John, We didn't mention the name of the hotel because it was terrible. Tried to charge us Y200 (each !), no plumbing to the tub at all, the only reason we ...
Rode thse locos from Daban to Haoloku and had a group of 15 or so in two white vans pace us through the whole of Reshui side of Ji-Tong line. I waited to pull...
JS 8419 is at the Knox, Kane, and Kinzua Railroad in Boone, Iowa. SY 147 (not Chinese numbering? not sure) was at Valley Railroad at Essex, CT. The railroad...
My understanding is that the Knox and Kane in Pennsylvania has an SY. The JS is in Iowa. Thus there are two SY and one JS in the USA, for a total of three. ...
Many thanks Ron and Mike, appreciated. Will take your instructions with me in Jan. Dont suppose you got the names of the 2 young ladies? No? never mind. Will...
I've added maps of Pingdingshan, Jingpeng, Yuanbaoshan and Pingzhuang to my September trip report: http://freespace.virgin.net/rio.grande/C/CN-2002-09.htm ...
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Hans Schaefer
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Nov 2, 2002 10:18 am
Jitong hotel in Reshui: Good hotel. But hot water has sometimes been a problem. Their swimming hall is good. Free for their guests, 15 Yuan for everyone else....
Louis, I would be pleased if you were correct. You may be. I know that the Kinzua viaduct is in Iowa, and that JS 8419 has blowdown valves that aim downward,...
Here are the locations for the three Chinese-built locomotives currently in the United States. The first is now at the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad...
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Hans Schaefer
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Nov 3, 2002 10:30 am
Does anybody know if there was a new timetable on October 21 (as usual) or not? Hans Schaefer...
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Hans Schaefer
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Nov 3, 2002 10:30 am
How to go there? On the net pages there is the map. The museum is located at the west end of the test loop in Choyang district, Beijing. Can anybody describe...
Hans, My Chinese contacts were expecting a new timetable on 21/10 as usual, but we couldn't find any on sale before we left on 08/10. Duncan ... From: Hans...
Dear All, I am planning to go there in the Christams holiday. Will anyone here will go and we can meet at Daban or Reshiu?? How many Steam locos stay at Daban...
Gavin 3 of us are going to China 7 Jan and will be on the Jitong line around 21st Jan or so, then off to the 2 "New" mines at Chifeng, then home ex BJ on 31st....
I am intending to be in China from 19 December - 3 January. At present plans are fairly fluid but hope to include Pingdingshan, Fuxin and Benxi Steelworks but...
Hats off to Hans, Rob, Florian, Bernd, Peter etc who seem to be able to sniff out Internet cafes wherever they go in China which is more than I have ever been...
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Hans Schaefer
hans.schaefer@...
Nov 3, 2002 9:56 pm
If you ask especially young people for "yin te wan", they will most of the time know where to go. "diannao" is the word for computer. You may also ask that...
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Hans Schaefer
hans.schaefer@...
Nov 3, 2002 9:58 pm
I get this same impression now. At least outside Beijhing nobody seems to have seen the new timetable. Hans...
Hello, <Hats off to Hans, Rob, Florian, Bernd, Peter etc who seem to be able <to sniff out Internet cafes wherever they go in China which is more <than I have...
I found an excellent cafe in Tiefa in one of the streets that run off the mains street. If I had a street map I could point to it. It is in the area of the...
The other word for internet, especially in Inner Mongolia, is "Wang BA". This is an easy one for foreigners, as both tones are flat (neither rising nor...
Just FYI if you didn't know, MANY MANY Japanese enthusiasts go to Jingpeng Pass over X-mas holiday, or so I'm told by the railway workers. It may be hard to...
I've been informed that my use of upper case letters in the website address may cause problems, although no-one has complained yet. That may be because no-one...
Anyone going over after February 14 for a trip and maybe has room for one extra. As I missed Weihe last year I would like to go there while it still operates,...
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Hans Schaefer
hans.schaefer@...
Nov 4, 2002 12:12 pm
Here a few words about the new timetable: A friend of mine has checked: The price of the book increased to 10yuan from 8yuan,but the content has not so much...
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Hans Schaefer
hans.schaefer@...
Nov 4, 2002 12:14 pm
Jun is probably the guide from Chengde. His address is on my home page home.c2i.net/schaefer/chinarail.html somewhere in the link section far down. Hans...
