Chinese steam

[marnlq]

The very first steam loco in China - Pioneer, imported from Britain.

 

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It is of only 1.3 tons, could be uplifted by only 5 people

 

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CelestiaEmpire, also from Britain.

 

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The first steam made in China

 

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Modern steam - Qianjin (Going forward)

 

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, anybody has interest to model it?

 

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Under the Greatwall!

 

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This is a gorgeous

 

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Under strict quality check before going onto the track

 

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The last Qianjin 7207 (Bachmann has a model of this loco)

 

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It is the Disel era, QJ has to get off the stage!
Farewell to Qianjin and welcome Disel (Dongfeng)

Thanks to www.hasea.com (One of the largest train websites in China)
To be continued!

 

[jmarksbery]

Hello M and welcome to the gauge. Those are some great pictures I must say. May I ask, do they still run steam in China? :thumb: Jim

 

[marnlq]

Hello M and welcome to the gauge. Those are some great pictures I must say. May I ask, do they still run steam in China? :thumb: Jim

It no longer runs on main lines (at least I could not find it in Shanghai) But I heard it is still in used for some lateral lines or coal mine.

 

[jon-monon]

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[txcavgr]

The past couple of issues of Continental Modeller had big photo spreads on Chinese steam, pretty interesting.