Steam Locations in China - Locations from the Past

13 XiaoXi-Zhongyang-Lishi-Mucun

DF4 and QJ work between 2 and 8 coal trains along this line during daylight hours. Steep grades east of Zhongyang. No passenger trains.

Locomotives :

QJ	2866, 6285, 6426, 6429, 6472
DF4	7656-7658

Map : Zhongyang-Lishi Area Map

Reports :

2 Tianjin Local Railway

4 DFD and 6 QJs present. Steam predominantly for standby and shunting.

Locomotives :

JS	8115, 8124, 8422
QJ	2622, 2682, 6832, 6910, 7061, 7062, 7064, 7194, 7195, 7205
SY	2022
DF4D	4063, 4064

Reports :

Florian Menius, February 2001
CRJ 124, p.93
CRJ 113, p.144
CRJ 108, p.522

2 Ganhe Forestry Railway

100% steam worked forestry railway with 9 engines. A passenger trains operates, too.

Locomotives :

C2	01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 09, 011, 012

Maps :

Ganhe Map
Ganhe Map (CRJ 121, p.631)

Reports :

5 Zhanhe Forestry Railway

Several diesels and 10 steam locomotives work timber trains along an extensive network.

Locomotives :

C 2	31010, 31023(dumped), 31036, 31037, 31080, 31095, 31098, 31174, 31175, 31179, 31180, 31187, 31195, 31198, 31203
Diesel	385, 386

Map :

Zhanhe Map (complete system)
Zhanhe Map (Maolan-Kundeqi)
Zhanhe Map (complete system, digital map)
Zhanhe Map (WS 2/2000)
Station Map

Reports :

7 Shuangyashan Coal Railway

QJ, SY and DF7 work coal trains and passenger trains. At least 6 second hand DF1s arrived in late 2001. Steam is to be withdrwan in March 2002.

Locomotives :

DF 7	292, 3046, 3138
QJ	3135, 3458, 3459, 3593, 3594, 3598, 6805, 6806, 6808, 6897, 6917, 7017-7020, 7029, 7030
SY	0568, 0597, 0632, 1045, 1046, 1101, 1102, 1486, 1487

Maps :

Reports :

1 SanMao Railway, Yangchun-Yangjiang

QJs still cover shunting duties here but steam operation is being "reviewed".

Locomotives :

DF1	2201-2207, 2210
QJ in use	1167, 1195, 2533(stationary boiler), 3478, 3480, 3540, 3548, 3554, 3573, 3575, 6334, 6365, 6467, 6523, 6556, 6560, 6702
QJ (before 1998)	847, 852, 853, 856, 879, 1017, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1067, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1074-1078, 1166, 1169, 1171, 1174-1177, 1194, 1197, 1210, 1221, 1222, 1229, 1232, 1233, 1242, 2535, 2626, 2659, 2660, 2806, 2826, 2913, 3460, 3543, 3545, 3570, 3572, 3578, 3579, 6073, 6225, 6362, 6366, 6384, 6397, 6466, 6524, 6558, 6673, 6700, 6701, 6865

Reports :

The story from Yangchun is that the line is due to open on 1 October but there seems to be some doubt as to whether it will be ready in time. The bad news is that it will not be steam worked but will use DF4s.
The news from Chunwan is better. The line is open all the way to Louding and there is a freight service of two trains a day (subject to demand) all QJ hauled. No passenger service at present although one may be introduced in due course (Duncan Peattie, Aug 2001)
News from the schedule/ planning department of the SanMao railway : The new line Yangchun - Yangjiang will be opened as from August this year but may not be steam operated! The SanMao railway is currently reviewing their QJ engagement and they may abandon steam very shortly. Their reasons: it is uneconomical to maintain the entire steam infrastructure for a steadily decreasing number of QJs. Thus it might be that the line will be DF4 operated right from the beginning!
(information by Peter Patt, June 2001)
Rick Wong, May 1999
Thorge Bockholt, March 1999
Rick Wong, June 1999

3 Shaoguan CNR

JS worked the branch lines Huanggang-Geding and Pingshi-Muchong until winter 2001/2002.

Locomotives :

CNR	JS	6372, 6373, 6374, 6376, 6377, 6419, 6423-6428, 6454, 6459, 6463, 6505-6511
Shaping (near Maba)	SY	0840, 0918
Dongtang	SY	0721
Maba	SY	0340

Reports :

10 Hainan Island CNR

JS are still present but DF4s have arrived, too.

