Lost passenger train

[velotrain]

I was going to post this under Japan's weirdest consist, but quickly realized this wasn't Japan, as it looked like a 2nd or 3rd world country.  Not to mention the train being much too dirty.  I was kinda shocked by what looked like a more or less modern engine hauling a passenger train in such a gritty setting.

 

The photo came up in a search that I thought targeted Japan, but I then discovered this is actually Vietnam.  The second photo in the Wiki article makes it look like an Indian railway in the far east - where is the market on the track?

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A0%E3%81%AE%E9%89%84%E9%81%93

 

 

 

[bikkuri bahn]

The picture above is the train leaving Saigon Station.  The second big picture in the wiki article is the line going through a neighborhood in Hanoi.

[kvp]

The locomotive is an AsiaRunner, essentially a cape/meter gauge, 6 axle variant of the Siemens EuroRunner, also known as the OBB Hercules diesel. It's very modern technology, but rugged enough for asian narrow gauge lines.

[Kabutoni]

The locomotive is an AsiaRunner, essentially a cape/meter gauge, 6 axle variant of the Siemens EuroRunner, also known as the OBB Hercules diesel. It's very modern technology, but rugged enough for asian narrow gauge lines.

 

Actually, it's a rebuilt D19E (Đổi Mới) of the 941-960 series. Domestically built locomotive by DSVN Gia Lâm Workshops under Chinese licence (CSR Ziyang) and runs with a Caterpiller engine. More information here: http://www.railwaysinvietnam.com/D19E.html

[Socimi]

That's a nice website. Lots of information about Vietnam railways.

The original D19E isn't too bad either.

[kvp]

Yeah, i mixed it up with the D20E: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:D20E_Locomotive_DN_station.jpg