Fire sparks of Steam in Sandaoling Coal Mine Railway China (Dec.2016) 2 噴火する三道嶺炭鉱の蒸気機関車 (2016.12)2

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2017
  • You will see very big spark in about 3 - 6 min.
    特に見ごたえがあるのは、3分から6分のところです。
    2016年12月撮影。中国・三道嶺炭鉱鉄道の建設(JS)形です。

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  • @pirobot668beta
    @pirobot668beta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    "I don't understand it! We leave the mine with 20 rail-cars full of coal, but when we get to the station, the first 15 rail-cars are full of ashes!"

  • @mrfingers4737
    @mrfingers4737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +994

    China working hard to meet the emission standards.

    • @jonwoodman2767
      @jonwoodman2767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      U

    • @drover338
      @drover338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      One small leap for China, One slap to the forehead (with a headshake) for the rest of us.

    • @stevenmiller5214
      @stevenmiller5214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      99% of that is steam

    • @drover338
      @drover338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@stevenmiller5214 Haaaa, that's funny.

    • @drover338
      @drover338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stevenmiller5214 lol,

  • @barfcoswill
    @barfcoswill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The type of coal being used to raise steam is likely a lower quality, causing these spectacular waste emission effects. By comparison, Anthracite coal (high quality) is smokeless; all that smoke and afterburn is impurities. Ships like the Titanic had problems securing good coal; shady coal sellers would charge for high quality coal but then mix crap coal in with the shipment.

    • @calebmayfield3491
      @calebmayfield3491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's in China, of course it's shit coal

    • @rcasper4700
      @rcasper4700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Semi bituminous or bituminous I think your referring to ?

    • @Boxpok
      @Boxpok 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Reading Railroad burned anthracite in their locomotives, they mined it close to Reading (PA) so it was cheap and plentiful.

    • @barfcoswill
      @barfcoswill 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rcasper4700 Yes, though they could be burning lignite, which China is the #2 producer. Germany is #1 and they use it in their power plants (which in turn, powers their electric trains).

    • @Peasenas
      @Peasenas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like it’s burning lignite

  • @nicopavvi8494
    @nicopavvi8494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    "Sir, we just finished to build one of the most advanced high speed rail systems in the world". "good, and what about the trains that haul coal?" "we're using an old rusty steam engine" "perfect".

    • @rickd3777
      @rickd3777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There are a total of 6 operational steam locomotives used for actual work in China including this one, and a some preserved for tourism uses, like ones here in America.

    • @joesmith8701
      @joesmith8701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rickd3777 suprised america had tourism rail tbh we call them heratage rail lines they run a few trains pw across rail lines that are no longer used but have lovely seanery of the english countryside

    • @rickd3777
      @rickd3777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joesmith8701 yes

    • @jacklai5816
      @jacklai5816 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ........... when you're mining coal ....... the "fuel" is right there...... no sense in paying extra "electricity" to haul it .. right?
      Further more the rail line may change as the mining area move ahead.
      Just an opinion ya guys.....

  • @theblacksheep1000
    @theblacksheep1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    "Wheres the coal you were supposed to be hauling?"
    "In the the train!"
    lol

    • @spaceboy3101
      @spaceboy3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "See that ashy glaze on the tracks going back 50 miles? There ya' go."

    • @junaidfarooqui1993
      @junaidfarooqui1993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      More like in the air
      (And on the tracks too)

    • @janicemurphy3492
      @janicemurphy3492 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The chinese made lionel and American Flyer train sets

    • @Yeoldepube
      @Yeoldepube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@janicemurphy3492 no they didn’t

    • @2centsam927
      @2centsam927 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good one !

  • @aolinger680
    @aolinger680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Chinese dragons are real after all.

  • @caseyfoster8011
    @caseyfoster8011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    At 2:10 you’ll hear the repetitive “chug a lug” sound like it speeds up and that’s exactly what it’s doing. It lost traction for a second abd you can clearly hear the engine speed up for a few seconds. The power these old steamers were putting to the ground is amazing. You can hear it do it again a couple times around 4:15-4:45

    • @ossieostrich69
      @ossieostrich69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ty for the explanation. Was wondering what was causing the sound change.

    • @jacobpugpoirier3350
      @jacobpugpoirier3350 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would change the first time stamp to 2:05
      The second 4:13, 4:28, & 4:44
      Extras:
      5:24
      5:43

    • @Nn-3
      @Nn-3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@ossieostrich69 It's not really "speeding up" as much as it is the wheels slipping. Each chug represent a quarter turn of the driving wheels.

