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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Brrrrr. Arrival at JalaiNur in the early morning |
The wee passenger train |
The effects of 20 minutes in the -28 degree C cold |
Steam from water dribbles |
Taking a snack in train control |
The view from a disused washery |
Standing on the edge of the bathtub |
Big smiles as the shift is over |
The washery part way down the pit |
Frozen waterfalls of ice |
Kaboom! Don't stand too close! |
The safety of an SY |
Loading up with one of the big orange Tonka Toys |
Inside the cab of one of the JalaiNur SYs - note the shower head at the top of the picture |
Room with a view |
Pit action |
An orange dinosaur filling up wagons with overburden |
A loaded train steams up the steep track to an upper level |
Zig-zagging up to the top of the pit |
Shuffling at sunset |
After the sun sets, an eerie mood settles on the pit |
The next morning we wait topside for some action as a loco shunts up the line |
After what seems like an eternity, our train punches uphill through a tranquil scene |
The bar where stalagmites and stalactites meet. |
A couple of SYs are undergoing light overhauls at the shops |
Brrrrrr... |
Loaded up |
Butt in the icicles |
At our final stop we watch an SY running through the village scene |
That sign is cunningly hiding some people with cameras. And then it's all over...! |
Officially unlicensed Disney JimiMina Mouse merchandise |
Waiting at the station |
The road to Beijing |
Wide open spaces |
Dragon Lady servers in the dining car |
A massive emptiness |
Leaning TV aerials |
Chinese snow shoes |
Steaming survivor SY 1307 at Dayan as viewed from the train |