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...which isn't a train at all, but possibly the silliest experience we had on the entire trip. The main line between Battambang and Phnom Penh is disused most of the time, so the locals put it to good use with this contraption. It's very noisy, very uncomfortable and quite daft - but also pretty fast. Before they added a motor, they used to punt it with a bamboo pole.

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Mary and Sambath arrive at the track
Mary and Sambath arrive at the track
Chris and Han Houn by the 'train'
Chris and Han Houn by the 'train'
All aboard and ready to depart
All aboard and ready to depart
Looking along the slightly wonky track of Cambodia's principal railway
Looking along the slightly wonky track of Cambodia's...
Another vehicle has to be dismantled and removed to let us pass
Another vehicle has to be dismantled and removed to...
Unloading the bikes
Unloading the bikes
The chief engineer stands by
The chief engineer stands by
A passing pedestrian
A passing pedestrian

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