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao 6 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    thats an art right there, made by the train :)

  • @emdman1959
    @emdman1959 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The 3rd train coming out of the pit has to be one of the most awesome displays of steam locomotion I have ever seen, it looks like a moving erupting volcano, train number 4 is also a damn impressive sight.

  • @bendriscoll6631
    @bendriscoll6631 6 ปีที่แล้ว +461

    I'm delighted to know that steam locomotives are still in service in 2016.

    • @cpufreak101
      @cpufreak101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Milo Flint yep, rural China still uses them as they have yet to fully dieselize. China doesn't like to admit it though as it's an embarrassment on the global stage for a country trying to cut pollution.

    • @todayhigh
      @todayhigh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      The Steam Locos are belonged to the local Coal Mine ,not the China National Railway. All Steam Locos of CNR retired 20yrs ago . But in the Coal Mine Railways they survived because the coal is easy to get (just dig it) while diesel need to be bought from oil companies , so they kept alive to cut the fuel cost

    • @EM-fi2qg
      @EM-fi2qg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@cpufreak101 I dont think they're trying to cut pollution as much as they are wanting the rest of the world to pick up their slack.

    • @cpufreak101
      @cpufreak101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@EM-fi2qg not quite, the Eastern coast of China at least is starting to undergo a rapid shift as the Government is realizing just how bad the pollution is. There's a reason EV incentives are very strong there, and why Tesla is making their second factory in China. It's a slow process, but China did admit that they want to cut down on pollution.

    • @HazeGreyAndUnderway
      @HazeGreyAndUnderway 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not, fuck this dirty shit.

  • @TheRailzone
    @TheRailzone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Never seen something so deadly like this, mind blowing footage of the sparks.

    • @xa-12exehasstopedworking29
      @xa-12exehasstopedworking29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Maybe China wants a taste of forest fire.

    • @MrJokkoma
      @MrJokkoma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I wouldn't be surprised if the load was gasoline or dynamite.

    • @ClaptonFan91
      @ClaptonFan91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      All steam engines can do this if they are under a heavy load. You just can't see the embers as well at night, and many engines ended up with a screen in the funnel to help catch coal and wood embers. It's essentially the same principle as looking at your chimney at night and seeing sparks and embers that you don't see during the day. They are always there

    • @thomasbeck9075
      @thomasbeck9075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ClaptonFan91 even exhaust from a gas or diesel engine can throw visible sparks at night

    • @fx4wannabe01
      @fx4wannabe01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The UP Big Boys had a crew following them to put out the various grass fires the embers caused on the stretch they pulled freight. Pretty wild to think about in this day and age but it is a real threat in dry and high environments where Big Boy operated. Maybe not so much in humid China and other areas of the world.

  • @6allmotivepowers363
    @6allmotivepowers363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Now there's a steam engine in DESPERATE need of a spark-arrester! Even so, that's quite pretty!

    • @annabecker4554
      @annabecker4554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am actually wondering, what coal they are using... Or rather... Coal dust?

  • @sammyash9765
    @sammyash9765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    California needs a train like this.

    • @glennredwine289
      @glennredwine289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      What, to start a forest fire?

    • @AlecWheelweld
      @AlecWheelweld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@glennredwine289 he doesn't mean it like the one in the video. He means a steam engine in general

    • @garvinhooper
      @garvinhooper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      during the dry season

    • @glennredwine289
      @glennredwine289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AlecWheelweld I actually like steam trains also, but this one is shooting too many sparks.

    • @mrs.chandler9384
      @mrs.chandler9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AlecWheelweld He meant the sparks. He was making a joke about how he wants California to burn.

  • @renvilsekawan
    @renvilsekawan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    anybody’s notice sound of slipped wheel?

  • @shaalis
    @shaalis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    I love how china puts safety first.

  • @georgeweller1
    @georgeweller1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Note that the sparks tend to fly when the wheels are slipping - the extra rush of exhaust steam will briefly increase the airflow in the firebox and suck burning embers straight out of the fire.

  • @lawrencebond8371
    @lawrencebond8371 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Amazing when it loses traction and suddenly revs!

  • @ScottMStolz
    @ScottMStolz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    That looks perfectly safe, with the open rail cars of coal, and all.

    • @MrBohnjerry
      @MrBohnjerry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Ehh.. the first 15 cars have already been shoveled into the fire box!

