Hà Nội, May 1978 – “GP6” 2-8-2 locomotive No. GP6-1004 pauses at Đông Anh Station with a slow freight bound for Lạng Sơn, photo Đường sắt Việt Nam; Đầu máy hơi nước GP6-1004 kéo chuyến tàu chở hàng qua ga Đông Anh hướng về Lạng Sơn, 5-1978. Ảnh: Đường sắt Việt Nam

The new Flickr collection Railways and Tramways of Việt Nam is being developed as an archive of old and contemporary photographs and other documents relating to the history and development of Việt Nam’s railways and tramway networks, organised in albums according to railway line, railway installation, type of locomotive, etc.

It’s a work in progress which still has many gaps, so those interested in Việt Nam railways with relevant photographs, old or new, which they would like to include (with full photographer’s credit, of course) should contact me.

Tim Doling is the author of The Railways and Tramways of Việt Nam (White Lotus Press, 2012) and the guidebooks Exploring Huế (Nhà Xuất Bản Thế Giới, Hà Nội, 2018), Exploring Saigon-Chợ Lớn (Nhà Xuất Bản Thế Giới, Hà Nội, 2019) and Exploring Quảng Nam (Nhà Xuất Bản Thế Giới, Hà Nội, 2020).

A full index of all Tim’s blog articles since November 2013 is now available here.