Feature: Cambodia's "bamboo train" on brink of disappearance as railway overhaul starts

 

Bamboo train operator Ngul Nguon examines the engine in Battambang, about 291 km northwest of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, on Sept. 13, 2017. Bamboo train, which has delighted tourists for nearly two decades, is on the brink of disappearance as Cambodia has started to restore the rail line for a train service. (Xinhua/Mao Pengfei)