Locomotives :

JF (withdrawn)	1222, 1846, 2127, 2145, 2148, 2178, 2196, 2199, 2200, 2207, 2210, 2218, 2227, 2314, 2316, 2318, 2329, 2337, 2339, 2383, 2388
JS	5536, 6499-6503, 6509, 6512, 6513

Reports :

Some DF4 arrived here. The mixed to Sanya had a JS. It was observed on 3 subsequent days. The daylight train to Sanya was DF3 hauled (as expected). Between Dongfeng and the harbour (1.5km) there were goods trains (ore) every 2 hours, 100% JS.
The line to the mine sees 3 mixed trains per direction plus several freights but 1 or 2 DF4 were employed there, too. The tunnel next to the terminus has not been widened - the DF4s can pass it. 8 DF4 were at the shed with a JF being scrapped and another one derelict.
Forecasts for extension of the railway to Haikou are not good. Any work seemed to be abondoned one or two years ago. Opening in 2000 is impossible as there are no tracks at all and some bridges still missing. (Joerg Scholz, April 2000)
CRJ 123, p.32
CRJ 107, p.453

10 Anyang Steelworks

SYs served steelworks.

Locomotives :

SY	1484, 1520

Reports :

6 Nanyang Narrow Gauge Line

C2 haul a mixed train along this line.

Reports :

Rob Dickinson, January 1998
CRJ 114, p.213
CRJ 107, p.454

3 Bao-Shen Railway, Baotou-Dongsheng-Daliuta

QJs worked coal trains between Wanshuiquan and the coal mines around Daliuta and Heitanggou. A Sifang built DMU entered service on Sept 1st 2001. Dieselisation between August 2001 and March 2002.

Locomotives :

ShenHua Line	QJ	1611, 1891(hd), 1892(hd), 1969(hd), 2389, 2586, 2617, 2670, 2938, 2967, 2977, 3068, 3161-3164, 6017, 6018, 6040, 6088, 6146, 6169, 6171, 6178, 6193-6195, 6247, 6249, 6287, 6289, 6307, 6346, 6348, 6397, 6404, 6415, 6438, 6452, 6475, 6482, 6555, 6567, 6573, 6613, 6711, 6740, 6783-6785, 6789, 6863, 6946, 7044, 7053
	DF4	9496, 9497, 9501-9506
	QJ (earlier than 1999)	1617, 2196, 2580, 2676, 2855, 2856, 3520, 6004, 6007, 6013, 6020, 6034, 6248, 6325, 6473, 6634, 6662, 6697, 6820, 6947, 6948, 7047
Shenmu/Daliuta Area	JS	5356, 5749, 5883
Shenmu/Daliuta Area	QJ	6515, 6713, 6817, 7152, 7155

Maps

Reports :

Derek Jenkins, December 2001
Mike Tyack, December 2001
Florian Menius, September 2001
Roger Blundell, June 2001
Florian Menius, December 2001
Duncan Cotteril, December 2000
Hans Schaefer, October 2000
Thorge Bockholt, August 2000
CRJ 121, p.628
CRJ 118, p.452
SHENHUA Co., the private company that operates the railways around Shenmu (to Baotou, Yan`an, Huanghua) has signed contract to buy 20 new "high power locomotives" (no further details) plus 3000 new coal wagons for the Huanghua line. This investment will be some 11.6 billion Japanese Yen (110 mio USD).
Future of steam around Dongsheng : SHENHUA Co. is planning to get rid of their QJs gradually within the next 3 years. (information by Peter Patt, Mr.Zhang (CITS Changchun), "Railway Gazette International")

A bit of history :

Report by Julien Blanc (March 1996): "Wanshuiquannan-Daliuta(-Shenmu) : (visited on March 9th to 11th 1996)

Take Bus No. 16 from Baotoudong to Wanshuiquannan (1 hour!). According to railwaymen, there is still no traffic beyond there to Shenmu. I travelled on the train all the way and made the following observations :

