Although I went to Benxi steelworks to see their fleet of SY class 2-8-2 steam locomotives, there was (is?) a separate fleet of these ancient electric locomotives. Nos.1001 and 1013 are seen on th... (more)
A little cleaner than the majority of Benxi's fleet of SY's, No.719 performs a light engine movement in the yards approaching the steel furnaces. The backdrop of enigmatic-looking industrial build... (more)
In the distance, SY 719 has gone down to the furnaces to pick up a train of slag cauldrons. Careworn SY 705 waits its turn. From observation, most of the fleet spent much time just 'hanging about'... (more)
Benxi Steelworks' fleet of SY 2-8-2's were acquired from other areas and re-numbered into a 700 series. This portrait of 732 shows a typical duty, returning the large steel slag cauldrons from the... (more)
In 2004 steam still reigned supreme in the colossal complex (and I mean huge) that is Benxi Steelworks. Reputedly the most polluted city on the planet, you didn't just smell Benxi, you TASTED the ... (more)
