Bangkok's Hidden Train Repair Yard.
Last week just a couple of kilometers from the heart of Bangkok city , i discovered a urban jungle of locomotive trains and carriages hundreds of them just been eaten up by trees and dense shrub , i walked along this airport link railway line and for kilometers just behind this 2 meter brick fence , i was seeing what my eyes couldn't believe train after train carriage after carriage but i didn't get to see them all not only due to the continues drizzling rain on that day but because my feet were sore walking along this rocky railway line but today i decided to go back and see more of this train jungle graveyard.
Not only was i enjoying looking at the train graveyard but also the old houses that are along the railway line have also date back with some interesting design and culture and even the cats and dogs love the vibes of living along a railway line.
Many people may not notice or be able to see this train graveyard and train repair warehouses hidden in this urban jungle below as they are riding the train along the elevated train line coming or going from the city's main international Suvarnabhumi Airport as it just looks like a large green area of Bangkok city as you can see with the photo below.
This was an old carriage sitting on my side of the brick fence that i crawled into just to have a peek quite old and dirty looks like a couple stray cats might have taken squatting in here.
As i am walking further up the tracks towards the city center the jungle begins to disappear and i come up near the Makkasan station and the old warehouse structures became more noticeable.
As i started walking away from the Makkasan railway station i was seeing a expansion of repair warehouse huge warehouses here is where the skilled engineers and other tradesman are still working on these 50 year old trains that eventually will make it back on the tracks.
So all them trains and rail carriage i was seeing walking along this track seemingly being eaten by jungle will one day might be taking you to the north or east of Thailand.
All them rows of trains and carriage that are stretching into the jungle were possibly victims of wrecks and accidents some mangled beyond repair , some will be used for parts and some will make it back on the Thai rails to see another life.
This whole area covers an area of 186 acres and is owned by the State Railway of Thailand's which is not open to the public , i would have loved to see inside these warehouses to see how the work is performed on these huge locomotives but i will show you a couple of photos from google just to give you that amazing inside look.
Hoists lift refurbished passenger cars for new wheels to be attached.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180517155710-21-makkasan)
A worker sands down a train car exterior so it can get a fresh coat of paint. About 1,100 workers strip down old passenger, dining and sleeping cars and get them back on the tracks in a continuous restoration process.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180517155926-22-makkasan)
Sunlight and dust combine to shroud rail cars under repair inside a cavernous building, part of the 186-acre main repair yard for the State Railway of Thailand.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180517162640-7-makkasan)
Refurbished steam engines from the first half of the 20th century sit near more modern wrecks that will never roll again.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180518144230-19-makkasan)
These old Japanese steam engines well very intriguing dating back to World War II they were used on the Burma Railway line which is know as Myanmar now , transporting soldiers , weapons and equipment now they rest in these warehouse complex would have loved to get in there and get closer up photos but security would just not let me in , i even offered them a few dollars but no it was risking there job if they let me in understandable i wasn't going to push the issue 🤔
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Not only was i enjoying looking at the train graveyard but also the old houses that are along the railway line have also date back with some interesting design and culture and even the cats and dogs love the vibes of living along a railway line.
Many people may not notice or be able to see this train graveyard and train repair warehouses hidden in this urban jungle below as they are riding the train along the elevated train line coming or going from the city's main international Suvarnabhumi Airport as it just looks like a large green area of Bangkok city as you can see with the photo below.
This was an old carriage sitting on my side of the brick fence that i crawled into just to have a peek quite old and dirty looks like a couple stray cats might have taken squatting in here.
As i am walking further up the tracks towards the city center the jungle begins to disappear and i come up near the Makkasan station and the old warehouse structures became more noticeable.
As i started walking away from the Makkasan railway station i was seeing a expansion of repair warehouse huge warehouses here is where the skilled engineers and other tradesman are still working on these 50 year old trains that eventually will make it back on the tracks.
So all them trains and rail carriage i was seeing walking along this track seemingly being eaten by jungle will one day might be taking you to the north or east of Thailand.
All them rows of trains and carriage that are stretching into the jungle were possibly victims of wrecks and accidents some mangled beyond repair , some will be used for parts and some will make it back on the Thai rails to see another life.
This whole area covers an area of 186 acres and is owned by the State Railway of Thailand's which is not open to the public , i would have loved to see inside these warehouses to see how the work is performed on these huge locomotives but i will show you a couple of photos from google just to give you that amazing inside look.
Hoists lift refurbished passenger cars for new wheels to be attached.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180517155710-21-makkasan)
A worker sands down a train car exterior so it can get a fresh coat of paint. About 1,100 workers strip down old passenger, dining and sleeping cars and get them back on the tracks in a continuous restoration process.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180517155926-22-makkasan)
Sunlight and dust combine to shroud rail cars under repair inside a cavernous building, part of the 186-acre main repair yard for the State Railway of Thailand.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180517162640-7-makkasan)
Refurbished steam engines from the first half of the 20th century sit near more modern wrecks that will never roll again.
[source](http _cdn.cnn.com_cnnnext_dam_assets_180518144230-19-makkasan)
These old Japanese steam engines well very intriguing dating back to World War II they were used on the Burma Railway line which is know as Myanmar now , transporting soldiers , weapons and equipment now they rest in these warehouse complex would have loved to get in there and get closer up photos but security would just not let me in , i even offered them a few dollars but no it was risking there job if they let me in understandable i wasn't going to push the issue 🤔
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AND
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looks like the curious cat is looking at the curious person walking around looking curiously.
quite fascinating to see so many old train carriages.
She thought maybe i was a lost Alien 😅 but had a great day checking out these old trains.
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