▁orders ▁have ▁been ▁placed ▁with ▁China ▁because ▁of ▁My an mar ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁hard ▁currency . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁My an ma ▁Railway ▁had ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 ▁oil - f ired ▁steam ▁locomot ives , ▁of ▁which ▁about ▁a ▁dozen ▁were ▁service able ▁and ▁saw ▁occas ional ▁use ▁on ▁goods , ▁local ▁passenger ▁and ▁tour ist ▁trains . ▁Up ▁to ▁three ▁heavy ▁rep airs ▁are ▁performed ▁per ▁year ▁using ▁locally ▁manufact ured ▁parts . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁railway ▁imported ▁ 9 6 ▁dies el ▁locomot ives , ▁ 5 5 ▁from ▁China ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁from ▁India ▁and , ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 1 9 ▁locomot ives . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁railway ▁acquired ▁ 3 0 ▁more ▁locomot ives ▁from ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁My an ma ▁Railway ▁acquired ▁a ▁H ok ut ose i ▁ ▁train ▁set ▁from ▁Japan ▁after ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁H ok ut ose i ▁Blue ▁Train ▁Service ▁when ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁H ok ka ido ▁Sh ink ansen ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁locomot ive ▁acquired ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁ ▁D D 5 1 ▁ ▁Dies el ▁Lo comot ive ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁Blue ▁Tra ins ▁that ▁were ▁formerly ▁operated ▁by ▁J R ▁H ok ka