Thanks, Duncan, for the elucidation. I'm in the process of acquiring a scanner but a 4-week visit to China starting tomorrow, and other commitments to follow,...
Duncan Cotterill asked for info re the above and although I only note down the items that I photograph, Rob Pritchard from the Industrial Railway Society was...
Further to Heinrich's comments below, Mike Ma reports this week the following timings for 6051/6054: Jining Nan dep. 1438; Jingpeng arr. 0218; Galadesitai...
This is a bit from my trip report September 2004: "The passenger train was re-scheduled. The train is now some 40 minutes faster on the steam section! The only...
Folks, Many thanks Neil for the detailed reporting. I have SY 1637 down as belonging to the Shenyang loco and rolling stock works (I not sure of the exact...
Bruce Thanks for the info regarding SY 1637, your synopsis also agrees with Duncan Cotterill who states the name is Huanggutun Carriage and Wagon Works I have...
Hello Further to my report on Jixi (message 3586), I have got my notes together and can report the following: - Hegang Mining Railway 11/12-10-2004 In steam: -...
... I have heard that the management can be rather hostile to people visiting the yard at the bottom end of the line. However they are usually not there at...
They'll charge you 100 RMB per person (10 Euro) if they get you. If you want to avoid this visit the line and on the end of the day (when the shadow is already...
Neil, Thanks for all the details. At Yuanbaoshan, I noted JS 6544 had 1987 plates in September, not 1986 as would be expected. The loco also has JS "B" type...
Treat PDS in the same as mid northern china in regard to jabs. However it may need a bit more attention in regards to cleanliness, as it is relatively dirty. I...
Diesels have been appearing at Daban and are being put into service. As of today (11/03) there are 8 listed on the roster, 0490, 0537, 0539, 0548, 0552,...
... Well, I have been on a 2900 tons train to Chabuga with one engine, and fired it to Baomutu. Very, very hard, not to fire, but to drive. Slow engine means...
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Hi, Could anyone tell me please is the "Kodak advatix high definition film" any good? Be over Jing Ping way end of this month and now have to decide which film...
Peter In my opinion the 200 iso 'HD' film is a bit contrasty for 'the Pass', especially if there is snow! I would stick to a more moderate fine grain film...
hello all, as mentioned before, from Aug 1 Hainan Airlines operates flights between Budapest and Beijing. I used this airline for my latest (last?) trip. A few...
Ron, Although, DF4 0537 has been noted at Baiqi, I don't recall 0392, 0490, 0539 or 0582 being reported before. Could these be new arrivals on the railway from...
Ronald, What's the weather like at the moment? I'll be there on or about the 20th (along with the rest of Agnew's Raiders, who are already in China). Try and...
A brief translation of an interesting report found today in the 'Drehscheibe-Online' Ausland-Forum (the most popular forum site in Germany): "While traveling...
Hello I also observed steam in this area while on train 20 going towards China, passing this area on the 22nd September 2004. I saw L CLass number 3899 in...
... I believe they learned what they wanted to know in 2-3 days of double-DF4B experimentation, if such it was. Since they don't have enough diesels to do ...
Sorry, I meant to say Heinrich HUBBERT, not Bruemer ! Just checked a report with his name in it and the brain went into cruise control. Sorry, Mr. Bruemer,...
Dear Group, Could anyone tell me if there is a problem arriving late at night and booking into a hotel in either Jingpeng or Reshui, or should we book ahead?...
Hi I had a problem two nights running at the Keqi Binguan, arriving on the wesbound steam passenger train 6053/6052. This is the hotel close to 'Jingpeng',...
I arrived in Reshui on the westbound steam passenger at 22:50 on 8 September and again on 27 October. In each case I secured accommodation without difficulty....
