Railways in Vietnam Gallery
This page displays
various images both modern and not so recent to show VN trains in
operation.
Above: D19E 912 on the front of a mixed freight passes through Thap Cham heading north, August 2010.
Above: D9E 217 works as the yard shunter, Saigon, August 2010
Above: D19E 931 prepares to depart Saigon Platform 1 August, 2010
Above: TU6P reversing around it's two car train at Trai Mat, about 7 km from Da Lat, currently the end of the line. Needs a good paint!
Above: D19E 912 on the front of a mixed freight passes through Thap Cham heading north, August 2010.
Above: D9E 217 works as the yard shunter, Saigon, August 2010
Above: D19E 931 prepares to depart Saigon Platform 1 August, 2010
Above: TU6P reversing around it's two car train at Trai Mat, about 7 km from Da Lat, currently the end of the line. Needs a good paint!
Steam Locomotives generally used the traditional
French classification system. A steam locomotive with a 2-8-2 wheel
arrangement is classified as 141 class, a locomotive with 4-6-2
wheel arrangement is classified as 231 class etc. Pretty straight
forward, except what did if two classes had a 2-8-2 wheel
arrangement I'm not sure. It didn't happen so wasn't a problem?
Diesel locomotives have a completely dfferent clasification system.
All diesel classes start with the letter 'D' (for diesel?) then a number which I believe is related to the locomotives power output. The third character defines Electric' (E) or hydraulic (H).
e.g. D5H class = Diesel + 500 hp + hydraulic.
Again, what happens if two classes are the same I don't know.
I am still investigating pre 1975 classifications. Some are the same e.g. 141 steam class, and some are different e.g. 'BB' class instead of D9E.
Created with Kompozer
the Open Source Web Designer
Railways in Vietnam
website © 2009-2011 David Gurnett
Updated February 24, 2011
All images remain the copyright of their
original owners and are reproduced purely
for the purposes of research.
Please feel free to contact me at
railwaysofvietnam@gmail.com