The recently discovered line Jingmen - Shashi has already one diesel in service. Steam still in service as well. No more info yet. Bernd Bernd Seiler FarRail...
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Feb 1, 2006 10:15 am
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Dear all, I visited the Da-Gu railway in november 2005 and managed to photograph trains on the new 12 km long line fom Guyaozi to the new mine at Yangchangwan,...
The name is Lingxingkuang. See my trip report http://www.farrail.com/pages/trip-reports-engl/trip-report_discovered++.html from 2002. I'll publish a scetch map...
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Feb 1, 2006 5:18 pm
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Impression, also from November visit, is that the new Yangchangwan mine is not 12 kms from Guyaozi yard, but 6 or 7 at the most. ---------------Roger Johnson ...
11,5 km according to the railway staff. 10 km according to the meter of our bus. The train needs about 30 minutes for this distance according to my watch. They...
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Feb 1, 2006 8:32 pm
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... report_discovered++.html from 2002. ... photograph ... the old ... the ... Thank you very much. Brian Hawkins. http://brianhawkins.fotopic.net...
Here is a question about Chinese steam for 2006. Which place offers the most mainline like feel? Are there any places offering regular doubleheaded QJs? ...
Here is a question about Chinese steam for 2006. Which place offers the most mainline like feel? Are there any places offering regular doubleheaded QJs? ...
The western end of the Pingdingshan network, the Daba-Guyaozi line, The line between the mines and the CNR interchange at Sandaoling, Shankou-Yamansu,...
... There were two QJs in steam at Yuzhou on January 25th, but the afternoon train to Pingdingshan was hauled by only one of them. Big trains with big...
There have been some postings saying Wuchang Bei still repairs steam locomotives. Does anyone have any information on this location and how to see it? I am...
With the number of steam locations steadily decreasing, Jixi seems to be attracting more and more attention. For those considering a visit I have added a new...
Hi all, I hope others have better luck than my wife and I at Jixi last week. Plenty of steam, but movements were not as expected and we found it the most...
Where are you refering to Peter? Certainly I couldn't find a QJ at Hengshan but no shortage of SY's - as per my pictures. Sorry you found Jixi so difficult -...
Hi Dave, no doubt there is a lot of steam there. We saw over 20 I think. But most were at the stabling areas or at the mines. We did Chengzihe, Didao and...
Hello Peter & Dave, once more this shows how experiences can differ from visit to visit. Like Dave, I liked Jixi very, very much. Not only because of the ...
In January 2006, KD55 583, which is JNR (Japan National Railway) 9600 type, has steamed on railway truck again. This is happened cause of the film (Title...
Hi all, got my photos from Jixi & everywhere else today - some 2000+. I have to say the photographic results were a lot better than anticipated. Most of them...
Shankou-Yamansu has one diesel already (beseide steam) Check my trip report Janaury 2006 for more details about Pingdingshan, Daba and other interesting sites....
In my note book I wrote GK1 4010 (resp. 0104), maybe it is a DFH. I'm not sure. Anyhow, Meihekou has only one diesel at the moment. Bernd Bernd Seiler FarRail...
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Feb 25, 2006 9:36 am
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Hello Bernd, thanksfor this reply - the confusion about classes seems to be long living as I read in old reports about both DFH and GK1. Actually, I don't...
Ican assure you the diesel is a Dong Feng Hong as of February 2006! ... http://railpix.railmedia.com.au/index.php?page=peter_haworth ... * My Email Address ;...
I'm not 100% for sure, but isn't the DFH5 a 6-6 diesel? The loco 4010 in Meihekou is a 4-4 diesel (this is 100% for sure). So I guess it's a GK. Bernd Bernd...
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Feb 27, 2006 6:57 am
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Now I checked my pictures: You're right, DFH 5 is written at the locomotive. So Meihekou has DFH5 4010. Bernd Bernd Seiler FarRail Tours www.farrail.com ...
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Feb 27, 2006 8:10 am
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No, the DFH is a 4-4 or B-B. This is 100% sure. I will post pictures on my website, number is 4010. Those three "dong feng hong" characters on the hood give...
Hello Peter, I checked my slides: It is DFH5 written at the front of the loco. So you're right. Best, Bernd Bernd Seiler FarRail Tours www.farrail.com ...