    • @Paul-pb3vq
      @Paul-pb3vq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Scott M Stolz
      Don't worry it's fine that's nothing.
      Compared to when that fireworks factory exploded in the middle of a town .

    • @richiebee1984
      @richiebee1984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      remember this is in CHINA

    • @JeremyMcCrearyTechnicalLEGO
      @JeremyMcCrearyTechnicalLEGO 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes,perfectly saNothing to worry about hereClean coal is fireproof.

    • @LelaE34
      @LelaE34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe they don't have another alternative.

  • @johno9507
    @johno9507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Wow thats the longest coal tender I've seen behind a steam engine! 😉

  • @johndoogan3712
    @johndoogan3712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Whilst it's a truly amazing sight. It's a miracle that no fires were started as this undoubtedly presents a huge 🔥 fire risk in hot dry weather when vegetation becomes tinder dry. Thanks for the video.

  • @reaver8338
    @reaver8338 7 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    5:50 looks like something out of a disney movie

  • @juanmooreknight1
    @juanmooreknight1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Wonder what a mile long coal car fire would look like?

    • @charlesorcharlenepastore4657
      @charlesorcharlenepastore4657 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine california , As dry as it gets. The camp fire would have nothing on what kinda tradgedy this thing could pose

  • @TheWhiteDragon3
    @TheWhiteDragon3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but aren't those sparks an indicator that the flame in the boiler isn't being properly stoked?

    • @elwolf8536
      @elwolf8536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's not been maintained properly for sure

    • @Sovspot
      @Sovspot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It's because it's filled with dirty coal. You mine coal there obviously dirt and other crap mixed with it. So that stuff doesn't burn away and become fuel, it just circulates at high temperatures, scraping up against the insides and each other and spit out the top. They don't waste good or refined coal in those trains because they're supposed to transport the good coal to be sold. These trains are meant to be used and abused.

    • @klenner
      @klenner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      China cant even run primitive tech. Thats the problem

    • @lovegarbage
      @lovegarbage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very low quality coal.

    • @WadcaWymiaru
      @WadcaWymiaru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Sovspot I believe they lack spark catcher inside the engine (in the end of the boiler) because it is more efficient.

  • @Omegadoomship
    @Omegadoomship 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    That train is being fed the souls of the damn.

    • @christopherguy1217
      @christopherguy1217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kyle Bittle it's the Spanish Train that Chris de Burgh sings about.

    • @madtrucker0983
      @madtrucker0983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No they just fuel them with all the extra Chinese citizens they have lying around

  • @breakingtoast2255
    @breakingtoast2255 6 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    its the Bipolar Express

    • @richardbreeman860
      @richardbreeman860 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You just won the internet for the month.

    • @ayy2193
      @ayy2193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lel very good

    • @k.dtransport9038
      @k.dtransport9038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If I could give you 1000 thumbs up for that comment I would lmfao

    • @pradyumnahasabnis
      @pradyumnahasabnis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahahahahahahaha🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @pizzaking2594
      @pizzaking2594 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much for a ticket

  • @dannonebr
    @dannonebr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The steam locos in the US did the same thing back in the day, before the 1950's and 1960's. The tracks of the main line UP tracks had four inches of black cinder ash piled on both sides of the track for maybe 50 feet on each side.

    • @manekin1437
      @manekin1437 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Steam locomotives in Poland in the 1950s had a good-quality coal mixture and ash pan condensation systems, which protected the environment and people from sparks.

  • @deeaa
    @deeaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Is it just me, or is that like the MOST Heavy Metal sight ever filmed?

    • @donjones4719
      @donjones4719 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look for vids of the Big Boy Pacific locomotive. A classic restored engine that makes limited runs - plenty of modern hi-def pics.

    • @RipRoaringGarage
      @RipRoaringGarage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is, and I know metal

    • @eligebrown8998
      @eligebrown8998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just need some Crazy Train to go with this

    • @RipRoaringGarage
      @RipRoaringGarage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eligebrown8998 Or some Saxon Princess of the Night!

    • @eligebrown8998
      @eligebrown8998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RipRoaringGarage i havent heard that song in 20 years. I forgot about that song.

  • @woodhonky3890
    @woodhonky3890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Epic wheelslip at 2:07

    • @diobrando842
      @diobrando842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      4:30, 4:45, 5:27, 5:45, 6:11

    • @russelldodd93
      @russelldodd93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Several indeed

  • @LeDibeau
    @LeDibeau 7 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    How beautiful, especially at night - thank you for this video!

