Who has not ever take the train? It seemed every person ever take the train. But who would've never been on a steam train with teak wood fuel? Hmm ... it seems not everyone has this type of train.
If you have never felt a steam train ride with teak wood fuel, come to Ambarawa. There, an ancient railway that still uses the principles of the findings of James Watt steam boiler is still operating.
Ambarawa in Central Java, an old town in the Dutch colonial era is a military area. Towards the end of the 19th century when the King of Holland, Willem I, wanted to establish a train station in the city in order to facilitate transporting troops to Semarang.
So, on, May 21, 1873 Ambarawa Railway Station was built on a land area of 127,500 square meters. The station was then known as Station Willem I.
In the 1970s, activities at the station began to close. At first the discontinued operation is a point Ambarawa - Kedungjati - Hyderabad. In 1976, services for cross Ambarawa - Secang - Magelang, and Ambarawa - Parakan - Waterford also closed.
After the closure activities, trains Station Railway Museum Ambarawa made. Museum inauguration was held on 8 April 1976 by Governor of Central Java at that time along with Chief Rusty Supardjo PJKA Soeharso Exploitation.
A total of 21 ancient locomotive that uses wood fuel that has been used in combat, especially the train carrying Indonesian soldiers in the war against the Dutch army, the capture there.
Ambarawa Railway Museum is the only railway museum of ancient technology that is used as a means of transportation since the days before Indonesia's independence until 1964. Locomotive in the museum that is towing cars driven by fuel wood and coal. Three locomotives of which can still operate properly.
In the museum there are also three calculating machines, three typewriters, some old-fashioned telephones and other equipment once used at the station.
Tourists who come to the museum will be treated to beautiful natural scenery, ancient buildings with the architect, and the locomotive with the use of fuel wood and coal. Visitors also can enjoy the journey with the ancient railway.
Serrated
Station Ambarawa have an old locomotive that is still able to be used to climb the mountain path with a toothed wheel. Train jagged still able to run on the slope of 30 degrees to Bedono station nine miles away and takes about an hour with a passenger 80 persons.
"To enjoy your tour using a serrated steam train made in Germany in 1902 and two Dutch-made cars in 1911, tourists can rent for Rp 3 million," said Pujiyono, the mechanical locomotive.
Travel from station to station Bedono Ambarawa will diselingin with stops in Cashew Station, a few moments. There locomotive reversed. To travel from Ambarawa, locomotive in front, and when he got in Guava, it locomotives must be behind. "Yes indeed we are behind, because with a locomotive at the back of his strength will be greater," said Pujiyono.
From Jambu train crept along the path of higher and higher. In addition to the exotic feel of ancient train, visitors 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
Jagged steam locomotive that takes 2.5 hours to heat 2000 cubic meters of water in the boiler. Wood fuel should be hardwood species, such as teak. After the train was running hot with a maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour. To operate the old train driver diperlukankan who understand the process of burning the old train energy.
In the course of Ambarawa toward Bedono train will stop again to fill the water to heat the steam boiler. Water is taken from a small trench with a pump. When the train stopped to fill water the passengers can use the opportunity to take pictures.
Traverse City Solo
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 Government has budgeted Rp 1.2 billion from the budget 2009. PT KAI expressed no objection to the plan.
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