Postcards from the south
Subtitle: memory and history of the Malaysian railways = Poskad dari selatan : kenangan dan sejarah keretapi Malaysia = Lai zi nian fang de ming xin pian : Malaixiya tie in de li shi ji yi = Ter̲kil iruntu añcal aṭṭaikaḷ : Malēciyāvin̲ rayilpātai carittiramum nin̲aivukaḷum
By: Mahen Bala
Publisher: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Selangor, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9789672165163
Subjects: Railroads; History; Anecdotes; Railroad stations; Chemins de fer; Histoire; Gares; 55.00 traffic technology, transport technology: general
Other titles: Poskad dari selatan : kenangan dan sejarah keretapi Malaysia; Lai zi nian fang de ming xin pian : Malaixiya tie in de li shi ji yi; Ter̲kil iruntu añcal aṭṭaikaḷ : Malēciyāvin̲ rayilpātai carittiramum nin̲aivukaḷum
Description: "The first railway line in Malaya was built in 1869 by the ambitious Maharaja Abu Bakar of Johor. Two decades later, the British built an extensive network to facilitate the transport of tin, and later rubber, to the ports. This network remains in use today as a passenger line, stitching together three corners of the peninsula. For more than a century, the railways have remained a mainstay in the lives of all Malaysians, a romantic symbol of travel to exotic destinations, and of power, industry and modernisation. Postcards from the South retraces the historic Southern Line, giving voice to the railway, the people and the places they call home. A parallel narrative explores new perspectives on a century and a half of railway history and its role in nation-building, using previously unpublished photographs, documents and maps"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes various memorabilia inserted among the text.

"Projek Keretapi Kita."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English, Chinese and Malay.