    • @LeDibeau
      @LeDibeau 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My house is made of steel :-)

    • @theunderrated86
      @theunderrated86 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nah don't worry. It's right in the middle of the desert.

    • @mikebrown5648
      @mikebrown5648 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LeDibeau I agree with you 100% it's nothing like a steam engine running the sound of it and the whistles just like a rain beating on tin roof will put you asleep in no time

    • @amanihashash8597
      @amanihashash8597 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      are those really sparkes

    • @VijayaLakshmi-qi9jg
      @VijayaLakshmi-qi9jg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drawing

  • @tm502010
    @tm502010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Some of the best steam and fire shots I have ever seen! Amazing!

  • @allegheny1601
    @allegheny1601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome display of archaic steam power! Thank you so much for that!

  • @orlyone121
    @orlyone121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This has gotta be the most epic trains video I'll ever see.

  • @eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154
    @eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Imagine being in the 1800's and not even knowing something like this existed..... And then seeing, hearing, and feeling this monstrosity roar by...... bricks were shat.

    • @curtiswilson4276
      @curtiswilson4276 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ima Tumor sitting here watching firebreathing trains at 1am amd i have to say i laughed out loud when i read this

    • @mchildress8972
      @mchildress8972 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh fiddle faddle! Mary-Beth get the kids!

    • @yvonejusiolitagliolatto2276
      @yvonejusiolitagliolatto2276 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      See Leo Marx' The Machine in the Garden.

    • @davidignatiusbalestreri1737
      @davidignatiusbalestreri1737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ...lawn chair and popcorn time

    • @SouthbaySpeaks
      @SouthbaySpeaks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd imagine the presence of two shiny rails would provide them with a presage that something wicked this way comes.

  • @HerrHalmakenreuter
    @HerrHalmakenreuter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic Video. Thank you for standing in the cold to film this.
    And greetings from east frisia

  • @Fingers1596
    @Fingers1596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think it looked quite spectacular, Great to see the old trains running like that

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding shots of the steam exhaust under full power going up grade under a load. That's the built up carbon that's lit. Those steamers were working very hard. We had some Alco 4 cycle diesels that spray sparks when under a load and at full power. That crap burns too if one hits you.

  • @markkurtis8637
    @markkurtis8637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was common in late 19th century / early 20th century U.S.A. which is why there were so many forest fires. In the Northeast, as I'm sure was also true in other areas, many side valleys and hillsides had small logging railroads as well as the mainline railways running through larger valleys so, very little forest area was not exposed to the repeat burnings ...that helped to encourage the development of our oak dominated forest stands.

    • @rileymurphy8329
      @rileymurphy8329 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe that's why Southern Colorado has so many aspen stands. The San Juan mountains were long revered for the minerals in the mountains and now there's huge aspen groves in the high elevation valleys. Since Aspen are the first trees to grow after a stand replacing disturbance in the subalpine like fire, one has to wonder.

    • @bobashby3106
      @bobashby3106 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The penchant of steam locos to send sparks flying and ignite farmers' field was important in the development of 19th century tort law in the US.

  • @CGT867
    @CGT867 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Good grief - half their fire is going up the stack!

  • @mrjamescdean
    @mrjamescdean 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "I set fiiireee to the rain". "Shut up Carl"

  • @pumi63
    @pumi63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Hogwarts Express for dead wizards or Ghost Rider's swapped 2 wheels for a demon loco !

    • @casual_boredom7195
      @casual_boredom7195 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mark Grudt America in the 21st century with 19th century beliefs.

    • @HighOnLife1985
      @HighOnLife1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nope. That's the devil coming back up from Georgia.

  • @ridered7262
    @ridered7262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Could you imagine this train going through California, The state would burn to the ground.

    • @KBowWow75
      @KBowWow75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂 Do it!

    • @aydmason
      @aydmason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Already is Lmaooo

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They do a good job of that on their own already.

    • @joesilva461
      @joesilva461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish

    • @machinegunkelly2112
      @machinegunkelly2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They used to use trains like this in California. Back when they properly managed their forests.

  • @twistedaxles9126
    @twistedaxles9126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    When i see those sparks......
    It reminds me of that time James' oil tankers caught fire.

