@article{MAKHILLTSS20149522532,
    title = {Investigation of the Landscape Change in Old Malaysian Railway: Special References to Port Weld-Taiping Railway},
    journal = {The Social Sciences},
    volume = {9},
    number = {5},
    pages = {357-361},
    year = {2014},
    issn = {1818-5800},
    doi = {sscience.2014.357.361},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2014.357.361},
    author = {Mohd Hairy Bin,Kamal Bin,Mazdi Bin,Baharuddin Bin,Khairi Bin and},
    keywords = {population settlements,railroad,Landscape change,mining,Perak},
    abstract = {Train service was first introduced by the British in Malaya 
  connecting Taiping to Port Weld in 1885. This railroad service played major 
  economic role in the state over the last 100 years. Other lines were later developed 
  to connect tin mining areas in Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan to coastal 
  ports. These lines ceased to operate with declining tin mining activities. New 
  economic activities using former tin mining lands now represent new agricultural 
  land use pattern. Port Weld-Taiping and Tapah Road Teluk Anson lines used to 
  reflect the economic prosperity of Perak State. Rubber exports were also using 
  these lines to reach British factories through the Straits of Melaka. Unlike 
  the North-South rail line along the West coast of Malaya, these East-West lines 
  are shorter and limited in usage. This resulted in unique cultural and physical 
  landscape change delineating Northern and Southern sectors of coastal Perak. 
  However with the decline of the tin mining in particular, these lines have been 
  abandoned and failed to rejuvenate the coastal zones in the 21st century. Population 
  distribution along the rail in particular has not seen any significance growth. 
  Similarly, Perak in particular did not seem to play any significant role to 
  activate or promote these rail lines. Population settlements, along these sectors 
  have not grown at the same pace as the other part of the country. The physical 
  landscape of these lines has seen significant changes. In particular, the tracks 
  are mostly lost to destruction, theft and decay. These changes have resulted 
  in new cultural and physical landscape change in this area.}
    }