Hello everyone, I have recently added more images of the narrow gauge coal railway at Yinghao during a March 2007 visit, they can be viewed on my "Steam and ...
Looks I will have time to investigate Yongrong and maybe Yongchuan during this trip. So hope to update members on this potential SY worked system. Thanks for...
Greetings from Bago. No 14 on the 1400 train today and no tourist coach on the train.Only 1 freight today (apparently) and we passed no coal train this...
Dear all, I uploaded a new trip report with these topics: Zhalai Nuer Hegang - summer passenger including timetable Huanan Jixi Fuxin - including passenger...
My guide Zebedee insists on staying with obnoxious granny (for old time's sake) and she is well pissed off with the competition. Today, morning coal train with...
I gather "obnoxious granny" equals "Cackling Crone". I was part of Agnew's rabble that stayed there last October, with Zebedee at the helm. Say hello to the ...
Today at Shibanxi disrupted a bit with PW work at the tunnel between Mifeng and Caiziba. Lots of coal to move but only one coal train which arrived Bago before...
Hi John, Your info is well appreciated! A friend and me will be visiting Shibanxi in 5 days :-) Until when are you staying? Oh, please let the tourist coaches ...
Good old Zebedee...He certainly knows how to put the tucker away. We nicknamed him "The Human Vacuum Cleaner"! Cheers, Bob ... Send instant messages to your...
... Having viewed the clip made me think just how much experience has been lost to the steam world. No doubt the new enginemen operating these engines in the...
I'll be at Mifeng for another 2 nights (leaving 10 July) and then in Qianwei for 1 night before heading on. The tourist coach (No. 1) appeared on the 2nd and...
Hi John, Wow, it would be great to have even two coal trains a day! How is the weather? We will stay at Bagou (than you Rob for the interesting info) for 2...
Just arrived in this place in the Yunchuan area to the west of Chongqing. Two SY in steam on the depot of the coal railway and apart from shunting, 1 is due to...
On the longer line to Shuanghe and Xujiagou, we got 2 trains today. The morning train was a surprise but as there are several individual loading points at...
There is a report in the latest Continental Railway Journal(150)on the Xinglongzhen Forestry Railway. I will be in the area late August so if the writer, or...
Wilson, Xinglong = Xinglongzhen. I expect the source is Michael Friedrich. You can contact him off list: Friedrich_Michael@... Good luck, Bernd Newsletter:...
Bad news: Last week the line through the city of Qinhuangdao have been closed, so the SYs which passed the city daily are dumped now. The line outside the city...
Bernd A belated thanks for a fine report, with excellent maps. Louis Cerny ... From: FarRail Tours To: Steam_in_China@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 04,...
Hello, really an intersting report with many new details. Thanks Bernd. Now since friday last week I am a father of a young cute boy. My wife and me are very...
Lois, It's always fine when someone says thanks! So thank you. I'm working on North Korea at the moment. Bernd Newsletter: visit www.FarRail.com Bernd Seiler ...
Hello everyone, I have in recent weeks added more images to my website "Steam and the Dragon" from my last tour of China in March 2007. These include more...
Sorry everyone i forgot to add the link in my last post, Steam and the Dragon can be found at http://brianhawkins.fotopic.net Kind Regards, Brian Hawkins....
Bernd, Indeed a great report. Look forward to reading about your recent adventures in Zimbabwe soonest Regards, Trevor Heath ... am) have another look, I added...
Hello all, Japanese sources have reported that the steam operation at Sanhuiba, in Sichuan province at km 757 on the Xiang-Yu (#26)line (Quail map page 12)is...
I have posted a report on Sichuan & Chongqing Coal Railways at: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.raby1/sichuan.html The report covers Mojiang, Shibanxi,...
Hi Trevor, It'll take me some time to produce it, I'm really busy with planning tours for 2008. But one thing is for sure, although I said the 2007 tour will...
