Who has not ever take the train? It seemed everyone had a train. But, anyone who has ever steam train with a teak wood fuel? Hmm ... feels not everyone has this type of train.
If you have never felt the steam train with Teak wood fuel, come to Ambarawa. There, ancient trains that still use the principles of the findings of James Watt steam boiler is still operating.
Ambarawa City Central Java, is an old city on the Dutch colonial era is a military area. Toward the end of the 19th century when the Dutch King Willem I, wanted to establish a railway station in the city to make it easy to transport troops to Semarang.
So, on, May 21, 1873 Ambarawa Railway Station was built on a land area of 127.5 thousand square meters. The station was then known as Station Willem I.
In the 1970s, the activities of the station began closing. At first the discontinued operation is a point Ambarawa - Kedungjati - Semarang. In 1976, services for cross Ambarawa - Secang - Magelang, and Ambarawa - parakan - Waterford also closed.
After the closure activities, Kerata Fire Stations Railway Museum Ambarawa used. Inauguration of the museum held on April 8, 1976 by Governor of Central Java at that time along with Chief Rustam Supardjo PJKA Soeharso Exploitation.
A total of 21 ancient locomotive fuel wood once used in battle, especially trains carrying Indonesian soldiers in the war against Dutch troops in the capture there.
Ambarawa Railway Museum is the only railway museum of ancient technology that is used as a means of transportation since those days before Indonesia's independence until the year 1964. Existing locomotives at the museum is towing cars driven by fuel wood and coal. Three locomotives of whom are still able to operate properly.
In the museum there are also three cash registers, three typewriters, some old-fashioned telephone and other equipment once used at these stations.
Tourists who come to the museum will be treated to beautiful scenery, ancient buildings with the architect, and locomotives using fuel wood and coal. Visitors can also enjoy the old-fashioned train travel it.
Serrated
Ambarawa stations have old locomotives that are still able to be used to climb a mountain path with a toothed wheel. Serrated train was still able to walk on the slope of 30 degrees to the station, a distance of nine miles Bedono meters with travel time of one hour with a passenger 80 persons.
"To enjoy your tour using a serrated steam trains made in Germany in 1902 and two Dutch-made cars in 1911, tourists can rent at a price of Rp 3 million," said Pujiyono, the mechanical locomotive.
Travel from station to station Bedono Ambarawa will diselingin with stops at stations in Guava, a few moments. There, the locomotive behind him. To travel from Ambarawa, locomotives were in front, and once on Guava, it locomotives must be behind. 'Yes indeed we are behind this, because the locomotive on the back of his strength will be greater, said Pujiyono.
From Jambu train crawled along the higher path. In addition to the exotic feel of ancient train, tourists can also enjoy the natural scenery. Throughout the trip tourists were treated to views of green valleys between Mount Ungaran and towering Mount Merbabu ..
Fuel
The steam locomotive serrated 2.5 hours it takes time to heat 2000 cubic meters of water in the boiler. Wood fuel should be hardwood species, such as teak tree. After the train was running hot with a maximum speed of about 45 kilometers per hour. To operate the old train engineer who understands that diperlukankan energy burning process of ancient carriage.
In the course of Ambarawa toward Bedono train will stop again to fill the water to heat the boiler. Water is taken from a small ditch with pump. When the train stopped for water the passengers can use the opportunity to take pictures.
The Solo Crossing
Surakarta or Solo City Government plans to bring this old-fashioned steam train to the center of town. Planned, in June 2009 that old train will start operating the path from station to station Purwosari Cities in Sangkrah.
This old train is expected to be a tourist attraction city of Solo. To implement the program, the City budgeted funds amounting to Rp 1.2 billion from the budget in 2009. PT KAI expressed no objection to the plan it
If you have never felt the steam train with Teak wood fuel, come to Ambarawa. There, ancient trains that still use the principles of the findings of James Watt steam boiler is still operating.
Ambarawa City Central Java, is an old city on the Dutch colonial era is a military area. Toward the end of the 19th century when the Dutch King Willem I, wanted to establish a railway station in the city to make it easy to transport troops to Semarang.
So, on, May 21, 1873 Ambarawa Railway Station was built on a land area of 127.5 thousand square meters. The station was then known as Station Willem I.
In the 1970s, the activities of the station began closing. At first the discontinued operation is a point Ambarawa - Kedungjati - Semarang. In 1976, services for cross Ambarawa - Secang - Magelang, and Ambarawa - parakan - Waterford also closed.
After the closure activities, Kerata Fire Stations Railway Museum Ambarawa used. Inauguration of the museum held on April 8, 1976 by Governor of Central Java at that time along with Chief Rustam Supardjo PJKA Soeharso Exploitation.
A total of 21 ancient locomotive fuel wood once used in battle, especially trains carrying Indonesian soldiers in the war against Dutch troops in the capture there.
Ambarawa Railway Museum is the only railway museum of ancient technology that is used as a means of transportation since those days before Indonesia's independence until the year 1964. Existing locomotives at the museum is towing cars driven by fuel wood and coal. Three locomotives of whom are still able to operate properly.
In the museum there are also three cash registers, three typewriters, some old-fashioned telephone and other equipment once used at these stations.
Tourists who come to the museum will be treated to beautiful scenery, ancient buildings with the architect, and locomotives using fuel wood and coal. Visitors can also enjoy the old-fashioned train travel it.
Serrated
Ambarawa stations have old locomotives that are still able to be used to climb a mountain path with a toothed wheel. Serrated train was still able to walk on the slope of 30 degrees to the station, a distance of nine miles Bedono meters with travel time of one hour with a passenger 80 persons.
"To enjoy your tour using a serrated steam trains made in Germany in 1902 and two Dutch-made cars in 1911, tourists can rent at a price of Rp 3 million," said Pujiyono, the mechanical locomotive.
Travel from station to station Bedono Ambarawa will diselingin with stops at stations in Guava, a few moments. There, the locomotive behind him. To travel from Ambarawa, locomotives were in front, and once on Guava, it locomotives must be behind. 'Yes indeed we are behind this, because the locomotive on the back of his strength will be greater, said Pujiyono.
From Jambu train crawled along the higher path. In addition to the exotic feel of ancient train, tourists can also enjoy the natural scenery. Throughout the trip tourists were treated to views of green valleys between Mount Ungaran and towering Mount Merbabu ..
Fuel
The steam locomotive serrated 2.5 hours it takes time to heat 2000 cubic meters of water in the boiler. Wood fuel should be hardwood species, such as teak tree. After the train was running hot with a maximum speed of about 45 kilometers per hour. To operate the old train engineer who understands that diperlukankan energy burning process of ancient carriage.
In the course of Ambarawa toward Bedono train will stop again to fill the water to heat the boiler. Water is taken from a small ditch with pump. When the train stopped for water the passengers can use the opportunity to take pictures.
The Solo Crossing
Surakarta or Solo City Government plans to bring this old-fashioned steam train to the center of town. Planned, in June 2009 that old train will start operating the path from station to station Purwosari Cities in Sangkrah.
This old train is expected to be a tourist attraction city of Solo. To implement the program, the City budgeted funds amounting to Rp 1.2 billion from the budget in 2009. PT KAI expressed no objection to the plan it
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