China Steam 2013 - Part 3 - Passenger trains in Baiyin

Among the very last service passenger trains hauled by a steam locomotive, on the private line Baiyin to Shenbutong (Gansu province). The company is attempting to use diesel locomotives, but they prove unreliable and, more importantly, unable to heat the passenger trains. Steam will officially disappear in August 2013, except possibly on charter trains. Part 4 is here: • China Steam 2013 - Par...

[@HenrysAdventures]

Lovely shots! Great to see some working passenger trains not so long ago!

[@williamou417]

The United States purchased 2 SYs for tourism and South Korea purchased one SY, but the two in the US are not as good as the ones in China and South Korea. I would prefer non-tourism steam locomotives

[@br011075]

Wonderful shots in a wonderful landscape

[@randyyoung3332]

Beautiful !

[@Foomba]

The SY Locomotive based on an ALCo design from the 1920s:
www.railography.co.uk/info/cn_steam/profiles/sy.htm

[@anthonynigri4058]

So did China retire all of there steam engines exept for the Sandaoling ones

[@KochersbergTV]

Yes, and even Sandaoling is no longer what it used to be.

[@anthonynigri4058]

The US has a whole ton of operational steam locomotives China barely has any except for sandaoling and the US is bringing back to operation a whole ton of steam locomotives which is the right thing because it's good to preserve old or bring it back to operation

[@qpr543]

Why they use horns & not steam-whistles?

[@KochersbergTV]

They also have steam whistles, but seem to use them in special cases. You can see (hear) the use of both system in th-cam.com/video/6Jod1ev0FB0/w-d-xo.html

[@OStrip]

Private line w China ?

[@claudecoune7050]

Yes, of course. The line belongs to the mines. This is not a unique situation.

[@OStrip]

oo that way :) Ok, thanx for the info and great movies :) Damian/Poland.

[@overengineer7691]

Wait, the passenger cars are steam heated?

[@KochersbergTV]

+Nathaniel Nifong Yes they are.

[@happyplaytime5437]

ТHIS ТOОL FОR FREЕ STЕАМ МOOOONEY IS ТHЕ BЕSТ ООN TТTHEEEЕ ENТIRE WEBSТТORЕ!!!>> China Stеam 2013 Раrt 3 Pаssengеr trains in Baiyin

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

Why are the hills all bare?

[@KochersbergTV]

This was filmed in the harshest of the winter, in a dry region of China.

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

KochersbergTV well where are the trees with no leaves?

[@KochersbergTV]

This region is too dry to have any forest. Has a landscape similar to Nevada in the US or Patagonia in Argentina...

[@michaelsorrells4649]

I see original passenger train in USA