Finally got around to putting some traction photos online. Here's a link for the Chinese locos set. Early days yet but I hope to continue putting up more soon....
CCTV are currently showing a series of 30 minute English language programmes on the Chinese Eastern Railway. There's a lot of political and social history as...
Do we know what ZJ stands for in power unit type identifications? Having a chat with someone who believes the 280ZJ is a Dalian product but I was once told by...
The report from my latest trip to China is now available on the Railography website http://www.railography.co.uk/reports/2008/20081005-cn.htm The main...
Thanks for sharing Duncan. Re the 37E electrics at Fushun, both Clark and Rakov refer to these as 21E. Pritchard uses 37E. Presumably 37E is from the actual ...
The report from my latest trip to China is now available at ... http://www.railography.co.uk/reports/2008/20081115-cn.htm We managed to get to Huanan during...
Antwerp, Belgium, 11/12/2008, Hello, I'm selling one of my brand new Bachmann China ND2's. The seller who sold it to me sent me a wrong item by mistake,...
Today I spotted HXD30198 and SS9-0001 both on passengers entering Shanghai Nan Zhan. HXD3 is usually a heavy freight electric, quite surprising to see them on...
 Good Afternoon,  I am looking for any information on this locomotive build date,allocation history,photographs etc.   Any help would be greatly...
Antwerp, 25/01/2009, Hello, The Jitong line has changed a lot recently. Not only is the steam traction gone, the line feels much more like a busy mainline now....
Hallo all Who can help me . I am looking for more photo's and drawings of the type 2(?) and 31 . I need them for building models in 1:87 . The book over...
Antwerp, Belgium, 14/02/2009, Hello, The electrification of the Qian-Gui-Line (Liuzhou - Guiyang) seems to be ready now (Although maybe only certain parts of...
Antwerp, Belgium, 14/02/2009, Hello, Pictures of the abandonned Qian-Gui near Nandan, with rusty rails: http://www.ourail.com/viewthread.php?tid=43802 ...
Antwerp, Belgium, 14/02/2009, Hello, The green DF7D's of the Qian-Gui are taken out of service and stored: http://www.ourail.com/viewthread.php?tid=42410 ...
Hello Everyone, I have updated my fotopic website "Steam and the Dragon" with some modern traction images from my first visit to China in January 1994. These...
Recently I spotted DF4 4002 on a freight on the Fuxin-Shenyang mailnline. The loco is painted in dark blue, like the early DF4Cs, but uses an ordinary DF4B...
Dear Peter, in fact, both DF4C 4001&4002 have got the "round" 4B shape. These two engines were built as early as in 1985 whereas the "square shaped" 4Cs...
Hello Everyone, I have added a few modern images to my website "Steam and the Dragon", these show the 8K class electric locomotives on the Datong-Beijing main...
Hello everyone My new collection of China's new type of Diesel Locomotives HXN5, this Diesel Locomotives have been in April, the Railway Authority haerbin...
Hello Everyone, 2009/5/the 8th, the electric power railroad of the baotou-huinong start, May 26 days datong-baotou electric power railroad start. The Electric...
Hello everyone, I have uploaded images to my website of a visit to Baotou Xi Locomotive Depot in November 2001. Although the visit was primarily to photograph...
Good Afternoon, Â I wonder if anyboy can help me Iam looking to increase my collection of Chinese Railway plates. Â I would appreciate if anybody could help...
Jiayuguan, China, 27/06/2009, Hello, My plan was to visit the NanJiang railway (The line between Tulufan/Turpan and Kuerle/Korla), for which I had chosen...
Having visited the above line near Chongqing in 1999, I have been trying ever since to establish its location. The new Quail shows it as being on the east...
Hello Everyone, I have added some modern traction images to my website "Steam and the Dragon" of diesels around Harbin in October 1999, they maybe viewed in...
Hi Brian - that's a first series DF8 - only seen in the North East, I think on the Jiamusi - Mudanjiang, Jixi -Mudanjiang Lines, but they may run further south...
Hello Peter, Thank you so much with the identification of the DF8, i posted the message at 10 46am and you replied at 10 52am! that was some going! Thank you...
Hallo Who can give me some technical information about the CNR 8G . I cannot find it on internet . Also looking for a picture about CNR S10 caboose . regards...