The jungle train

Malaysia Pt. 2 - The Jungle

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May 20th 2009
After spending the night in Kota Bahru we took the early morning mail train along the 'Jungle Railway' - so called as it runs through the rainforest of Taman Negara National Park. As the sun rose spectacularly from the darkness, local folk frantically loaded the train with their goods for market - fruit, vegetables, even mattresses, thankfully no livestock. We managed to find some seats and got pl ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more