Dear all, finally, I managed to upload the new trip reports: Northern China Easter with the best map of Jingpeng, drawn by Hinrich Brummer Southern China -...
Hello all, If you are planning to go to China soon, before Duncan's new timetable is out, there is a useful new train from Beijing to Jinzhou that also stops...
Dear all, just received the new timetable (for the incredible amount of 38 Euros for p&p). New design, brand-new: a station list with numbers of pages (!), no...
Somebody reported to me, that he saw some steam locomotives shunting at Zima station (near Irkuck). He told me, that are still some steam locomotives used in ...
Maciej Czapkiewicz
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I've added a new section to my website entitled "A Gricer's Guide to China's Railways". The idea is to provide information on the Chinese railway scene which...
Hello, I got further information about the line I'm very keen in since I saw it under construction some years ago: "about Dongsheng-Shenmu-Yan'an line,I met a...
Stuart Turnbull and I returned a couple of days ago from 12 days at Jingpeng and an afternoon at Dahuichang. The latter seemed to be as usual with two engines...
hello all diesels IN a train on the JiTong railway are quite common: I recall having seen one twice even back in 1998.... Maybe the line is also used to get...
I was sent the following news from a British computer news report, while off topic it may be of interest to group members A CHINESE government plan to force...
I found the following news on Chinadaily.com Railways difficult to meet freight demand By Tian Sulei (Xinhua) Updated: 2004-05-04 22:00 Despite steady growth...
Ameling, The diesels we saw were 10D type, light blue and silver livery. Quite attractive, smallish hood type units. The first was definitely fired up near ...
One small point I inadvertently omitted from the Jingpeng report last week is that the overnight Chifeng trains now depart from Beijing Bei station, not...
... Malcolm, We better state BJ-Bei as the station. I'll check with "Guru Gillard" and seeif he has an explanation. Cheers ST ... This email was sent from...
I've put these photos up to see if any of the experts can identify the locos from their decorations. I think I know the freight engine, but I have no idea of...
Tony The Passenger loco is 6911, it was a regular on the Daban - Chabuga passenger when I was there in Nov/Dec 2003. Not sure about the other freight loco...
I am sure both BJ-Bei and Nan stations are working! train from BJ Nan to Chifeng is No.2189 start at 1513 and arrive at 0052 train from BJ Bei to Chifeng are ...
... Even stranger that 2 stations are used just for Chifeng trains. Both stations are very "old world" colonial type structures. I've only previously travelled...
Neither station is used just for Chifeng trains. There are services to other destinations as well. Bei was the traditional station for most trains to Chifeng...
... Certainly no evidence of any reconstuction at BJ Bei. Taxis stop short of the station forecourt and there is a moderate length walk to the station. The ...
Actually there were some Beijing local resident mentioned the Bei station is going to be cancelled in the future according to the step of city development....
Looking through the 3 photos whilst the passenger engine seems to be 6911, it may be the freight engine is 6301 which I think was still running in January 2003...
I am working on plans for a Jing Peng pass trip this summer. I have most of the summer off since I am a teacher. My buddies who went with me earlier can't go...
Can confirm BJ Bei open, arrived there 2 hours ago after going north with NY7-0015 on L809 "round the houses" from BJ main station! Booked passenger train, but...
Thanks guys, I did think the freight was QJ 6978, but my notebook was a bit hard to understand from that morning, and I never say a number on the Passenger...
Apologies: an extremely belated reply. I was referring to Jincheng in southern Shanxi province. Interesting comments on the Jincheng area. I will be returning...