    • @charl6335
      @charl6335 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TwistedClown912 that changes a man

  • @dirtyaznstyle4156
    @dirtyaznstyle4156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Is that the wheels slipping on the rails when the rate of chugging goes up?

  • @creativerecycling
    @creativerecycling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Well... mixed emotions! I would absolutely love to be in the engine with that going on, but at the same time... scared out of my wits. The engine is right at the very limit of its tractive force, judging by the slippage going on. As long as it doesn’t burn down all the little villages along the way!

  • @historyboy08
    @historyboy08 7 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Imagine this was in the USA. The FRA would have a field day writing up so many violations.

    • @Eire1916.
      @Eire1916. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kevin Renner: yes they would. The FRA would make an example out of you if you got caught doing that.

    • @AugustusTitus
      @AugustusTitus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It did, before the FRA existed. The Plains used to burn for days because of sparks from locomotives. That's why all wood-fired locomotives have a distinctive stack: it's a flame arrestor.

    • @nigel900
      @nigel900 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      There was a time when this built the USA. That my friends is the sound and look of progress.

    • @MichaelMcMahon1969
      @MichaelMcMahon1969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And let's not forget the EPA, as they would have a field day writing the engineer, fireman and the company for the dangerous emissions!!!!!

    • @HazeGreyAndUnderway
      @HazeGreyAndUnderway 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nigel900 lmfao. Maybe back then, now it's a disgusting dirty piece of shit that should be scrapped.

  • @n3c2o
    @n3c2o 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Train Sumulator 2018 w/ Doom-MOD

  • @hunteralabama4501
    @hunteralabama4501 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your video, my mouth keeps open when i was watching this.

  • @springbreezegaming4017
    @springbreezegaming4017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This must be the source of the gold dust that Mr. Conductor always talks about!! XD
    This is amazing btw!!!!

  • @hobertjr
    @hobertjr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    can't remember the last time I seen something this beautiful thanks for uploading

  • @stevenparry6341
    @stevenparry6341 6 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    This display, while incredible, shows how desperately ill-maintained these steamers are. The coal burning steamers tend to build up ash, especially with the kind of coal that's dug up in Sandaoling. These ashes get collected in the ash pan underneath the firebox and also tend to get caught in the flues, especially when the locomotive is working hard. Standard procedure dictates that the ashes get dumped every 12-24 hrs. and the flues get cleaned about every year or so. With these locomotives sparking the way they are, I'd venture to guess that they almost never get their ash pans dumped as evidenced by the way these "eruptions" occur only when the engineer throws the throttle open and the flues get cleaned very rarely.

    • @Emilthehun
      @Emilthehun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      I don't know what's more unreal. The fact that they still use steam trains , or that someone knows the proper maintenance on them?

    • @leotam3372
      @leotam3372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought it was the forced air blowers and the crap coal "floor sweepings" that are being burnt as fuel

    • @chrisjohnson4666
      @chrisjohnson4666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      tame there are no forced air blowers when a steam locomotive is working... There is a low volume blower for when the train is parked or being lit but after that the draft is directly proportional to how hard the engine is working... The harder it works the more draft...

    • @sfenodonte
      @sfenodonte 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Emilthehun There are many CHINA, the one with the 500km / hour magnetic levitation trains and steam transport .....

    • @Emilthehun
      @Emilthehun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sfenodonte real? That's pretty cool. I wonder why not burn lpg instead of whatever is burned here

  • @7779jesse
    @7779jesse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍👍Absolutely beautiful!! Great photography great shots great video.

  • @jojo1300
    @jojo1300 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Jan 15, 2024, JS8089, the last industrial operating steam-powered train in China (maybe even the world) retired. JS8089 was operating in the Sandaoling coal mine.

  • @michaelking3327
    @michaelking3327 7 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    with all the fireworks coming out of the stack talk, i'm surprised no one has mentioned some awesome wheelslip on a few of those trains

    • @AKAHowitzer
      @AKAHowitzer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was wondering what the hell that was all about. I thought the driver was doing it for some reason I couldn't fathom !

    • @Descorath
      @Descorath 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ice patches or just too much force on the wheels and they spun out. Not uncommon at all when pulling very heavy loads.

    • @phillip_mcguinness7025
      @phillip_mcguinness7025 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ice patches and or turns. Wheels will naturally bind and slip in tuns due to nature of solid axles and one rail being longer in the radius than the other. Those engineers we great at catching it, especially with it wide-open on those hills.

