Thank you for your comment. In places like Sandaoling or Fuxin, where coal is readily available and cheap, it is still economical to keep steam locomotives in regular use. It also seems that steam locomotives are less "inconvenienced" by heavy dust than diesel ones (see especially my video about Fuxin).The Tiefa railway is completely "dieselized", but a couple of steam locomotives are kept in service, mostly for the film industry. Seeing them in operation requires just a bit of luck.
Indeed, there does not seem to be a turntable or a triangle to turn the locomotives. As for the horn, all steam locomotives I saw in China, at least the standard gauge ones, have a steam whistle and a horn actuated using compressed air. They mostly use the latter; the steam whistle being apparently reserved for emergencies (?)
I have a railroad screw spike from tong San china it was used in 1950 the sy class passed over it a lot until the concrete tie cracked they replaced it and they sent the the screw spike as a souvenir
That's beautiful and only three years ago. I'm sorry China finally dieselized but I'm glad they hung onto steam for as long as they did. Tip of the hat to them.
I shoul be more clear. I hope there will be some chinese railways in each part of the country that operate steam locomotives, especially over Jing Peng Pass. How many railways use steam over there?
It's pulling the train backwards, tender first like a lot of US tourist railroads do due to lack of turntables or wyes. And is that an air horn I hear? On a steam locomotive? Why? It doesn't sound right on a steam locomotive compared to a whistle.
I have 2 questions. #1, How many railways in China still use steam? #2, Are there railways that plan to use steam forever for the sake of the railfans like me?
ZERO. ZILCH. Steam locomotives are TOTALLY extinct across China as of 2015. There is only ONE open pit coal mine in far western China using steamers and even then they're supposed to dieselize any time. And NO, China Railway gives a rats ass about steam foamers and dieselized because of costs. While wages were cheap, CR could keep paying for the fireman but wages have gone through the roof and as a result the costs of using the steamers went poof with rising wages and thus CR sent all of the steamers to the blowtorches and steel recycling shops.
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This loco still runs, and is featured in the movir railroad tigers. The railway keeps about 5 steamers in service for tourists and movies
Thank you for your comment. In places like Sandaoling or Fuxin, where coal is readily available and cheap, it is still economical to keep steam locomotives in regular use. It also seems that steam locomotives are less "inconvenienced" by heavy dust than diesel ones (see especially my video about Fuxin).The Tiefa railway is completely "dieselized", but a couple of steam locomotives are kept in service, mostly for the film industry. Seeing them in operation requires just a bit of luck.
Indeed, there does not seem to be a turntable or a triangle to turn the locomotives. As for the horn, all steam locomotives I saw in China, at least the standard gauge ones, have a steam whistle and a horn actuated using compressed air. They mostly use the latter; the steam whistle being apparently reserved for emergencies (?)
Great shots! Lovely to see so much steam!
This video was surreal to me.
Glad it was posted. Enjoyed watching.
Wonderful clip , thanks
I have a railroad screw spike from tong San china it was used in 1950 the sy class passed over it a lot until the concrete tie cracked they replaced it and they sent the the screw spike as a souvenir
Good thing that the SY's have air horns to be sounded at high speeds.
It looks as though they use the horn for "regular" warnings and the steam whistle for more "serious" matters.
These seem like the type of trains my parents used to ride to go home when they were in college.
That's beautiful and only three years ago. I'm sorry China finally dieselized but I'm glad they hung onto steam for as long as they did. Tip of the hat to them.
I shoul be more clear. I hope there will be some chinese railways in each part of the country that operate steam locomotives, especially over Jing Peng Pass. How many railways use steam over there?
Much better than the SY in the US
It's pulling the train backwards, tender first like a lot of US tourist railroads do due to lack of turntables or wyes. And is that an air horn I hear? On a steam locomotive? Why? It doesn't sound right on a steam locomotive compared to a whistle.
Chinese steam locos were definitely built to last
excellent.wonderful,the best
Super!
Excellent.
I like to see those wheels rolling...
How many railways still use steam engines? I hope that there will be a lot of railways in Northern China that will always use steam, especially QJs.
The QJs in China are no longer in service
Solo cool
I have 2 questions. #1, How many railways in China still use steam? #2, Are there railways that plan to use steam forever for the sake of the railfans like me?
ZERO. ZILCH. Steam locomotives are TOTALLY extinct across China as of 2015.
There is only ONE open pit coal mine in far western China using steamers and even then they're supposed to dieselize any time.
And NO, China Railway gives a rats ass about steam foamers and dieselized because of costs.
While wages were cheap, CR could keep paying for the fireman but wages have gone through the roof and as a result the costs of using the steamers went poof with rising wages and thus CR sent all of the steamers to the blowtorches and steel recycling shops.
I managed to extract the air horn from 2:57 to 3:00
Why do Chinese steam locomotives have horns instead of whistles?!
They have both actually.
Horns are loud that they can use it to warn the people on the tracks for safety
Because it's not murca.