Welcome Back!
After flying from Beijing shortly after 9.00am to Hami, just over an hour's bus journey from the airport there, a check-in at the 'Sandaoling Hilton' followed by a quick bus transfer to the 'recreation ground', this was the first sight that welcomed me back to the Sandaoling big pit after an absence of over 10 years. I remember saying after taking this, "well, we can go home now". The remnants of snowfall a few days before helped to lift the scene in the low afternoon light as 'JS' 8190 gave its all whilst lifting a loaded train out of the pit on 13 January 2016. And I had another seven full days of similar action to put up with after this!
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
Welcome Back!
After flying from Beijing shortly after 9.00am to Hami, just over an hour's bus journey from the airport there, a check-in at the 'Sandaoling Hilton' followed by a quick bus transfer to the 'recreation ground', this was the first sight that welcomed me back to the Sandaoling big pit after an absence of over 10 years. I remember saying after taking this, "well, we can go home now". The remnants of snowfall a few days before helped to lift the scene in the low afternoon light as 'JS' 8190 gave its all whilst lifting a loaded train out of the pit on 13 January 2016. And I had another seven full days of similar action to put up with after this!
© Gordon Edgar - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission