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Shift change

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:17:57 +0000

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Morning shift change at Tianzhuang shed on the Pingdingshan Coal Railway. At the ash pits the lineup includes JS 8031 and deflectorless QJ 7136.

The shunter's seat

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:46:39 +0000

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The shunter couples SY 0366 to its train in the yard at Shaguotun on the Nanpiao Coal Railway.

Shunting

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 12 May 2026 05:33:09 +0000

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SY 1092 shunts at the Zaojiatun coal mine on the northern branch of the Nanpiao Coal Railway.

Morning at Biligou

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 10 May 2026 06:09:18 +0000

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Early morning light as consecutively numbered QJs 7038 and 7037 storm up the west side of the Jinpeng Pass. It was always worth getting up early on the Jitong Railway.

Wide-open spaces

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 08 May 2026 05:44:51 +0000

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A pair of QJ class locomotives head west towards Lindong with a short freight on the Jitong Railway. This sort of open vista is typical of this section of the line.

QJ 3522

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 06 May 2026 05:21:43 +0000

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A study of a QJ after preparation for work at the junction depot at Suihua in Heilongjiang, China. This was a very busy location with locomotives being changed on most of the trains passing here. The QJs in the area were coupled with eight wheel tenders rather than the twelve wheel version used for longer distance services.

Weizigou shunt

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 04 May 2026 10:46:09 +0000

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SY 1299 shunts at the Weizigou coal mine and washery on the Nanpiao Coal Railway.

Double headed

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 01 May 2026 06:24:29 +0000

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QJ class 2-10-2 locomotives nos 7163 and 7143 arrive with a westbound freight at Lindong which is a small town halfway between Chabuga and Daban on the Jitong railway. The town is actually situated a couple of miles from the station where a small community has developed along with a zinc smelting plant. Freight trains often stopped here to take water and to shunt the sidings.

Green signal

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:18:43 +0000

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The Jiayang coal railway was a rare survivor of a narrow gauge line that continued to serves a whole community. The recent development of new roads in the area it serves has reduced its significance but it has renewed itself as a tourist line.

Back when the coal mines were still operating a passenger service is departing from the reversing point at Mifengyang. The pointsman is reaching to remove the green signal flag from its holder.

Modaoshi

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:44:14 +0000

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QJ 2879 on passenger duties at Modaoshi horseshoe curve with a train for Suifenhe. The train was visible for around half an hour as it climbed the hill.

Hailar Crossing

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:33:02 +0000

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QJ 2773 heads to the depot at Hailar for servicing after depositing its train at one of the industrial premises a short distance from the town.

Coal empties

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:15:58 +0000

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Wintry conditions as C2 044 tkes a train of empties on the Huanan Coal Railway towards the mines in the distant hills.

Forest line

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:47:32 +0000

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C2 203 on the turning triangle at the terminus of the Suiling forestry railway. This was a very long line with several branches and almost entirely steam operated when I visited in 1992.

Bike shed

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:09:16 +0000

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Chinese repurposing at its best. The cab of JF class No. 508 outside the maintenance workshops of the Fuxin Mining Administration.

Opencast steam

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:56:59 +0000

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With temperatures hovering around -40C the opencast coal mine at Jalainur was filled with the exhaust steam from the fleet of SY class locomotives that worked there.

Acid tanks

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:44:53 +0000

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SY 0206 leads a train of acid tanks out of the yard at Baiyin Gongsi. This railway serves copper and lead mining and processing industries.

Terminus

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:43:58 +0000

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SY 0366 stands at the Sanjiazi colliery terminus of the Nanpiao Coal Railway having just arrived with the afternoon passenger service.

Coal for the washery

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:28:14 +0000

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Whilst the Jalainur opencast coal mine supplied the majority of the coal handled by the adjacent washery, there was also traffic from the nearby deep mines. Deflector fitted SY 1416 is here bringing in a trainload from the Tiebeikuang mine.

Guangshan Mine

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:38:39 +0000

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The winding towers and coal bunkers of the Guangshan Mine at Beipiao viewed across a large area of workers' housing under demolition. The mine is now also abandoned.

Sanbao loading

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:28:23 +0000

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The screens building and rail loading area at at the Sanbao colliery, Liaoning Province, China. At first glance it looked to be closed but the presence of loaded wagons told another story. The mines in this area were extensively developed by the Japanese during their occupation in the 1930s and early 1940s. All now demolished.