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Reverse Charge

An SY loco pushes back enthusiastically, making a spirited run up the steep grade to the tipping area above Wulong mine.

 

In half a mile, she'll be down to walking pace, but such was the skill of the footplate crew, they always seemed to coax their machine over the summit.

 

Fuxin Coal Mine system, China.

January 2016. © David Hill

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Taken on January 11, 2016