The Diary
Pics page 1 : Baiyin
Pics page 2 : Baotou ****
Pics page 3 : Huludao
Pics page 4 : Factory 701
Pics page 5 : Jixi and Tiefa
Pics page 6 : JalaiNur
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Sunrise at the loco depot |
The coaling conveyor |
Love those cooling towers! |
Little chimney and big chimney |
Awaiting her turn |
Greasing up |
Ouch! Watch out for homicidal forklift drivers |
Fitter in the shops |
Welding between the frames of an SY |
There are a number of decorated locos at Baotou |
The second one we saw |
Simmering in the cold |
Fill 'er up! |
Coaling facilities |
Three SYs heading out to the mill |
Loco duty list |
On the move |
The steelworks was an amazing place |
You could go almost anywhere |
The slag pouring building |
Bringing in empties |
Loading a crucible car |
Better than the 4th of July |
Or Guy Fawkes |
Please don't park your bike too close |
Shuffling around the works |
Pulling out a string of wagons |
An incredibly shiny Mazda 6 and an incredibly unshiny SY meet as centuries collide |
Friendly locals taking the bus home |
Crucible car train |
All crossings are surprisingly well protected, but the SYs really move |
Towering towers |
And incredibly ducty ducts. I'm not sure if these are the finest captions ever |
Warming ourselves beside loaded crucible cars |
The thermometer says: its cold |
Well trained electricians putting years of training into practice |
The Two Ronnies (Barker has his glasses in his overalls) |
"Out with the good,... and in with the bad". |
Slagbreaker |
Breaking up cold slag pours. Cripes, what a way to earn a yuan |
Slag train |
Tipping a crucible on the slag dump |
A slag train unloading |
Tipping metal |
Slag train portrait |
The shop beside the bus stop |
A sea of bicycles at the shift change |
Mmmmm, Mongolian Hotpot |