09:00 Wanshuiquannan : dep. on time
Big metal bridge over the Yellow River after a halt
09:15 Dashuwan (3 tracks)
Flat scenery, line on small embankment
09:33/39 Dalateqi (5 tracks). Old passenger stock dumped RYZ3, YW1, YW5, CA94, CA2, YZ22 ...
Main road level crossing
09:52 Guannianfang
Level crossing, nice big sand dunes on the right hand side, behind the river; long bridge, tunnel, then other bridges along the sand dunes
10:12 Shabazi
Flater valley, several bridges, vegetation on dunes
10:30 Nalingoumen
10:50/11:05 Chaonaogou (3 tracks)
11:22 Hanjiacun (2 tracks, unused)
Scenery less interesting : poles etc...
11:39/50 Dongsheng (6 tracks), km 100, locoshed with many QJs. Loco exchange for all trains, including the passenger. It is also the summit of the line
Scenery ok, aside from the valley. Good big bridge over a valley from the left hand side.
12:04 Aobaogou
Line along a valley ; another big bridge, not as good.
12:20 Shashagetai (3 tracks), coal loading point
Another long bridge, interesting valley with nice colours, sand dunes far away on the right
12:40 Zhuanlongwan (2 tracks)
The river turns into a gorge to the right, then the line passes on a bridge over sand dunes (not bad).
12:52 Batuta (5 tracks), coal loading point
The valley becomes now industrial : road bridge over the river, new industrial plants and mines in construction.
13:06 Shigetai (5 tracks), coal loading point
On the western bank of the river : big industry/mines with a parallel railway branch still not open, roads in construction.
13:20 ___wan (3 tracks)
The line now crosses the valley over a long bridge, passes by a loco stabling point on the right hand side and enters Heitanggou station.
13:30 Heitanggou (8 tracks), km 165 from Wanshuiquannan bifurcation.
The line goes through the town and crosses the river again, to enter the present final station :
13:40 Daliuta

The loco went around the train and departed with its tender first at 13:50h. The loco was then serviced in Heitanggou and the train departed as mixed train with 8 added coal wagons at 14:45. (...)
(...) According to the train guard the line from Daliuta to Shenmu and Shuoxian [probably Shuozhou, FM] is under construction, to be opened in 2 or 3 years. By this time, the 501/2 passenger will continue to Shuoxian. Shenmu-Shuoxian and further to the sea will be electrified from the beginning. A new line from Shenmu to Yan`an is also planned. "

16 Xinzhan CNR

Xinzhan based QJs hauled a number of freight trains along the Jilin-Dunhua mainline. Dieselised in Nov/Dec 2001.

Locomotives :

JS	5566
QJ	6732(decorated), 6733, 6856, 7072, 7080, 7084, 7106, 7166, 7167, 7171, 7172
JS (before 1998)	5425, 5427, 5593, 5953, 8062
QJ (before 1998)	1530, 3487, 7082, 7108

Reports :

Florian Menius, September 2001
CRJ 127, p.201

Acknowledgement : Numbers were reported by T.Ichinose

Kaiyuan-Xifeng Local Railway

The line was 100% JS worked until autuum 2000 but DF7 have arrived since. Qinghe Power Plant is situated at the end of a 9 km long branch line from Kaiyuan.

Locomotives :

Kaiyuan-Xifeng Local Line	JS	8046, 8159, 8205, 8209, 8242
Kaiyuan-Xifeng Local Line	JS (dumped)	5268, 5700, 8044, 8210, 8241
Qinghe Power Plant	QJ	3302, 3327
Qinghe Power Plant	SY	0499, 0879, 1391, 1478, 1605

Reports :

Tonghua CNR

Tonghua`s JS work between Tonghua and Baihe. Freight trains dominate but a few passengers are steam hauled as well. Several stations along the line had JS pilots. Full dieselisation between November 2001 and February 2002.

Locomotives :

JS	5480(ld), 5623(hd), 5751(ld), 5855(ld), 5858(ld), 6020(ld), 6021(ld), 6238(hd), 6271(ld), 6304(ld), 6306(ld), 6315(ld), 6366(ld), 6483(hd), 8040(hd), 8042(hd), 8103(hd), 8106(hd), 8108(hd), 8109(hd), 8112(hd), 8154, 8155, 8156(hd), 8158(hd), 8198(hd), 8199(hd), 8200(hd), 8201(hd), 8208(hd), 8211, 8229(hd), 8231, 8232, 8233, 8234
JS (oou)	5371, 5413, 5485(ld), 5663, 5678, 5691, 5731(ld), 5771, 5968, 6037, 6103, 6104, 6360, 6557, 6558(hd)
JS (unsure)	5017, 5203, 5319, 5383, 5443, 5448, 8306
DF 4	4033, 4124-4125, 4158-4160, 4230-4232, 4366, 5335
DF 5	1167, 1193-1195, 1255-1258, 1516, 1671, 1695, 5009-5010

Map : Songhua Gorge Map

Reports :

Yexi

Short, C2 operated line to a quarry. Closed in 2001.

Reports :

Baotou Dong CNR (removed Dec 12th 2001)

Dieselised in April 2001.