    • @renegadeoflife87
      @renegadeoflife87 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The loads that engine is working I am pretty sure the draft is too high and the fire is lifting off the grates, tumbling the cinders in the firebox and filling the flues and smokebox with particles. Its not good for the boiler, and the fireman should be taking measures to prevent this from happening. Spark shows do it on purpose though, but you don't spark show an engine that is actually working for real like these are.

    • @ThatsnewsTV
      @ThatsnewsTV 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesh, I noticed that. Probably icing on the tracks.

  • @christopherd2100
    @christopherd2100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    Still cleaner than Volkswagen...

    • @williamlenoch1526
      @williamlenoch1526 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I take it you mean VW diesel?

    • @christopherd2100
      @christopherd2100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      William Lenoch Ya, apparently they tried to cheat out the emissions test facilities in the US because their diesels weren't clean enough. It's become something of a joke.

    • @bavarianbanshee
      @bavarianbanshee 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Up top! *high five*

    • @markus8355
      @markus8355 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂🔝👍

    • @baptistelacroix6636
      @baptistelacroix6636 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol yes i am agree

  • @sulfo4229
    @sulfo4229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear Greta,
    we send you some nice footage to make your trip home more enjoyable.
    Sincerely yours
    China

  • @WorldAroundMe
    @WorldAroundMe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nice !!!

  • @ElementofKindness
    @ElementofKindness 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Well it was bound to happen. I finally envy something about China.
    Steam locomotive era is alive and well there!

    • @engineerskalinera
      @engineerskalinera 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not rly anymore they are scrapping steam slowly. veeery bad decision :(

    • @boxcarwillies1603
      @boxcarwillies1603 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      exactly. It would be a major waist on the railway's end. Sure the extra steel would be worth something, but what about how much it'll cost to dieselise the entire thing? And the cost for foreign oils to be brought in to power the seizing hunks of metal?

    • @thephilpott2194
      @thephilpott2194 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Indeed, mate. Some hero stood in the cold for hours getting this- i have genuinely never seen anything quite like it. Superlative. It's just a shame i can't smell the coal, sulphur and steam oil.

    • @AloofOof
      @AloofOof 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      steam engine is simply outdated and inefficient technology

    • @boxcarwillies1603
      @boxcarwillies1603 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not so. If anything, steam is still valid as it is easiest to maintain in an area where coal is abundant and oil is scarce, like for example China. Plus, what makes diesel more efficient is their ability to "double up" and go longer distance with more power. China only requires jobs that a single engine can do, which steam engines can do just as well as diesels if not better.

  • @ralan5527
    @ralan5527 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great 4th of July video

  • @EntertainmentWorldz
    @EntertainmentWorldz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    nice view

  • @6darlingnikki9
    @6darlingnikki9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It looks a bit scary but also strangely magical. Almost kind of looks like gold dust.

  • @brt9577
    @brt9577 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    They call this Blowing tubes....a method of forcing steam into the fire tubes to rid of the carbon build up. Ships (steamships) do this as well

    • @algrayson8965
      @algrayson8965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      b rt, how common are steamships now?

  • @stoicspartan01
    @stoicspartan01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    5:38 wtf "excuse me, is this train going to or coming from hell?"

    • @Penguin_of_Death
      @Penguin_of_Death 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's in China...so it's already in hell...

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Penguin_of_Death have you ever been there? asking for a freind

  • @marcosgarcia2643
    @marcosgarcia2643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I remember when I was a child, my grandmother took me for a trip in a steam train. She said: "don´t open the window otherwise sparks may enter and go to our eye." I opened the window and a spark came into my eyes. It burned my soul! Fortunatelly no damage happened to my eye, but she throwed a lot of water on my right eye. Everybody in the wagon closed the window after this. The lessons learned is: close the window.

    • @Sauerland39
      @Sauerland39 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same happend to my mother, when she was a child in the 1946...... a sparkle hits one of her eyes , when a train drives through our station...... sorry for my bad english, but im german......

    • @jackhughes1741
      @jackhughes1741 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Last August I was in Sweden (PFP Relevant) and I was riding one of their heritage railways and they had 100 year old wooden coaches, amazing. And when the loco ran around to the rear of the train to take us back down to the station (They dropped us at this smaller station) you could go out on to the sort of enterance, or like, be able to be openly directly behind this thing with ash and smoke everywhere. On the coach that is.

