Robin, Duncan and others (the silent majority?), An interesting thread. The two new DF4DDs seemed to be on a passenger train. Anything on this? When I visited...
I was going to say that sounded like a question for Bruce. Changjiang is so slow these days that I have given up trying to get back into the post for the...
At http://www.f15.parsimony.net/forum25608/messages/432700.htm you can see russian tank cars in China. Are the cars running on russian bogies with standard...
More DF8B being built now by Qishuyan: DF8B-0091 - 0096 (Yanzhou depot Ji'nan bureau) DF8B-0097 - 0102 (Xinxiang depot Zhengzhou bureau) DF8B-0103 - 0112...
Message by Phil Wormald, posted on World-Rail-Gen Newsgoup. Might be of interest to group members. Florian "78 full width body locos with single driving cab...
Some notes & questions generated on a trip with a group of kettle bashers in October. 10/10/04 Train K279 1700 hours Beijing – Yichang Shiyan SS8 0111, ...
Dave, Sorry for the delay, this reply has been on my 'to do' list for a little while. If DF4s 0029 and 0038 are in blue or blue and cream livery they are ...
Fuxin owns (at least) three types of sg electric locos: class IVP (LEW 1949/50) Bo-Bo class EL1 (LEW 1950/51) Bo-Bo-Bo Skoda Bo-Bo-Bo The EL1 are, together...
Folks, Just a bit more on the DF4Bs: The Tiefa DF4Bs are plated Dalian 2004 and are almost certainly new machines. They are painted in a new light blue scheme,...
Dear Bruce, Class "cmelak" (russian "Tschme"), built by CKD for both the homeland (Czech and Slovak rep., CD class 770/771) and Russia, counts for almost 7500...
Hi Florian, Many thanks for the info. I personally hope they don't continue to build the DF4B for the next few decades! For interest do you think we are...
Dear Bruce, I am not very familiar with russian locos, but the cmelak has got several sub-classes (e.g. thyristor gear in latest versions), but I do not know...
Hello everyone, Further to our recent postings on DF4 variants, I have uploaded some video stills to the Photos section - file name Roy's Diesel Album. There...
Like me, you may have noticed posts of shots around picturesque Luopoling, on the FengSha line west of Beijing. Also like me, you may have not contemplated too...
Just returned from Beijing and I have published a report on my site at http://www.railwaysofchina.com/luopoling.htm. Happy New Year and let's see a few more...
Hi Robin, Many thanks for the report, and great pictures. It confirms what, I suspect, not very many of us yet know - not only is China the best remaining...
Robin, Happy New Year to you too. Thanks for the very interesting report and pleased to see you had good sunny weather - or have you found a way to brighten...
Didn't do much exploring Bruce - would be good to ride the train next time. Off topic slightly but there is a post on hasea of what look like the Yexi locos,...
Hello everyone, The DF11Gs seem to be spreading their wings. Sankeshu depot in Harbin has acquired an allocation including DF11G 0105 which has been ...
With DF11Gs on the Harbin - Qiqihaer run, the last DFH3s must be on borrowed time. There seems to have been a significant shift away from Dalian built products...
... were ... Hi Phil, If memory serves me correctly, the first members of the second batch were initially allocated to Beijing Xi, for working a few specific ...
Sankeshu also has a handful of old DF11s now, no doubt cascaded after the April speed-up. On Dalian it is interesting that from what I can estimate the works...
Hello everyone, Posted on one of Changjiang's bulletin boards:- A conversation on a train journey with a Dalian loco factory employee, so I've absolutely no...
Duncan, Indeed, couldn't agree more!! The automatic translator threw up the dollar symbol, but I suspect that the figures might be reasonably accurate if...
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