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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