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Chinese Steam: The Last Years (Book)

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China was the last bastion of the steam railway, with construction of new steam locomotives for industrial use continuing up to the end of 1999. Even now a few locomotives struggle on at collieries and other industrial premises, but this is likely to end very soon as boiler overhauls are almost impossible to obtain at an economical price.

As the steam era was drawing to a close in China, steam enthusiasts visited the remaining operational locations in an increasingly desperate attempt to record what was happening before it was too late. The Chinese, while often perplexed at the interest expressed by the foreign enthusiasts, were generally welcoming and allowed access to industrial premises and linesides across the vast country. The locations ranged from the far western deserts of Xinjiang to the industrial heartlands of Manchuria with excursions into central China and the Mongolian Autonomous Region. Steelworks and collieries were prominent along with the occasional narrow gauge survivors.

This book showcases the photographs obtained by one enthusiast over ten visits to China between 1992 and 2017.

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• Author - George Woods
• Paperback
• 96 pages
• 180 Illustrations
• Size - 234 x 165 mm
• ISBN - 9781445676203
• Publication Date - 15 Dec 2017

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