Metre gauge Hitachi 2507 shunts carriages at Dhaka Kamlapur.

47245 is in the process of being re-railed at Washwood Heath yard, in Birmingham in 1997.

Ancient British built power at Malakwal shed in Pakistan. SPS 4-4-0s 2985 and 3165 share the depot with an unidentified SGS 0-6-0. All are 5 feet 6 inch gauge and oil fired.

Metre gauge 2915 stops at Sholashahar Junction with the 1415 Chittagong University to Chittagong. The Junction at the top of the photo is for Nazirhat (left) and Dohazari.

"Not much room in here!". The driver (engineer) of a 4 wheel electric loco looks quite cramped as it passes by at Fuli Mine at Hegang.

1950s built Alco no 3803 climbs the 4% grade "Bolan Pass" on the approach to Kolpur. A sister loco was pushing at the rear of the train. 2 camels take a break to watch the Alcos.

Vintage GM loco 594 was built in 1958 but still looks good as it passes Colombo Maradana in 2005.

MLW MX624 no 52414 shunts tank wagons at Cardenas. Note the arches which trains pass through to enter the station.

an SY loco has it`s train loaded on the rim of the huge opencast hole at Jalainur. A horse waits patiently with it`s cart in the freezing conditions.

In the very polluted atmosphere of Baotou steelworks GK0 1011 goes about it`s business in 2001

withdrawn locos from the Galabovo mines system stand in lines near the loco shed at Galabovo. They now use a fleet of similar locos built in E. Germany by LEW in the 1980s.

Back in 1990 the scenic Chabowka to Nowy Sacz line still had steam action. Here an unidentified 2-10-0 heads a passenger train near Kasina Wielka.

One of the ancient railmotors heads away from Shimla on the 1625 to Kalka, a 5 hour journey.

ALCOs 3834 and 3823 both built at Schenectady in the late 1950s share the shed at Mach with a couple of goats. Mach shed provides banking engines (helpers) on the Bolan Pass.

East German LEW electric BoBo no 7362 is seen near the top of the enormous "hole" at Pingzhuang.