China - Steam Cranes, US built Mogul and Turning Triangle, Daban 2003

DABAN - The beating heart of the JingPeng Pass.
NOTE: IS ANYBODY OUT THERE INTERESTED IN JOINING ME IN TRYING TO SAVE THE US MOGUL LOCO FEATURED AT 3:42 IN THIS VIDEO? IF SO PLEASE MESSAGE ME - NOW !!
The steam depot at Daban marked the start and finish of the famous JingPeng Pass between there and the town of JingPeng, on the JiTong Railway. It was the point at which trains changed from single to double headed and was the main workshop for the whole line. The depot operated a large fleet of QJ class 2-10-2s and also a small number of steam cranes. On display in the centre of the depot was an obviously US built mogul tender locomotive of uncertain identity. It was wrongly marked by the staff as "Made in England", a mark apparently highly regarded in China ! I can only assume that this locomotive was in use during the construction of the JiTong line in 1995. It's history and classification seems to be unknown.
The sequence closes with the departure of the express from Jining to Tongliao, the last timetabled steam express working in the world.
Filmed in November 2003.

Видео China - Steam Cranes, US built Mogul and Turning Triangle, Daban 2003 канала Andy and Dandan Fisher - Steam Around the World