Diesel Engine 151.01 - Butterworth, Malaysia - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

---

The Butterworth Station is a major transit point for trains to and from Thailand to the north, and Kuala Lampur to the south, and on to Singapore. It is also an entry point to the island of Penang, portions of which are a UNESCO Heritage Site. The station adjoins the ferry terminal to the island.

Butterworth Station dates only from 1967, and at the time of this waymark in 2013, a new building was under construction. According to Bill Johnston, this diesel locomotive Built at the Dick Kerr Works of English Electric in 1948. It is on permanent display outside of the station along with the Steam Locomotive 564.25.

This locomotive was one of many built by the English Electric Company, and is one of several still preserved in Malaysia. The MalayanRailways.com - Keretapi Tanah give the following additional desctiption:

"The First Ever Diesel Locomotive in Malaysia's Maximum Permissible Trailing Load was 350 Metric Tonnes as well as not exceeding more than 45 Units of 4-Wheeler Gondolas.

According to Malayan Railway Working Time Table Number 07 Effective September 1st, 1982, this engine also may work Shunting Freighters between Tanjung Pagar - Majidee/Tampoi, Port Klang - CCM/ICI Fertilizer Plant Padang Jawa, as well as in whole Singapore Island also (Tanjung Pagar - Woodlands and Bukit Timah - Jurong)."

Locomotive Type: (required): Diesel Electric Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): No How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Display is behind a fence, access is limited to viewing only. If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Waymark creators for this category are encouraged to create a visit verification question for visitors. See individual waymarks for specific logging criteria.

Photos of visits are encouraged but not required for this category.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.