Bamboo Train - Battambang

The main reason the people go to Battambang, city south of Siem Reap, is to ride on the bamboo train. After the Khmer Rouge lots of Cambodia's railways were abandoned. Over time the local people have begun using them for their own transport.

The bamboo train or "Norry" is a rickety bamboo platform on 2 axles powered by a motorcycle engine and a belt drive.

As you can see there is only one track and the trains go both ways.

When two trains meet the one with less people on it gets off and the disassemble the norry and take it off the rails to let the other one pass and then they put it back on again.

It was some really nice views in the surrounding farmland

At the end of the rail there is a brick factory.

A bunch of kids run around trying to give you a tour around the factory, but its really small and kinda self explanatory. They use the by products of rice to fuel the kilns which are made of the same bricks they produce.

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