesian Railway Preservation Society (IRPS) Semarang that E1060 is already being prepared to be transported to West Sumatra. The Central Java provincial government has agreed to release E1060 and the governor of West Sumatera and the mayor of Sawahlunto have agreed to share the cost of moving E1060. In West Sumatera E1060 will be put in to service...

The first stop was at the railway heritage exhibition at the former "De Locomotief " newspaper building in the Old Town of Semarang. In the colonial era "De Locomotief " was one of - if not the most - progressive newspapers in Netherlands India. It was named "De Locomotief " because locomotives at that time were seen as symbols of progress and modernity. There were so many people who wanted to join the tour, more than the organisers had expected. Because of the demand, it was decided that instead of limiting the participants to 90, the maximum number would be 160. Three large buses were used to carry the participants. About two-third were university students of history, language and architecture. There were also some exchange students from Brazil sponsored by the local Rotary Club. Semarang Gudang (formerly Samarang NIS , Semarang's - and Indonesia's - first railway station) is officialy still a station but practically abandoned because of t...

De Locomotief Model lokomotif D52, jenis lokomotif uap lintas raya pertama dan terakhir yang didatangkan ke Indonesia setelah kemerdekaan. Model indah ini ini milik PT Kereta Api Daop 4 Semarang Logo IRPS dan pendukung lain pada spanduk Kadaop 4 Semarang PTKA Eddy S. Jokosewoyo (kanan) melihat pameran Pameran:"Meretas Jalan Menuai Waktu: Sejarah perkeretaapian di Semarang" 24 - 31 Oktober 2008 Pembukaan Hari/ Tanggal: Jumat, 24 Oktober 2008 Tempat : Gedung eks "De Locomotief"Taman Srigunting, Kota Lama Semarang Jam: 19.00 MERETAS JALAN MENUAI WAKTU (Sejarah Kereta Api di Semarang) Semarang merupakan tonggak awal dibangunnya jalur kereta api pertama di Indonesia. Beberapa peninggalan yang menggambarkan perjalanan perkeretapian kini masih menyisakan nafasnya di berbagai tempat. Meski sebagian bisa dikatakan sudah atau nyaris hilang, masih ada yang pantas untuk disinggahi sebagai monumen perjuangan saat meretas jalan hingga menuai waktu. Istilah ini menyiratkan seb...