Interesting reading recently regarding paying for cab rides at Jingpeng. The seeds are being sown for another scenario similar to that which occured in Cuba...
Hi, Brief details of my recent trip to China. 18/19/20 Feb at Weihe. Locos looking neglected and being thrashed to pieces with subsequent failures and...
Hi all, Just returned (last week) from a tour of Northwest China that featured our usual bash to the Jingpeng Pass area. We were photting in this area between...
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Mar 2, 2003 11:24 am
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Hi, Forgot to mention in my earlier report that we found absolutely no sign of the SY at Dahaichung. Beijing Railway Musuem - contrary to earlier reports we...
Here are the recent reports, I got (I'll go to Cuba in six days and check the situation personally before I operate my tour two weeks later): Rene Fraga - no...
... We rode from Jing Peng to Shangdian, the three visitors in the cab were asked to pay RMB100 in total - I think the driver took half and the two firemen got...
Hello, I have put some pictures of the Railroad museum of beijing at this adress : http://www.bisounours.ch/phpwebgallery/diapo.php?cat=50&num=0&expand=&id= At...
Have Finally got our report of Heibaoshan, Gongchangling, Dashiqiao, etc. off to Rob and Florian. I have done sketch maps of all of these and if anyone needs...
John Agnew Thanks for all the extra detail, and additional and improved information, on your maps of Dashiqiao and Gongchangling (on the qj- country website)....
Wooops that's correct Louis, the road does cross over the line just North of the tunnel at Dashiqiao. It goes AROUND the tunnel, not directly over it. I have a...
John Agnew When you were in the Gongchangling area at Anping, was there any steam servicing going on at the location marked "B" on my May 2002 map? This "open...
We are now in Chifeng. We had good trip to Resui. yesterday there were 14 trains during the day. Today before we left there was one train after the other- ...
John Agnew Your amended copy of my Anping map looks good, since the switch to the shed is shown east of where the photo in the report was taken. You're correct...
Thanks Jim I too had good times at Reshui and Jingpeng recently Did you by any chance make a note of the number of the QJ that was assigned to the Orient...
alan walter beard
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Mar 5, 2003 5:13 pm
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Thanks, Alan. I am not there personally at this moment, the report was Ron Amberger's forwarded by me, so I can't answer that question. I think the Orient...
John I had a friend check and he does not believe this is a Chinese locomotive. From the name on the side, it may very well be Japanese. It also appears to...
I hope these links will work. Sorry about the first try. Datong Coal Railway August 2002 http://community.webshots.com/album/65552928lNVmpC Chongqing Steam...
Jitong locomotive roster updated February 2003 Baiqi roster from 14 February 2003: Freight service towards Benhong: DF4D 4089, 9517, 9518, 4069, 4072, 4090, QJ...
Hans Schaefer
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Mar 7, 2003 11:47 pm
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I was wondering if there is any one here who is planning to travel to China soon. I have a package at the Beijing post office that I was unable to pick up, a...
While it is still early for the next winter season, I am wondering if there is anyone planning a trip without guides between 23 November & 22 December this...
Yes, the guys and gals should have had a wonderful trip with a record number of freights over the Jingpeng Pass during daylight etc etc Would be especially...
alan walter beard
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Mar 13, 2003 8:25 am
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The report from my latest trip to Jingpeng, Yuanbaoshan, Pingzhuang, Tiefa and Weihe is now available at: ...
In reply to Duncan's report: we saw a Tiefa system SY with a loaded train on the line from Daqing to the power station last December. No information about the...