In May 27, 2007, IRPS members organized a tracking to Purwosari-Wonogiri line and visit to house of Mochtadi (Head of Public Relationship, Yogyakarta Operational Region, PT. Kereta Api) in Solo. Team amounts to 9 people.
IRPS and Mochtadi discuss about our concern to inactive lines in Yogyakarta area. above the inactive lines has stood permanent building and various historic assets in inactive lines (such as station building) tritiated and loses.
And we also supports fully that Purwosari-Wonogiri line remain to be active to take care of PT Kereta Api assets in order not to be destroyed by public like other inactive lines.
from left: Widodo, Asep, Ugik, Syaeful, Ersta, Laksana, Fajar and Pura
the local train arrive from Purwosari station at Wonogiri station
Wonogiri station
from left:Pura, Widodo, Ersta, Syaeful, Ugik, Mochtadi (PT. Kereta Api), Bagus W and Laksana
I will be assisting Rob Dickinson with a Steamy Java tour 17 July – 2 August. On 24 July, we may be able to fit in to Wonogiri train. Does anyone have the times for the outbound and return workings? Are there any railway staff we should say ‘hi’ to? Has anyone heard any more about the proposal to use steam on this line as a tourist operation? Please email me at jrabyATwaitrose.com if you have any news.
Thanks
John