Hans, Bearing in mind that most visitors to Jingpeng have their trips organised by one of a handful of Chinese travel organisations, your best bet would be to...
RE:Subject: How many foreigners are visiting Jingpeng pass? I've been to China six times since 2000, always spending some time at Reshui and Jing Peng Pass....
Does anyone have details of the SD class 2-10-2 ( ie builder/date built etc ). Only loco of class I've seen was SD 7071 many years ago at Tientsin. Re...
Hello, I will be spending a 3 weeks holiday in the Southwest from May 22nd to June 11th, flying in and out Denver/Colorado. I am aware of the operations in...
This was the same situation with 3801 & 3830 on their return to service. However, 3801 was rebuilt with lower boiler pressure, & tubes sourced from Japan as...
Two more snippets: Daba Power Station in Ningxia has three QJs; The Longchang - Luzhou difang tielu in Sichuan has three Qjs, two of which are in use and one...
Hello everybody on the subject of future steam operations in China, Firstly it seems to me that steam in industrial locations such as Steelworks and Coalmines...
Given the lack of real news I feel free to react about the Jingpeng plandampf suggestions. First, I think David is a bit optimistic about surviving steam at ...
I tend to agree with Ameling with the long term prospect of steam survival in coal mines etc. Not knowing about all the areas in China that have coal mines, I...
Robin Gibbons Thanks so much for posting this information in English. In case someone didn't notice, one item said 10 JF, JS, and QJ in operation on the...
Hello All Continuing from my last posting regarding Robin Gibbon's listing of additional steam locations from Chinese enthusiast sources, I have compared these...
Hello all, I have compared the new discoveries listed by Robin Gibbons from Chinese enthusiasts with my own records. In addition to the Zaozhuang Mining Bureau...
Hello All, Continuing from my previous post, I have compared the information that Robin Gibbons has passed on from Chinese enthusiasts to information I have...
Hello all Apologies for the three similar messages. The first two didn't seem to transmit, and when the third try went through, apparently so did the others. ...
I can confirm that there is steam in the area of Jinzhou! On my way back from Nanpiao to Jinzhou, 10th October 2003, I saw after dusk a (presumably) JS in...
Yes, Jingpeng is a BIG THING but it can become boring. What is the sense of going on with it to infinity? If you didn`t get the right shot even righter after...
Steam is more economic than diesel from Daban - Haoloku. If DF4's take over for political reasons, will diesel enthusiasts shun the area, saying that it is not...
Where is the Zaozhuang Mining Bureau Line? I do not have a Quail map available to find the BiZhao line, or, what is the nearest large town so we can possibly...
It will be authentic diesel railroading. The function of the diesels will be to move freight and passengers from one end of the line to the other. That's real...
Ron Burkhard My understanding is that the Zaozhuang Mining Bureau line is in the vicinity of Zhaozhuangxi , which is 603 kilometers south from Tianjin on the ...
Hello all, Let me add my own personal thoughts to this discussion. If China can come up with something like the Harzquerbahn in Germany, where a small but not...
THe Zaozhuang line runs off the Xuzhou - Jinan line with a junction to the line (I think its called) Zaozhuang Xei However, there is a good road from Xuzhou to...
One of the reasons I do not take photo's anymore of steam here in Australia & have not done so for many years is because of the issue that usually surrounds...
I don't think it can happen in a form that members of this group would appreciate. I have posted onto my site, temporarily, one of a series of photos on hasea...
A colleague of mine has just reported on a visit to Shanghai no.5 steelworks made today. He had a local guide and permit. This did not stop him being ejected ...
