Phil, As you know, the DF8Bs have a much wider sphere of operation than the original DF8s. The Shanghai freight depot at Nanxiang has a substantial allocation...
Dear Phil, the following URL will lead you to a comprehensive summary about the Lhasa rail link: http://home.c2i.net/schaefer/tibetrail.html Maybe of...
Folks, This morning's web surf on a Chinese site yielded the following interesting news snippets: 1. CSN Sifang is now producing 1m gauge DF21 Co-Co full-width...
http://www.hasea.com/cgi-bin/lb5000/topic.cgi? forum=3&topic=257&show=0 This post shows a DFH1 but a posting further down the page says the one at Shanhaiguan...
Hello everyone, I'm in the process of planning the itinerary for my next China visit, probably March 2005. It will be very much a mixed traction itinerary,...
Roy, Firstly, I know nothing of the "New Long Railroad" but I do know the whereabouts of some blue and cream DF4Bs if that's what you're after. Around the...
Dear Duncan, dear Roy, I do not know why my message, written on Saturday did not come through. Anyway, once again: Unfortunately, I could not find the post on...
Dear Roy, have searched for the NEW LONG railroad on Changjiang- without success. May you tell me the URL of the posting? With some Chinese characters, it will...
Dear Florian, Duncan, and everyone, Many thanks. The relevant URL is: http://chinacmw.398.cn/ccj/bbs/cgi-bin/topic.cgi? forum=9&topic=337&start=36&show=0 It is...
... Could the "New Long Railroad" be the line they are building to Lhasa in Tibet? It would certainly be both "new" and "long"! Brian Rumary, England ...
Dear Roy, As far as I understand the Changjiang report, the line is called "XinChang" Tielu und is situated somewhere in Heilongjiang, Jilin or Liaoning...
Folks, The "New Long Railway" is, I believe, the new JV line running south from Xinyi on the Xuzhou-Lianyunggang line, to Changxing west of Hangzhou. The older...
Dear Florian and everyone, Unfortunately the pictures only show that the deployment information is in the usual place - central lower bodyside, but none are...
The line is the XinChang Railway from Xinyi in the north of Jiangsu (know as SuBei, a relatively undeveloped area nad hime to Jiang Zemin) more or less north -...
Thanks everyone. Looking at Quail, Jiangsu province certainly does seem to be underdeveloped in railway terms, and this line looks to have the potential to...
Anybody out there? Everyone preoccupied with steam? A few DF4B snippets from the Chinese websites: 1. It seems that after a break of 5 or 6 years CNR may be...
Hi Bruce, Still out here, but having some trouble accessing the Chinese websites at the moment (despite broadband). Very interesting about the Beijing bureau...
Bruce What body shell do the new build DF4B's have, is it the old style, or the same as DF4E? The DF4E is a more angular design isn't it, like DF4C. thanks ...
Folks, The new Ziyang DF4Bs are the standard shape and appear to be marked for Tianjin depot. A bit surprising because this may not be the main freight depot...
Hello again, Thanks Bruce - curiouser and curiouser! As far as I understand it, Tianjin is an exclusively passenger depot and its recent allocation was as...
Hi Robin, A sad sight - location looks like Jing Jing? On a happier note, there was a feature on one the Chinese sites (can't remember which) a week or two ago...
Rick and I got arrested last Saturday at Zhuzhou Bei while we were photographing the JingGuang main line. We were standing on what appeared to be a public...
Hello everyone, I think Robin is absolutely right: it is largely down to whether police and other officials are used to seeing rail enthusiasts. I had a...
... Quite agree, before our trip we joined this group and posted a few messages. We and had great success with the Nanjing fans showing us around. It made our...
Robin, A frustrating experience. With my present connections I'm pleased I was not with you! Can you perhaps give us a few more details? 1. Were you on a...
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