Java Special Selection
Trangkil Mill, near Pati, Central Java
Four interesting locos at this 750mm gauge mill including the last British steam loco from 1971 and occasional double heading.
The Trangkil Mill loco list comprises;
No. 1 0-6-0 Ducroo & Braun 386 of 1950. This impressive loco was the most powerful loco at the time of this footage. In 2002, it was out of action with boiler problems and may never steam again.
No. 2 & 3 0-4-0T Although they look identical, No. 2 is Jung 3451 of 1933 and No. 3 is BMAG 9989 of 1931.
No. 4 is the Hunslet 0-4-2T 3902 of 1971, generally recognized as the last steam locomotive built in the UK prior to the preserved steam loco building revival. It was also the last steam loco built in Western Europe and the last imported to Indonesia.
The first three locos face east and tend to be used on the lines to the west where they can work chimney first back to the mill. No. 4 faces west and is usually used on the south and east lines.
Field lines are being lost at this mill every year and the truck yard becomes busier. Still one of the best three mills but now past its best.
Update: All field working ceased in 2002 and by Spring 2004, loco 4 was repatriated to the UK.
