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This used to go from Dalat to the coast, but was closed in 1964 because of Viet Cong attacks. Now it goes just 8km as a tourist attraction.

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Dalat railway station
Dalat railway station
Part of the interior of the station
Part of the interior of the station
Sumptuous seating for waiting passengers
Sumptuous seating for waiting passengers
Not sure what this car is, but it might be some vintage Russian model
Not sure what this car is, but it might be some...
The old Japanese steam train on display
The old Japanese steam train on display
[ Trains ]
The boiler on the steam train
The boiler on the steam train
Correction: it's a 'steamed locomotive'
Correction: it's a 'steamed locomotive'
Our first sight of terraced landscape from the train
Our first sight of terraced landscape from the train
Along the track
Along the track
Our destination, Trai Mat village, from where we walked to the Linh Phuoc Pagoda
Our destination, Trai Mat village, from where we...
Our train at Trai Mat station
Our train at Trai Mat station
Our train again, and Pete, with whom we spent some very agreeable time
Our train again, and Pete, with whom we spent some...
Back down the track to Dalat
Back down the track to Dalat
One of the heavily cultivated valleys
One of the heavily cultivated valleys
Industrial scale agriculture
Industrial scale agriculture
A brightly coloured house by the track
A brightly coloured house by the track
Locals (the railing is on the front of the train)
Locals (the railing is on the front of the train)
Back at Dalat station
Back at Dalat station
Back down the road from the station
Back down the road from the station
The station from afar
The station from afar

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