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Steam loco at the National Museum of Afghanistan

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

The Museum And The Palace at the From UBC to Kabul blog by Brian Platt has some photographs of the Kabul museum and its plinthed Henschel steam locomotive which were taken on 30 October 2010. One of the locos with a collapsed cab is also visible in one of the shots.

After wondering around inside for a while, I explored the outside yard of the museum. The most interesting piece was this, the rusted-out body of a steam engine. It’s from the 1920s when Amanullah, the leader of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929, worked his ass off to modernize the country.
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However, Amanullah’s policies were attacked viciously by various conservative factions in Afghanistan, and eventually he was forced into exile in Europe. All that’s left of his grand train visions are sitting on the lawn of the National Museum.
Source: From UBC to Kabul, 2010-11-03

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Photo of displayed Kabul loco

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

“Not something you would expect!” says wandering photographer Bob McIntosh, who took a nice photograph of the plinthed Henschel steam locomotive in Darulaman, near Kabul.

He also has a picture of a grain silo, which shows part of the defunct trolley bus route in Kabul.

A correpsondent called Ramon writes that The engine put on display must be engine no. 19680 or 19681. These two were reported to be kept in the shed for a long time. The 3rd engine has no. 19691, it is the last one in the row outside the museum.

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Photos of the Kabul steam locos and coaches in 1971

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Two Henschel steam locomotives from the former Kabul - Darulaman railway in 1971 (Photo: Burkhard Puetz)

Burkhard Puetz was in Afghanistan in 1971. He took these photographs showing two of the 2′ 6″ gauge Henschel steam locomotives from the Kabul to Darulaman railway still in their shed, and also the remains of the carriages outside.

Remains of railway coach at Darulaman in 1971 (Photo: Burkhard Puetz)

Remains of railway coach at Darulaman, near Kabul, 1971 (Photo: Burkhard Puetz)

Child in the cab of one of the Kabul - Darulaman railway steam locomotives in 1971 (Photo: Burkhard Puetz)

(Photos © Burkhard Puetz)

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