This page contains some of my personal favourite photos while travelling through China. All of these can be found in the categorised photo galleries.

QJ 6375 leads the way on a heavy freight near Xiakengzi, January 18 2000 The last train in daylight near the peak, January 17 2000 QJ 7143 pokes its nose through a cutting near San Di crossing, January 18 2000
QJ 7143 (while she still had her red number board) passes through San Di with a large mixed freight, January 18 2000 QJ 6735 waiting at Liudigou passing loop with a large freighter - at this point, the wind chill brought the mercury to minus 62C!!, January 17 2000 A pair of QJ's create a mirror image of themselves in the fresh snow at brickworks valley, January 18 2000
Perfect wind, light and motive power! And it's not a tourist working. Simply paradise. Reshui, 19 January 2000 The object of my affection - QJ 6639, to whom this site is dedicated too. Tina organised a footplate ride on her to Reshui - almost 2 hours of inexplicable bliss, January 18 2000 QJ 6765 and sister QJ lead a massive train of empty coal hoppers over Xiakengzi viaduct, January 19 2000
I had never seen a QJ put on such a show since Jing Peng 6 years earlier! February 10 2006 Cabs of Df8 0084 and 0064 on a double header freight waiting in Baodagou yard. Note there is a crew in the sencond engine as the DF8's have no multiple unit capabilities. February 10 2006 Heaven is a working QJ. Or two.
Refurbished e.m.u. set speeds through a curve near Fanling, New Territories, April 18 2007 Shanghai station at night A mixed freight puts on a grand display of steam, January 18 2000
Curious passengers on a passenger train at Shanghai station SP 1900 e.m.u. set departs Tai Po Market station and heads for Lo Wu, April 17 2007 DF11 0012 at Fanling, heads for the border with a train of Korean built stainless steel cars, May 2001
A mixed freight departs Caiziba station. Although on a steep grade, these powerful locomotives pick up acceleration extremely quickly! The passenger train arrives at Yuejin. The train pics up all sorts of characters, including pigs (yes, the four legged type) Another coal train arrives at Shixi
C2 207 with a long rake of clay hoppers heading into one of the brickworks C2 with a train of hoppers SY 1435 has literally been put out to pasture
Another photo of the JS's inside Yima shed Steam envelops most of the ground around a C2 The decrepit condition of these engines is what makes the place very special. No seriously, it does!
A pair of DF4DK's haul the Tibet train to Urumuqi, seen here passing through Hekou-Nan Liujiaxia's special JS number 8223 adourns brass boiler bands, brass China Rail motiff on the tender and a superb enamel China Rail emblem on her chimney cowling. Today unfortunately, she sees the meanial duties of a P50 box car and two hard seat coaches SY 0633 storms the bank with a small train of loaded coal hoppers
SY 0733 waiting at Chengzihe loading point with a train of KF60 self dumping hoppers. SY 0863 is on standby to the right, February 2006. SY 1564 at Yijing shop, February 15 2006 SY 1662 shunting around Yiijing, February 15 2006
SY 1564 with an extra. The train consists of 45 loaded coal hoppers, February 17 2006 JS 8057 switching tracks at Shenxi yard, mid February 2005 Everything about a QJ is huge - this shot has nice details of the cab side and firebox, mid February 2005
Maintaining QJ 7186 at Shenxi, mid February 2005 One of my favourite photos I've ever taken - SY 0791 inside the shops, February 15 2006 SY's 1216 and 0791 inside Yijing shops, February 17 2006
SY's 1216 and 0791 inside Yijing shops, February 17 2006 A very saitisfying photo! JS 8054 and SY 1002 are the passenger locomotives of the day, mid February 2005 Beautiful shot of JS 8065 on the afternoon pax, mid February 2005
JS 5644 on standby and JS 6225 idling under the sand tower, mid February 2005 SY 1209 in full steam, only a day before she was missing her running gear and her main driving wheel! Mid February 2005 DF4B 2460 and JS 6429 at Pingdingshan Dong, mid February 2005