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The Last Steam Railways: Volume 1: The People's Republic of China
A spectacular, historical perspective and photographic gallery of the last working steam railways in China-the world's largest...
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A spectacular, historical perspective and photographic gallery of the last working steam railways in China-the world's largest major concentration of steam locomotives in the 21st century.
In the last half of the 1900s, China built ten thousand coal-burning steam locomotives across the country. These powerful engines ran in a variety of settings, from an open cast coal mine near the Siberian border to the semi-tropical remote hills of Sichuan, powering passenger trains that stretched one thousand kilometres across Inner Mongolia and pulling the local trains on forestry railways in the countryside of northern China.
Then, in 2001, Chinese Railways retired almost all its steam locomotives. Nonetheless, some regional, local and industrial operations continued using steam for another decade or more. The photographs and photo essays in this book are a result of visits to dozens of these often-remote railways where steam was still being used. They highlight the skills of workers as they overhauled and maintained the locomotives and reflect on the lives of the people who depended upon them in a rapidly changing world.
The Last Steam Railways: Volume One chronicles the last two decades of China's fascinating and picturesque steam railways in a visually dramatic and authoritative presentation. This is the first of three volumes that take the story of the last steam railways across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. With over five hundred original colour photographs, graphics, maps and tables, this is a spectacular addition to any history collection.
Author: Robert D. Turner
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 7.05lbs
Size: 9.40h x 11.50w x 2.30d
ISBN: 9781550179910
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