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British Locomotives For China

"One of the eight engines built under contract by the North British Locomotive Company Ltd. being shipped aboard the M.V. Beldis. ... for service in China on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. ... This diesel-engined ship is specially equipped with suitable heavy derricks and gear for handling the lifts at Tsingtau, the port of disembarkation."

This photo appeared in the 14 October, 1933 issue of The Sphere.

 

 

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