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