Hello all, CRJ (Continental Railway Journal) No. 154 just came in the mail, with its usual good China coverage. Among many other items, it shows steam still...
There are some pictures on railway-club.com from a visit to three locations in Liaoning in early July. Tiefa: SY 1770, 1771, 1772 in use. Nanpiao: SY 0754,...
Gentlemen: Did they build any mainline steam locomotives in China after QJ 7207 ? I have seen some references to some SY's built after that, but have never...
Doug From my understanding the SY, was not a main line locomotive as such, & was produced primarilly as an industrial locomotive. Certainly it was seen on many...
The last SY, #1772 carries 1999 Tangshan plates, but I'm told she was actually finished in 2000. And YES, an SY is a mainline locomotive. All of the territory...
This is my understanding too, but a 2-8-2 is not generally regarded as a switcher or an industrial locomotive. Perhaps so in China. In most countries they...
As a last question, is there a list anywhere that shows what SY's were built in what years? I know there is a good list with this information for the QJ's, but...
Doug You may find that the Mikado wheel arrangement was used more than you think around the world. I Australia, most states, had locomotives with that wheel...
It's not entirely clear which SY was actually the last one built. SY 1772 carries 1999/10 plates and was first reported in use at Tiefa on 13 January 2000. ...
Dear all, JiTong will arrange another steam festival October 28th to November 2nd. More information later. No need to repeat the discussion from last year:...
David Wardale's QJ (8001) was outshopped after QJ 7207. This loco was numbered QJ 7291 and active in Pucheng (- Baishui) in 2007. Bernd Newsletter: visit...
Bernd, That's not the case. I saw QJ 8001 in service at Baotou in April 1988, several months before QJ 7207 was built. As far as I'm aware QJ 8001 is still ...
Hi Duncan, As far as I know the QJ2 was never built (Wardale says this at page 422 in the "Red Devil ...") I'm not sure (I read the book long time ago) but I...
Bernd, I read Wardale's statement on page 422 as meaning that the modified QJ design never went into series production. QJ 8001 and QJ2 0001 were different...
Bernd You statement agrees with my understanding of the events. Louis Cerny ... From: railographer To: Steam_in_China@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 05,...
Gentlemen, Re-reading my notes, there's actually no mention of QJ2 0001 being tender only in April 1988, so the loco almost certainly was still there, the day...
Hmmm, but the point is if QJ 8001 is really in a museum in Datong then there must have been a second engine which was sold to Pucheng as #7291. Can anyone...
I have just received the digest and read the discussion. I don't want to prolong the argument but I was on the same tour as Duncan in 1988 and have checked my...
Hi James, Can you share a photo of these two experimental locos with us? Would be very intersting. Best regards, Bernd Newsletter: visit www.FarRail.com Bernd...
Hi Photograph 10 in the new IRS China book ( www.irsociety.co.uk/books/foreign.htm#China ) is of QJ2 0001 on 24/5/1988. The loco is inside a shed (presumably...
I've uploaded a photo of QJ 8001 to http://www.railography.co.uk/test/qj8001.htm It's not particularly good and as Jim said, we were quickly ushered away by...
I really find it hard to imagine how this would be top secret technology. Very nice photo actually considering the limitations and obstructions, and thanks for...
Clearly it wasn't top secret technology but our hosts either thought it might be or were sufficiently unsure not to take any chances. We were at the depot...
