Link Collection

• "Steam_in_China"
• "Diesel_in_China"

• International Working Steam    by Rob Dickinson
  The best source for information about "working steam" worldwide. Includes extensive sections about Java, Cuba and China, too.
• China Steam (www.chinasteam.co.uk)   by Rob Dickinson
  Rob's site (Chinese/English) is no longer updated, but his Steam Lines Index (in Chinese) looks familiar.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: This site is a mirror of what was www.chinasteam.com which Rob has "let go". Thus any links in SY-Country to www.chinasteam.com are no longer going to reach Rob's site until changed to chinasteam.co.uk. (June 1st, 2009).

• Railography : China   by Duncan Cotterill
  Reports, photo galleries, maps and the most comprehensive Chinese steam locomotive lists.
• Railways of China   by Robin Gibbons
  Includes a great variety of data and information including comprehensive sections about modern traction.
  Of particular interest,
  • The Organisation and List of Chinese Railway Bureaus and Locomotive Depots with their Chinese identifying characters.
  • Robin's List of Preserved Locomotives
• Chinese Railways   by Hans Schäfer
  contains information about China, especially the JiTong Railway. Czech railways are presented, too.
• Steam in China   by Futoshi Sawaguchi
  Japanse Web site with reports in Japanese.
  (use mechanical translation, for example at http://www.altavista.com)
• Farrail - Homepage   by Bernd Seiler
  Reports, photo galleries, maps and railtour offers.
• Steelworks in China   by Jan Schirling
  Reports about Chinese Steelworks, their railways and pattern of operation. Both in English and German language.
• C2 Freak`s Homepage
  Japanese Web site about 762mm narrow gauge lines in China.
• Group Ryantou
  Japanese Web site
• http://www.hasea.com/jun-railjourney/.
  Web site of Liu Xuejun, steam railway tour guide at the Chengde Friendship International Travel Service. (Web site previously at www.jun-railjourney.com, updated here March 27th, 2010, other links to the previous site will be changed as and when time permits.)

• Steam in China - Message Board (Japanese)
  by Futoshi Sawaguchi
• Ryantou Message Board (Japanese)
• Changjiang Bulletin Board
• Our Rail - successor to Hasea Message Board (Chinese)

• Beijing Railway Enthusiast Web
  • Beijing Railway Enthusiast - Photo Board (Chinese)
• www.railway-club.com (Chinese)

• Online CNR Timetables

  • China Travel Guide
  • China Train Stations (by Province)
  • China Train Schedule (from China Highlights, stations in Chinese, only major stations in English)

• Domestic Flight Timetable and Booking

  • China Travel Guide
  • Domestic Flights Online Booking (ctrip.com) - can select English, discount fares
  • China Highlights Domestic Flights Online Booking (English, no discount fares)

• Hotels and Booking

  • tripadvisor.co.uk - China hotels, most of reviews in English
  • Hotels (ctrip.com) - can select English, check for Hotel Location, Price and On-line Booking

• English Language CNR Timetable
  by Duncan Peattie

• Useful Expressions for Individual Travellers
  by Florian Menius

• Chinese Railway Terms Glossary
  by Robin Gibbons

• CNR Depot Codes
  by Robin Gibbons

• Travelling by Train
  by Hans Schaefer

• Chinese Timetable (in English)
  by Hans Schaefer

• JingPeng - Travel Guide (964 KB)
  by Hinrich Brümmert

• JingPeng - Do It Yourself Guide
  by Rob Dickinson

• Hong Kong Railway Society (English)
• DF4D.net (Chinese)
  Modern traction Web site
• Tiefa Timetable
• Shenyang Railway Museum (Chinese)
• Locomotives in China (English)
  Includes some trip reports, too.
• China Technical Museums (Railway Section)
• Beijing Face homepage (Chinese)
  mainly historic information about forestry railways)
• Chinese Ministry of Railways (Chinese)

• Heilongjiang Forestry Bureau (Chinese)

Rolling Stock Industry

• China Northern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry (English)
• China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry (Chinese)
  
• Beijing Feb 27th Locomotive Works (Chinese)

