Tahukah anda bahawa lokomotif diesel yang pertama menggunakan jajaran FMSR (kemudian KTM dan kini KTMB) adalah sebuah lokomotif diesel kepunyaan Negara Thai?
Berikut adalah petikan akhbar kepada kenyataan di atas yang dipetik dari keratan akhbar The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884 - 1942), 21 May 1932, Page 10:
Berikut ini pula adalah rupabentuk lokomotif tersebut:
Maklumat lanjut tentang lokomotif ini boleh diperolehi di sini.
AHA - the good old SLM Diesel electric loco No. 503 [Commissioned since 1931] -at Bangkok terminus at Hua Lamphong - generally being assigned for the following train
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2. Rapid 21/22 [BKK - Phitsanuloke] - 389 km from Bangkok terminus at Hua Lamphong
However it has been occasionally being double headed to run the following expresses when 900 HP Frich locomotives are not available
1. Northern Express 7-9/10-8 - BKK - [Chiang Mai] - 751 km from Bangkok terminus at Hua Lamphong since 5 march 1933
2. Southern Express BKK 1-3/4-2 - [Padang Besar] - 990 km from Bangkok terminus at Hua Lamphong since 2 December 1931.
3. Isan Express BKK - Nakhon Ratchasima - 264 km from from Bangkok terminus at Hua Lamphong since 19 Feb 1938.
Thanks for the info... we share together some info here with the others...
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