    • @curtisj2165
      @curtisj2165 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Listen to grandma

    • @lusciousbobby
      @lusciousbobby 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Having been on a steam train to Barcelona as a child I opened the window just for the rush of air and whatever. Inside of 15 seconds my face was covered with black ash. It was still a blast. Oh, steam trains feel completely different from diesel or electric trains on startup. They have a slow silky acceleration. Memories.

    • @madtrucker0983
      @madtrucker0983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep those cinders hurt. We used to have the old 611 steam engine running excursions up to Chattanooga when I was a kid. I got to ride it and they hurt when they get in your eyes for sure.

  • @Mountchoirboy
    @Mountchoirboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That is the coolest steam train ever!

  • @scrantonshopsmodeller8089
    @scrantonshopsmodeller8089 7 ปีที่แล้ว +909

    what are they feeding that thing! the souls of the damned?

  • @bootsdocsandconspiracies6589
    @bootsdocsandconspiracies6589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it that's some amazing stack talk... To hear it working hard..

  • @alcopower5710
    @alcopower5710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ⭐️Outstanding footage. Thanks for sharing ⭐️

  • @killuminatimind
    @killuminatimind 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    That's fireworks are so amazing

  • @NSWSteamFan
    @NSWSteamFan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *HOLY S**T THAT’S SPECTACULAR!*
    *真是太棒了!*
    *Zhēnshi tài bàngle!*

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Choo! Choo!

    • @MrDubs
      @MrDubs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dude's BOOKING it.

    • @hydrobazooka
      @hydrobazooka 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What’s up Petey? Lmfao

    • @Bready3000
      @Bready3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Petey appears in the most unexpected comment sections i swear

    • @Studio_Earth
      @Studio_Earth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bready3000 Right?

    • @xxuncexx
      @xxuncexx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg its Petey!

  • @OnkelJoe57
    @OnkelJoe57 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Super! Thanks for posting!

  • @aarondraper1818
    @aarondraper1818 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    That must be a huge grade for those locos to be drawing so hard through the firebox!! The fireman would be working like a demon shovelling coal to keep up with what's being lost through the chimney.

    • @jamesmoreton
      @jamesmoreton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aaron Draper yeah I’ve never seen this shit before... maybe this loco is close to end days.?

    • @mlarsen77
      @mlarsen77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's why there were 5 or six supplemental tender cars behind it.... heheheh

    • @SkypowerwithKarl
      @SkypowerwithKarl 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      They have an auger or screw feed for supplying coal to the firebox. That being said, they are blowing their fire right out the stack.

    • @LeventDV
      @LeventDV 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr Cabot trust me this is nothing compared to what imperialist england / colonizing usa have done

    • @HazeGreyAndUnderway
      @HazeGreyAndUnderway 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LeventDV IT'S 2018 YOU DUMBSHIT. MODERNIZE AND CLEAN UP.

  • @tomdallas1211
    @tomdallas1211 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow that's cool ..I never seen that before Fire sparks from a Steam train.

  • @goodscenegoodlife
    @goodscenegoodlife 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    素晴らしい映像見させて頂きました。火の粉の量半端ないですね。圧巻でした。

  • @yoemaofe8307
    @yoemaofe8307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    素敵だな感じ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰あの力強くていい感じですね。素敵ですね。良い動画みせていただきましたありがとうございました。御応援したいですね。頑張ってくださいね。汽笛もいい感じですね。涙目になってしまいました。

  • @MidwesternRailfan
    @MidwesternRailfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's neat how China still has steam trains on actual freight trains. I would visit China to see them if I could... Which I might in the future.

    • @kkhagerty6315
      @kkhagerty6315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Midwestern Railfan I wouldn’t recommend going there right now, it’s a shitshow

  • @yankeegohome9662
    @yankeegohome9662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I finally understand how steam engines can create wildfires.

  • @charlesnelson4609
    @charlesnelson4609 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a photography!!
    CONGRATULATIONS.

  • @tutekohe1361
    @tutekohe1361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It must be quite a steep upgrade, those Locos are being worked right to the maximum, going by the wheel slippage and the amount of steam injection into the stack to pull a draft.

  • @EntertainmentWorldz
    @EntertainmentWorldz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    nice video bro

  • @LifeforArt
    @LifeforArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    They use the cheap brown coal, which comes directly from the mine.

  • @drover338
    @drover338 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember the rail yard in St Paul and the Union Depot, Getting on a train and going to Grand Forks ND .

