Intercity train T817 emerges from the 2.4km Beacon Hill Tunnel and passes through Kowloon Tong Station.

I had just disembarked from my train at Daban and I was making my way across the tracks towards the MPD. Looking back towards the station, this was my first sight of a double-headed freight with i... (more)

In the gloom of Daban's repair hall, this image needed an ultra wideangle lens (21mm equivalent) and an exposure of F2.8 at 1/8th second. More than that, it needed a mate's steady shoulder (thanks... (more)

QJ 6580's fireman pays last minute attention to his charge before her eastbound departure from Lindong. The broad grin is characteristic of many Chinese people, particularly if you offer it first!

Imagine, dear viewer - you've just got off an overnight train from Beijing and you arrive at the crack of dawn in a strange and bustling foreign city (Chengde). You board a coach that climbs out o... (more)

I was really glad that I'd packed my ultra-wideangle lens, because there would have been no chance of this image otherwise. In a scene of Dickensian murk, the tiny MPD at Dahuichang housed these t... (more)

Jitong railway's westbound passenger train east of Chabuga.

The Jiayang Coal Railway is only 25 km long, but it passes through some very picturesque countryside. Because of lack of road access it offers a regular passenger service. Unlike other Chinese n... (more)

Sandaoling Mining Railway and Open Cast Pit is 60 km west of Hami in Xinjiang with lots of JS hauled steam.

Fuxin is located in Liaoning Province and is accessible by train from either Shenyang (about 180km) or Jinzhou (120km). Fuxin Coal Mining steam railway which has 12/15 SY locos in use and also... (more)