You need my timetable!!! Briefly, there is nothing direct. You can avoid Beijing by changing at Datong and Taiyuan - this connects from the Tongliao DMU but...
Hello, Yesterday, here in Belgium on the news was a message that 1/3 of the Chinese coal mines is currently closed due to all the recent accidents... They...
There is a list of affected mines, in three parts, in XL format at http://www.chinasafety.gov.cn/ - see the links with 6,7 and 8 in the title. 7 deals with the...
Yinghao is not obvious on the list, but neither is Huanan / Hongguang. Of course, it is entirely possible that the offical name is not intuitive. I don't know...
Greetings from Lindong. I have been visiting Daban-Chabuga since afternoon of 26 August. Train L114 has been observed four times, 27, 29, 31 August and today...
Roy, Bruce Evans, Bob Koch and I visited this shed last year at the end of September. The plinth for the QJ was being built when we were there and it was...
Roger, Many thanks. It didn't occur to me that it might be a new code. It sounds as if the management might be reasonably amenable to visitors if approached in...
Roy, It's not a new code but an old one I believe. The loco is at Tangshanbei which is the new depot on the newish line that bypasses Tangshan to the west....
Hi Bruce, Thanks for that. I thought that I had seen this code before. Back in 1994, I seem to remember that the high deflector JS on the trips from Tangshan...
Has anyone any clues as to the significance of QJ 1450 with respect to Tangshan and its preservation there, or is it just another loco that they've picked up...
Bill and others, In the museum at Tangshanbei QJ 1450 featured quite often in photographs. I suspect it may have made a name for itself for some reason during...
Good news: Huanan will be re-opened next week. Best, Bernd Bernd Seiler FarRail Tours www.farrail.com mail@... Germany +49-30-44 73 38 92 Germany...
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Hi Peter, Thanks for the information you posted on Pingdingshan the other week for me. It will come in useful on my trip next month. I sent you an email you ...
I have uploaded a few photos of the last service on August 16, 2005 of QJ 6911 from Daban depot Link: http://www.angelfire.com/mac/qj/qj6911/index.html Yours,...
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... Thanks Hans, we will truely miss "The Queen" I uploaded a picture of her taken last fall at night a Gulumanhan. ...
Ross, I can't log in to Yahoo (Cookies problem, my browser don't accept them) but would like to see this picture as well. Any chance? Bernd Bernd Seiler ...
... Glad you enjoyed it! I have a few more I can post- as well here is a link to some photos taken on my fall 2004 trip: http://homepage.mac.com/cinderpath/ If...
Dear Ross, Those are wonderful photos that interpret the railway with fresh insight. I really like the night shots with the stars in the sky, and the...
M Ross, You've got some fantastic shots there. That one, "Steam, cinders and stars" is just awesome. Well done. Cheers, Bob ... From: "M. Ross Valentine"...
... photos taken ... Glad you all enjoyed them, it's hard to believe so much has changed in such a short period of time on the Pass. I was just there in...