  • @mumtaz1977
    @mumtaz1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steam locos with huge fire spark rain in front of a train, what fully loaded flammable coal. Respect. :D

  • @RushikeshMurkar
    @RushikeshMurkar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I m loving the train sound 💕

  • @TheOneWhoMightBe
    @TheOneWhoMightBe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Only one of these wagons is actual 'load'. The rest is used to get the train up the hill.

    • @milanstevic8424
      @milanstevic8424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The load are the passengers.
      "How much is the fare from Sandaoling to Nandaoling?"
      "15 wagons of coal if you operate the train"

    • @Hastilygrim
      @Hastilygrim 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@milanstevic8424 Hmm, what would I do with 15 wagons of coal? I wonder...

  • @wardkdouglas
    @wardkdouglas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WoaOOhhhhhh smokestack lightning, shining just like gold...

  • @NJPurling
    @NJPurling 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Saw a train set the night on fire". 'Dirty Old Town' - Ewan MacColl.

  • @brepaineproductions1769
    @brepaineproductions1769 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    You can hear how many times it did a wheel slip jeez

    • @laoluu
      @laoluu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think that's when the track was ice covered; it slipped a few rounds, then caught on again

    • @sakhijan943
      @sakhijan943 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Breanne Paine Productions gul para

    • @dualmode1
      @dualmode1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It has powwah:-)

    • @turbocavalli
      @turbocavalli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      theyre burnouts

    • @murtuzaali2213
      @murtuzaali2213 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      SMS call me with any I can get it and I will get the

  • @sandakureva
    @sandakureva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wasn't even aware China still used steam engines.

    • @akltom
      @akltom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      this the only steam train left in china, owned and operated in the side the coal mine, not connect to the state own rails. also heard the train has retired already from last year( not confirmed).

  • @KARTAVIDEO2TRAINS
    @KARTAVIDEO2TRAINS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sparks are output with the smoke. A rare sight. Thank you for your successful channel

    • @madtrucker0983
      @madtrucker0983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not in China apparently lol

    • @madtrucker0983
      @madtrucker0983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, you gotta go to a third world country too see that.

  • @tractorsmachinesro1405
    @tractorsmachinesro1405 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    True raul therapy....I like it!!!!.....All the best from Romania

  • @JayJr2007
    @JayJr2007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    AWESOME!!!!!!

  • @prancstaman
    @prancstaman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's just amazing, You would think they would find a better way. But then a gain, the fuel is free, since it's a coal mine.

    • @algrayson8965
      @algrayson8965 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      People are paid to mine the coal. It is very cheap at the mines.

  • @marcychannel8844
    @marcychannel8844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    このブラスト音堪らないですね😍

  • @41mhz25
    @41mhz25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was pure flame at the end!

  • @jamesrossslemmermd1460
    @jamesrossslemmermd1460 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Judging by the stack talk, the grade is significant and the loco is working hard. In addition to wheel spin contributing to live cinder showers, the fireman may be sanding the flues on a repeated basis for maximum efficiency.

    • @phorewhoresman1897
      @phorewhoresman1897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      exact opposite, this is the way NOT to run a steam engine. This is what happens when too much air is let in, burns coal faster and hotter, uses more water and does not produce the torque needed. This was not a long heavy train, most likely had fire box wide open while dumping in coal. Like flooring an old truck up a hill in 5th gear.

    • @leonardpearlman4017
      @leonardpearlman4017 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plus, it looks cool!

    • @madtrucker0983
      @madtrucker0983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phorewhoresman1897 yep you're exactly right

  • @josephastier7421
    @josephastier7421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:05 You can hear him downshift out of overdrive for that steep section.

    • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
      @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not how steam engines work!
      It is, quite simply, wheelslip.

  • @user-do8wk3mx9k
    @user-do8wk3mx9k 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    戦時中、東海道線の名古屋→京都間でC57が誤ってC59が牽く予定の軍用列車を単機で牽く羽目になり、定数オーバーした列車を煙突基部を赤熱化させながら牽いたという話があるが、きっと火の粉も降らせたのだろう。

  • @screwsnutsandbolts
    @screwsnutsandbolts 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible shots ! 👍

  • @theproudONE92
    @theproudONE92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Choo choo driven by a man named Choo Choo

    • @danc101
      @danc101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Living dangerously with those sorts of jokes. I like it.

    • @zakkholguin3942
      @zakkholguin3942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just out of reach of being too much on that one. That's a hard line to walk lol