Michael Delamar Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 "This video shows a locomotive being overhauled at the Sujiatun Repair Works at Shenyang; street scenes at Changchun station including the light rapid transit system; typical sleeper carriages; and steam trains at a Qiqiha'er chemical works and power plant. The power station scenes are short because our visit here was interrupted by the arrival of the local police" 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted October 29, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2012 Fantastic - thanks for that. I'm going to have to dig out my phots of steam in China now! Kev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 29, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2012 Nice to see a high standard of Health and Safety being observed! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 what i liked was seeing the real weathering on the locos in such clarity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achil Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Noticing the word "finale" - just got me thinking, does anyone know if there is actually still any working steam in China? Apart from shunting in coal mines, I think that fairly recently anyway, there were some narrow gauge lines with public services. Anyone know if that's correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 06/10/2021 at 01:46, jhb171achil said: Noticing the word "finale" - just got me thinking, does anyone know if there is actually still any working steam in China? Apart from shunting in coal mines, I think that fairly recently anyway, there were some narrow gauge lines with public services. Anyone know if that's correct? I heard that the last open cast coal mine using steam was to close in October, but I have since heard that it didn't and so it may still survive. It was a 100% steam standard gauge system at Sandaoling. It was always due to close and so it wasn't worth them investing in diesels. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2021 Thanks for uploading the fascinating video. I have recommended it to a guy on the photo-sharing website I use, who has shared some brilliant images of Chinese railways. I think I have mentioned his album before, but if I haven't, it can be found at http://www.ipernity.com/doc/302581/album/358661 Best wishes for the festive season and 2022. Phil 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Sandaoling is still working with 100% steam - except to trains linking to/from China Rail - all mine related workings are still 100% steam. I found these photos taken one month ago..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingley hall Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 17/07/2022 at 16:51, TEAMYAKIMA said: Sandaoling is still working with 100% steam - except to trains linking to/from China Rail - all mine related workings are still 100% steam. I found these photos taken one month ago..... Not quite. The rail operations have contracted considerably in recent years, many rail functions being replaced by trucks or diesels. There are only a handful of steam locos in use daily, down from 20 or more a decade ago. Still probably the steamiest place on earth (when there are no gala weekends in the UK), but now shadow of its former self. There are at best two, maybe three, return steam trips per day in daylight. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2022 I was lucky enough to see mainline steam in China, though even in the mid-90's it was being squeezed to the margins and most trains on the lines I traveled were diesel or electric. The QJ was quite a machine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted March 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2023 A rather lovely picture from Xinhua News, the caption is 'A steam train runs past cole flower fields in Jianwei County of Leshan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 3, 2023'. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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