IN 1905, the Federal Malay States Railway (FMSR) began building a complex to house railway maintenance workshops in Sentul, known as the Central Railway Workshops.
Sentul Depot, as it is known now, comprises numerous brick buildings and metal sheds, which were primarily used as depots, engineering workshops, and storage areas for steam and diesel locomotives and railway cars.
Sentul Depot was one of the biggest and finest integrated engineering workshops in the world, employing some 5,000 people in its heyday. Its activities included assembling and servicing railway carriages.
The majority of the parts needed by the railway industry was manufactured by the foundry, sawmills and workshops located in the complex. At its height, the depot even built train parts to serve the rail network in India.
Occupying an estimated 5.2ha, Sentul Depot, with a footprint of 18,580 sq m, operated long before Malaya’s independence from British rule in 1957.
It was the heart of FMSR locomotive storage and maintenance in the Federated States of Malaya, and after 1948, Malayan Railways, later known as Keretapi Tanah Melayu. – September 17, 2018.
A signage seen at the entrance of the abandoned Sentul Depot in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A safety helmet seen on the ground at the abandoned Sentul Depot railway workshop in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A safety helmet and goggles hanging on the wall at the abandoned Sentul Depot railway workshop. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A person walking in the abandoned Sentul Depot. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.Farewell messages scribbled on a wall at the abandoned Sentul Depot railway workshop in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A view of the abandoned Sentul Depot, which has been left to rust and collect dust. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.Items left behind at the Sentul Depot railway workshop in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A metal signage, which reads 'A $2000 reward for those who give information on theft', seen at the abandoned Sentul Depot railway workshop. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.Uniforms hanging on a wall at the abandoned Sentul Depot. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A loudhailer, safety helmet and staff identification card seen at the abandoned Sentul Depot railway workshop. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A view of the abandoned Sentul Depot in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.Train parts and shoes left behind at the abandoned Sentul Depot. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.A view from the outside of the abandoned Sentul Depot. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 17, 2018.
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