Kinabalu Train - 108 years on, and still chugging along

More than a century ago, steam trains transported tobacco and other local produce from the interior to ports in Weston and Jesselton, now Kota Kinabalu. Today, the 134km railway track built by the British North Borneo Company in 1896, remains the lifeline of several rural communities on Sabah’s west coast.
The train service is also used by tourists who want to go white-water rafting on the Padas river. They take the train from Beaufort to Tenom, getting off at Pangi station for the next leg of their adventure.
Although there is only one service for some routes and two for others, and the old diesel engines frequently break down, the railway is the only viable transport for those living along its tracks, especially between Beaufort and Tenom. There is no road between Beaufort and Tenom, and a trip would take two-and-a-half hours by train.
The compensation for sitting on hard benches and enduring the sweltering heat is the opportunity to see rural Sabah and its changing landscapes. At least 1,500 tourists used the railway annually to go white-water rafting.

Gomantong Caves

This is the largest limestone outcrop in the Lower Kinabatangan area and contains at least nine caves! For centuries, Gomantong have been renowned