Here are four QJ locomotives in use on the Pingdingshan Yuzhou line but this soon to be the end of the class QJ by the year end of 2007.

Here are four QJ locomotives in use on the Pingdingshan Yuzhou line but this soon to be the end of the class QJ by the year end of 2007.

Here are four QJ locomotives in use on the Pingdingshan Yuzhou line but this soon to be the end of the class QJ by the year end of 2007.

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

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

Baotou is about 600km to the west of Beijing.

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)

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)

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)

Nanpiao is not in some remote part of China but a mere 35 - 40km from the city of Jinzhou, Liaoning.

Nanpiao is not in some remote part of China but a mere 35 - 40km from the city of Jinzhou, Liaoning.

There are 20+ steam passenger departures per day from Diaobingshan Station. The freights are usually Diesel now but all passenger trains remain steam hauled.

Jalainur Coal Mine use to have 25 SY (Shang You-Aiming High) working around nowadays. But all steam engines will be terminated from 2010 when the open cast mines become underground.

Freighttrain going west through Lanzhou - a chinese town with millions of inhabitants - and often wrapped up in smog. Since 1978 app. 1.600 locos of class SS3 has been built

Only climb a rough slope,the train could approach Sankuang station.