At Xiamiaozi depot, another decidedly unkempt SY has its ashpan raked out. The observant will note yet more non-vertical telegraph poles (a Chinese speciality it would seem)!

Indescribably filthy SY 1017 blackens a bright morning as she comes onto the small depot at Xiamiaozi for servicing. Xiamiaozi is just a couple of miles up the valley from the terminus station in ... (more)