A retired Shangyou steam locomotive parked in an art district. This locomotive road number is SY0751.And her previous number is SY0309.
SY 2-8-2 No 1102 shunts the yard at Shuangyashan in 2002.
The steam locomotive was prepared in the locomotive depot, ready to shoot a documentary
The fantastic sight, and sound, of 3 steam locos lifting a train up the steeply graded line to Chengde steel works. SY 0872 heads the train with another SY and a JS pushing from behind.
As the sun drops lower, an unidentified SY 2-8-2 moves a load of wagons loaded with molten slag towards the tipping area at Baotou steelworks in 2001.
Back in 2003 Jalainur open-cast pit was still a very steamy location. The exhausts of at least 9 SY locos are visible here.
3 SY 2-8-2 locos are seen at Betai steelworks in 2003.
SY class 2-8-2 No 1255 mingles with the local traffic on a road crossing at Tiefa in 2003.
3 SY locos are seen at work at Betai steelworks in 2003. This is a color photo!
A welcome feature of the Pingdingshan coal railway was steam hauled passenger trains. Here SY1687 is seen at Zhongxin station in November 2003.
In the massive steel works at Anshan, here are 2 of their large fleet of SY 2-8-2 locos. Seen in March 2002.
A freezing day in the heavy pollution of Baotou steelworks finds SY 0502 taking on coal at the loco servicing point. A sister loco is seen at work in the distance.
A miner waits to cross the tracks at Longhu mine, as decorated SY 0894 passes by.
SY 1058 passes by, as several horses have their carts loaded with coal slurry at Chengzihe washery in 2002.