Jan 2008

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Mmmm, iced donuts
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Water run
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Morning arrival at Didao Hebei
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Didao village scenes
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Hardy souls at Didao Hebei in -20 degrees
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If you will please mount the podium...
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Olympic trials around Jixi
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On the Chengzihe system, all the trains were where I wasn't, as usual. 
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A shot from the bus window. Cripes. Pitiful haul. Loads of shots, just no trains when I needed them
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Beware the Trffiac Police
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The 'road to nowhere' at Pinggang 
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Railfan mountaineers subscending. 
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Iced roofs
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SY 0377 departing the famous pink mine at Pinggang I should have followed Bernd around as I always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time at Jixi,  a railway that has never really grabbed me anyway. I decide to take the next day off.
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On the way to Mudanjiang we catch a DF4b on a freight train
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On the road again
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At Nanpiao we manage to catch the passenger trains in a few half-decent locations 
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Shunting into some tip somewhere
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Interesting views from the workshops, which are always atmospheric places to visit
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Given that it doesn't have any bogies, the "0km/h" designation seems entirely appropriate
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Rusty and dusty
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Under overhaul
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Aaron and I head past an old prison to this frozen streambed and manage to pop off a rare shot that could almost be described as scenic. 
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The sky was certainly magnificent
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Bah. Sun. Trees. Poles.
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Waiting at the market for a passenger departure
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SY0366 as viewed from the upstairs offices of some friendly doctors
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Love those light poles. Gotta get me some
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SY0366 again, waiting for her next call to action
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The canopy has seen better days. Apologies for these dull pictures
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Nanpiao passenger sunset. Not a great haul for DB in these past three days!

More from this trip:
Jingpeng Pass
Xingyang
Pingdingshan
JalaiNur
Huanan
- Jixi & Nanpiao -
Baotou Steelworks
Trip Report

Home