A Manzhouli - Harbin passenger approaches Zhalainuer, behind the usual DF4 diesel. The foreground tracks belong to the steam-operated Jalainur Opencast Railway.
Empties delivered from China Rail are swiftly distributed behind steam from the exchange sidings alongside Dongfanghong Washery to various mines in the area, as well as the opencast pit itself. He... (more)
A lone SY occupies the workshops at Diqiao - a contrast to a previous visit where several SYs were in various stages of rebuilding. A sign of things to come?
This spectacular opencast mine in Inner Mongloia not far from the Russian border has several interconnected rail levels and is 100% steam worked. Apparently activity was less intense than a few mo... (more)
An employee picks his way across the tracks in the opencast pit with liquid supplies of an unknown nature.
An early morning single car workmans' train arrives, propelled by an 'SY'.
A lone SY occupies the workshops at Diqiao - a contrast to a previous visit where several SYs were in various stages of rebuilding. Unless work has been transferred to another location, this could... (more)
A lone SY makes a switching move at the reversal point at the north end of this spectaular opencast mine. The line is fully signalled, like many industrial lines in China.