• Changchun Railway Vehicle Factory (Chinese)
• Dalian Locomotive Works (Chinese)

• Qishuyan Locomotive Works (English)

• Sifang Locomotive Works (Chinese)

• Tangshan Locomotive Works (English)

• Taiyuan Locomotive Works (English)

• Zhuzhou Locomotive Works (English)
• Ziyang Locomotive Works (English)

• Xiangtan Locomotive Works (English)

• Rick's Images (Rick Cole's Picture Gallery) (added 13/12/2009)

  His most recent collection was taken in November 2009 on the G W Travel trip, including snow scenes of Jixi and Huanan and a rare visit to Beitai steelworks.
  His March and April 2009 collections cover Jalainur, Shibanxi and Baiyin plus brief visits to Gongwusu, Yaojie, Jiangyou and Xintai.

• Wolfgang Klein's Picture Gallery (added 13/12/2009)

  Pictures taken in 2009 from Jalainur and Shibanxi with Sandaoling and Jixi to follow. Also some earlier pictures.
  For non-German speakers, to move through the thumbnails/pictures weiter=forwards and zurück=backwards.
  Comments are welcome!

• Barry Buckfield's 'Steam Power Reflections' (added 16/12/2008)

  The site starts with China, but will eventually go on to include other countries, covering his photographic 'outings' of the past 45 years.

• Shibata Taro's Web site (added 30/7/2008)

  A Japanese based in Shanghai (but since returned to Japan), his site includes three sections with pictures of steam locomotives with a fourth section for diesels:
        1.Eastern, Southern China
        2.Northern China
        3.Central, Western China
        4.Dieselised Lines
  

• John Hooson's China Gallery (added 11/1/2008)

  Contains pictures of Jingpeng(1997-2003), but also very brief visits to the Tonghua-Hunjiang line(1997) and Sanfendong(1998) systems in the N.East, the area around Baotou (1998-2000) including the line to Dongsheng and Aobagou, the line to Shiguai, a visit to the very rare Dawukou-Rujigou line(1998) just months before it went over to diesel, Dahuichang briefly and Yuanbaoshan(2003).

• Ian Thompson's China Galleries (added 31/12/2007)

  Contains galleries on Fuxin, Huludao, JiTong, Jixi and Nanpiao.

• David Longman`s Homepage
  

  Personal trip reports index

• John Raby`s Homepage
• John Day`s Homepage
• Hidohiro Omi`s Homepage
  Video captures of Chinese Steam.
• Ian Lawrence`s Photo Galleries Web address updated 25/01/2007
• Ian Bowskill`s Homepage
• John West`s Homepage
• Olaf Gröpler`s Photo Gallery
• Peter Haworth`s Homepage
• Tom Trencansky`s Photo Gallery
• David Kitching`s Photo Gallery
• Dennis Rittson`s Homepage
• Heinrich Hubbert`s Shibanxi Photo Galleries
• Hinrich Brümmer`s Photo Gallery
• Allen Zagel`s Homepage
• Colin Huessey`s Nov 2001 Gallery
• Milan Borovicka`s Homepage
• Sven Herzfeld`s Homepage
• Frank Engel`s Homepage
• China Videos
  by John Diefenbach
• China Videos (Belhurst Productions)
• Mark`s Photo Gallery
• China Videos (by Joachim Schmidt)
• Photo Collection (by Ross Valentine)
• Chinese Steam (by Dave Habraken)
• Chinese Steam (by Sammy King)
• JiTong Special Train Nov 17th 2005
• Daba-Guyaozi Photo Report
• Steam and the Dragon by Brian Hawkins
  

  Web address updated from fotopic to Smugmug 10/06/2011.
  In the course of images being reloaded, at this date over 2,500 from 1994 through to 2008.

• Alexandre Gillierons Web site
• Chinese Steam (by David Hill) http://www.davehill.co.uk/steamindex.html

A message from David (8/3/2011):
I have not uploaded anything new for some time now. Since the last couple of years, all new material can be viewed on my Flickr page - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-hill/.

• Bernd Seiler's FarRail Tours China Gallery

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