Locomotives :

Baotou Dong CNR	JS	8001, 8003-8005, 8009, 8010, 8021, 8278-8280, 8320-8322, 8324, 8325, 8327, 8329
	QJ	6519, 6831(nd), 7058
	JS (oou)	8006-8008, 8267, 8281, 8282, 8316, 8317-8319, 8323, 8326, 8328
	QJ (oou)	1235, 1237, 2060, 2387, 2546, 2961, 3215, 6042, 6258, 6259, 6331, 6507-6509, 6518, 6563, 6565, 6759, 6761, 6827, 6830, 6834, 6836, 7054, 7059,

Map : Shiguai Line Map

Reports :

Baicheng CNR (removed Dec 12th 2001)

Last QJ was retired in summer 2001.

Locomotives :

JS	8045, 8230
QJ	6284, 6848, 6888
JS (dumped)	5666(ld), 5671, 5673, 5701(ld), 6041, 6084, 8228
QJ (dumped)	992, 1647, 1648, 1884, 1909, 3105, 3381, 6890
JS (assumed)	5224
QJ (assumed)	1049, 1363, 1701, 1862, 1924, 2762, 3352

Reports :

Da`an Bei CNR

Last QJs were retired in November 2001.

Locomotives :

JS	6096(hd, dumped), 6236(hd, dumped), 6237(hd), 6239, 6481
QJ	3179, 3230, 3251, 3287, 6112, 6143, 6156, 6280, 6281, 6361, 6367, 6368, 6379, 6435, 6484, 6571, 6586, 6773, 6809, 6825, 6847, 6851, 6852, 6882, 6886, 6887, 6889, 6891, 6924, 6926, 7081, 7086, 7104, 7119, 7173, 7180
QJ (dumped)	1344, 2749, 2764, 3106, 3115, 3181, 6303

Map :

Da`an Bei Area Map
Da`an Bei Area Map (WS 4/2000)

Reports :

Fuxin CNR (removed Dec 12th 2001)

Dieselised by Oct 30th 2001.

Locomotives :

JS	6479, 8235
QJ	2801, 3185, 6071, 6095, 6172, 6226, 6321, 6382, 6410, 6476, 6487(nd), 6489, 6514, 6623, 6655, 6672, 6707, 6708, 6725(nd), 6726, 6750, 6752-6754, 6770, 6776, 6796, 6940, 6943, 6989-6991, 7116, 7117
JS (oou)	5394, 5695, 5697, 5895
QJ (oou)	1191, 1293, 1757, 1876, 1877, 1887, 1923, 1936, 2516, 2623, 6341, 6383, 6477, 6479, 6480, 6486, 6488, 6675, 6705, 6706, 6756

Reports :

Yebaishou CNR (removed Dec 12th 2001)

Dieselised in November 2001.

Locomotives :

JS	8236-8238, 8239(dumped)
QJ	3268, 6086, 6409, 6411-6418, 6554, 6677, 6679, 6728, 6729
QJ (oou)	1861, 2000, 2513, 3180, 3184, 3186, 3188, 3250, 3279, 3320, 3334, 3335, 3338-3340, 3342-3345, 3348, 3367, 6676, 6678, 6709, 6727

Maps :

Reports :

9 Qinzhou-Beihai Local Railway

QJs haul a few freights between Qinzhou, Qinzhou Gang and Beihai.

Locomotives (CNR engines, in 1996) :

JS	5357, 5459, 8080, 8291, 8292
QJ	6082, 6177, 6714, 6731, 6779, 6791, 6867-6871, 6875, 6930, 6931, 6969, 6975

Reports :

Johs. Damsgaard Hansen, March 2001
Freight trains to Beihai and Qinzhougang are steam (QJ) but only 1 train per direction daily. No freight trains to Litang were observed while waiting at Mahuang. The two passenger trains to Beihai have DF1. Everything else around Qinzhou is DF4. (Joerg Scholz, April 2000)
CRJ 114, p.211
CRJ 109, p.574

16 Zhangwu CNR

Zhangwu based QJs still haul a minor part of freight trains between Tongliao and Dahushan.

Locomotives :

JS	8202
QJ	1849, 1902, 1935, 2063, 2688, 2985, 3281, 3323, 3346, 6071, 6077, 6084, 6089, 6098, 6369, 6370, 6436, 6462, 6465, 6485, 6521, 6537-6539, 6710, 6768, 6771, 6772, 6774, 6777, 6778, 6872, 6885, 7102, 7111, 7113, 7115, 7120

Reports :

3 Xi`an CNR

Last duties for Xi`an`s QJs were shunting e.g. at Tongchuan. Steam may have finished there in late 2000.

Locomotives :

QJ	6531-6533, 6550, 6595, 6650, 6652, 6718, 6719
QJ (oou)	2234, 2479, 3216, 3301, 3316, 3326, 6252, 6492, 6493, 6549, 6591, 6594, 6651, 6716, 6935