The Bamboo railway as it is known to overseas visitors, "norry" or "lorries" as it is known to locals is a popular form of transport in the Northwestern area of the country near Battambang.
 The trains consist of a bamboo-covered platform and two detached axles with wheels.
 They run on regular tracks and are powered with scavenged engines, such as Briggs & Stratton type air-cooled gasoline engines adapted from portable electricity generators, or from water pumps Power is transmitted by belt and pulley.
Trains can reach up to 40 km/h.
When meeting traffic in the opposite direction, passengers of the cart with fewer passengers are expected to lift the platform, engine, and axles of their cart off the tracks to let the other cart pass.
The Bamboo railway as it is known to overseas visitors, "norry" or "lorries" as it is known to locals is a popular form of transport in the Northwestern area of the country near Battambang.  The trains consist of a bamboo-covered platform and two detached axles with wheels.  They run on regular tracks and are powered with scavenged engines, such as Briggs & Stratton type air-cooled gasoline engines adapted from portable electricity generators, or from water pumps Power is transmitted by belt and pulley. Trains can reach up to 40 km/h. When meeting traffic in the opposite direction, passengers of the cart with fewer passengers are expected to lift the platform, engine, and axles of their cart off the tracks to let the other cart pass.
Rail transport in Cambodia