First Railroad in Malaya (Greater Kamunting Canurbation)

Malaysia / Perak / Taiping / Greater Kamunting Canurbation
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The road/track running diagonally is part of the first railroad ever built in Malaya. You can follow the line all the way to Port Weld, or Kuala Sepetang as it is now known. Built in 1885 to carry tin mined in the Taiping area to the port.
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Coordinates:   4°50'41"N   100°40'46"E

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  • I'm sorry. First Railroad in Malaya is built by Modern Johore Sultanate known as Johore Wooden Railway. The Johore Wooden Railway (JWR) (Malay: Keretapi Kayu Johor ; Jawi: كريتاڤي كايو جوهر) was an early railroad in the Johore Sultanate, Malaya (present day Peninsular Malaysia), which was intended to link New Johore (Johor Bahru) to an unspecified location "18 miles in the direction of Gunong Pulai". The line, which began construction in 1869 and was partially operational as of 1875, utillised wooden tracks, and preceded the first modern railway line operated by Perak Railway between Taiping and Port Weld by at least 10 years. By 1889, the JWR was in disuse.
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