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In 1829, a locomotive designed by British engineer George Stephenson, won a competition sponsored by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. This performance stimulated the building of other locomotives and the extension of railway lines. In the following year, the first locomotives built in the United States were put into operation. Designers added supporting wheels and counterbalances to stabilize the locomotive, and they experimented with varying arrangements of driving and stabilizing wheels.

In Myanmar, Steam locomotives were major runners of Myanmar Railways till the time of dieselization at 4-1-1958. But they are being service up to date to show their enthusiastic services for customers.

We have some regular steam train services and chartered trains can be arranged for some journey on demand. We are happy to serve you with ST - 754, steam locomotive on Yangon suburban circular railway. It has three teak coaches each with a capacity of 10-12 persons. The journey around Yangon (28.5 miles) will take 3 hours. All on the way you will see the city developments, nature of the people living nearby and green environs. It's a pleasure also to invite you to visit steam locomotive sheds located in Bago, Mokpalin, Moktama (Martabin), Pyinmana and Pyuntaza. The staffs of these sheds are anxious to welcome you to show their job of preserving those treasured steam Locomotives.

A (C-class) Japanese Locomotive which plied the infamous death Railway Line lies idle in Thanbyuzayat station. The line was constructed during Would War II linking Myanmar and Thailand through Three Pagodas pass and was best portrayed in the "The bridge on the River Kwai". In Thanbyuzayat there is also an allied war cemetery and other places of interest.

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Myanmar Railway Commercial Section suggested special lines and programs:

Example no.1
Yangon Circular

Yangon		Bago
Bago		Kyaikhto
Kyaikhto		Mottama
Bago		Pyinmana
Pyinmana		Mandalay
Mandalay		Bagan
Bagan		Kyaukpadaung

Example no.2  *Mandalay Pyin Oo Lwin Lashio*
{On this line we can hire separate coach on the regular line runs by the government. }