Dahuichang in 1999

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Thursday February 4 1999

I arrived in China on Thursday February 4 on a half empty BA flight from direct London Heathrow. I was met at the airport by our guide Mr Sun. After a quick shower at the Beijing Peace Hotel Mr Sun took me for a walk around central Beijing. Along the way we stopped for a lunch of noodle soup. Eating this with chopsticks was interesting, especially as I'd never used them before ! Being tired from the flight an early night was had.

Friday February 5 1999
On the Narrow Gauge Quarry Line

On the 5th the two Australians, Peter Keen & Keith Findlay, arrived in the late morning. From the airport we headed out to the 762mm quarry line at Dahuichang. Armed with a few suspicious sausages as lunch we headed up a bank to await some activity. It was a little time in coming but finally something happened !

C2 Class 0-8-0 No.04 runs light towards the quarry at Dahuichang around 14:00. February 5 1999

762mm C2 Class 0-8-0 No. 04, her friendly driver & Keith Findlay at the quarry end of the Dahuichang narrow gauge line. February 5 1999

762mm C2 Class 0-8-0 No. 04 at the quarry end of the Dahuichang narrow gauge line. This class is almost identical to the Russian PT-4 class. February 5 1999

C2 Class No. 04 at the tunnel mouth on the Dahuichang narrow gauge line. February 5 1999

At 14:40 C2 Class No. 04 headed a loaded train down the line. February 5 1999

Once the train had headed downhill it was time to go. We headed back in to Beijing to get a feed before catching an overnight train from Beijing Bei to Chifeng. From Chifeng, where our driver met us, we went to the Jingpeng Pass area real working standard gauge steam action.

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