Hello all, Just returned from Beijing. The most important news for (individual) travellers may be the fact that there is again a foreigners ticket window in...
A DVD of my trip to Sichuan and Chongqing in July 2007 is now ready: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.raby1/dvds.html#sich See also the illustrated report of...
... I found Duncan Peattie's booking form in his Chinese railway timetable an absolute must when booking train tickets. It along with a Mandarin phrase book...
... timetable ... Well, I don't doubt that Duncan's form is useful - as is his timetable. But long before he started this, I simply used a piece of paper with...
... Yes we used the Berlitz phrase book. One thing i did notice was that there isn't much difference between the Mandarin pronunciation of dog " GOU ROU " and...
South Carolina Railroad Museum proudly presents this Special Event. For the first time in almost forty years, a steam engine will be operating at the Rockton,...
Any steam is better than none. Someone may even be able to get there. Best of luck to Bill Newport and S Carolina RM Nigel Hatch ... From: john_raby To:...
On behalf of the SCRM I thank you G Steam_in_China@yahoogroups.com wrote: There is 1 message in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1a. Re: Steam Train Coming ...
I expect to be in Dalian end of September to Early October this year. Trying to arrive Hong Kong & use high speed trains where possible to get to Dalian. Any...
In october I'm going in Cina to see some steam sites remaining: Jalai Nur (the last steam paradise with a lot of SY in service); Huanan (a good forest line) ...
Hello Sandro, Any advice would be very personal I think. As it happens, I plan to go to China during the same periode, flying into and out of Harbin, for two...
Hi Sandro, Looking forward to any responses you may get, and too what success you have on your visit. From September onwards one of my children will be...
Hello Everyone, I have recently added a few more images of my last tour to China in March 2007 of the Yankuang Coal Railway (Zoucheng). These can be viewed at...
Thanks Ameling for your suggestions that in fact are one of my problems: this trip is too ambitious, probably impossible to realise and much espensive. The...
Thanks Peter, As you see I'm only tryng to see as many locos is possible but I'm afraid that 20 days are not enougt. So let me know your opinion on what to...
Hi Sandro, Unfortunately I'm a brand new novice China watcher :-) .......and thus anything current that you or other members witness will be of great...
Hello all, Japanese sources show SY0375, a locomotive not on Duncan Coterill's list, still active. Can anyone give details on this apparently newly- ...
Hello all, Just wanted to share that a major mountain pass is the U.S. called La Veta Pass (sometimes just called Veta Pass) in the southern part of the state...
Hello all, On the website www.RailPictures.Net three nice pictures of steam taken 2 and 3 August on the Pingdingshan network are shown (198793, 198817, and...
Travelled from Jinzhou to Shenyang on a daylight train today and a couple of points may be of interest. At Dahushan there is an old steam depot with at least...
Gaoshanzi Fertiliser Factory. SY 0339 was reported there in 2005 but this is the first sighting of SY 1015 anywhere. Dahushan has been full of dead QJs since...
Hi all, Relax! Got this today: "I asked Pindingshan, every thing is fine, the steam locos may last 2 years." New: Baotou introduced a new (additional) visitor...
Hello all, when I arrived in Huanan on a Sunday in October two years ago, that day only a pw train ran. Does that mean that - if it is operating - it is a ...
I have received a message today to say that steam is still working at Xuanhau steelworks - probably 8 to 10 SY locomotives but that 'If you visit in 2008 all...
Hello all, Chinese sources indicate 10 steam locomotives still active in Changzhi. This is similar to the 12 locomotives shown on the sy- country website...
Not sure what website you're looking at but my map is from a February 2006 visit which is on SY country and we saw 15 steam locos then - all posted in trip...
