Hi Guys, I've just been to the Bachman China website and at last there is an announcement that the SY's are now released. Price Yuan 1450, but something about...
I have been spending time with a Mandarin tutor in preparation for my trip in March. When I mentioned Internet cafes and the wang Ba, she gave me a strange...
Greetings, everyone, from a warm, sunny Chabuga. I have watched with interest the messages posted since December 27 & am staggered that no mention has been...
...and quite estonished about the few serious steam reports in this forum... I visited Tongchuan with a small party from Dec 31 to Jan 2nd. 4 JF's still daily...
Having just returned from China and having used the wang-ba at least once a day in seven different places I cannot understand why your tutor should suggest...
Hi, Is there anybody visiting Reshui who would be willing to deliver a couple of photos to the keeper at the level crossing (km 514) behind the farm at the...
Where is Tongchuan where the JF's are working. 8 of us are going in March and would like to catch the "Dinosaurs" if possible. Nearest Large town/city would...
80k north east of Xian MR ... From: Ron Burkhard To: Steam_in_China@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:05 AM Subject: [Steam_in_China] JF's Where...
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Gentlemen, Perhaps this is DF4D 4054 going home to Baiqi after 'a spell' at Zhelimu? As always, the truth will make for interesting reading Thanks Alan ... ...
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Following comments about trip reports - my adventures in Northern China can be found at www.geocities.com/lightweight_brother/Trip_Report_China_Christmas_2003 ...
Gentlemen, Is Fu Xin Cheng the same as Fuxin, (perhaps a suburb) or is it a different place, and if so, where. Thanks, Ron Burkhard [Non-text portions of this...
Fu Xin Cheng is on the Zhungeer line. Ronald olsen found it to be an excellent place on the line still without poles - see this forum, Dec 3. I can confirm it...
Hello, after having spent 4 days in Chabuga (unfortunately with plenty of diesel activities to Zhelimu) and Lindong I stayed in Reshui from December 25th to...
Hello all, some brief infos: 1) Dengta-Huazi: There are two companies operating trains here: the system at Huazi North has got 2 SYs (1 in use) but generates...
Duncan Cotterill Congratulations on your Nanpiao photos. The picture titled "SY 1478 departs Zhaojiatun" captures for me the essence of the Nanpiao system -...
3 days at Chabuga, 3-5 January, produced only 1 uphill diesel hauled freight during daylight hours. On both 4 & 5 Jan, only return workings to Zhelimu at 7.05...
(Excuse spelling if not correct!) 21/12 Afternoon Beijing area - Wagon Works SY0732 shunting, Limestone line - Nos 2 & 3 continually shuttling up and down. ...
I've put a couple of new maps on my site: Chabuga and Pingzhuang both drawn by Bryan Acford. Note, there are instructions on the maps page for those of you...
Alexandre You have copped a great reversal of what one large English group who were there before me, & got little in the way of steam working. I got there 22...
I think the use of steam is very variable at Tongchuan I have been there a couple of times and the number of steam hauled trains up the valley to Wangshiwa...
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Further to Florian's posting about complete dieselisation of Chabuga- Zhelimu, we have been given a date of April 1, also from railway staff! So it looks like...
Roger Not being able to speak/read Chinese I cannot find the bit mentioned re the special available till end of March. I note on Lee Kwon Hobbies Company's...
Jeremy here's the rest of it. As I have only been up as far as Alausi, I like his itinerary very much! If China is a no go then this is for me. John ... From:...
I am intending to visit China later this year and was wondering about how I am going to recharge camera batteries. This is obviously a problem that has been...
The standard European plug works fine (two round plugs) in the socket usually provided for the television set in your room. Alternatively, a plug with two flat...
David, I assume from your e-mail address that you are UK based. If so, it's easy - you just use your normal charger with a travel adaptor which you can buy at...
... Thanks Duncan and also to Ameling for your responses. I was unable to pin down the Chinese standard domestic voltage but your response confirms matters. ...
RE the Sy & special price. I emailed Bachman China & recieved the follwoing reply Dear Colin: The special price of SY is especial price for China market and...
... Colin, I have bought in Beijing. Got my Df11 at the old BJ model shop for Y500 (quite some years ago now) and in Feb last year I found the Bachman !? shop...
