China - The Glorious JingPeng Pass, 2004

[@上九天-y5n]

谢谢你的记录！Thanks，Fantastic memory~from China

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

I'm glad you're enjoying my videos. 很高兴您喜欢我的影片 ...... Andy

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thank you. Those last few years of steam on the Jitong were tremendous. I have hours of video to work through yet ... watch this space!

[@bobrstrong1]

Absolutely Beautiful footage. Some of the best shots I've seen of live steam anywhere. Nice job. I'm sure you were freezing and suffered for your efforts. Thanks for passing it along

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

SteamerBob I agree Bob. The JiTong Railway was an amazing experience. Any enthusiast who didn't manage to get there missed out on a real treat! I was extra lucky in that I met my wife alongside the line!!

[@Vicivicoing]

Awesome Video, well done !!!! Thanks for uploading.

[@bg147]

They appeared to be beautifully maintained.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

These locos were very well maintained. This line was a newly built mainline (1996 I think) and the locos were themselves built up to 1988 so, in 2004 when this was filmed, were still relatively new.

[@willcojak9650]

Now I know why they are called engines. The sound is amazing. Great video.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thanks WJ. The years when steam ruled the JingPeng Pass were truly amazing times.

[@nightlightabcd]

That was wonderful. Great video! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

+nightlightabcd The JingPeng was the greatest steam experience since the passing of steam in the west ... and absolutely certainly the final great steam experience of the world.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

My pleasure ... I have lots more of the JiTong to come. Watch this space!

[@randyyoung3332]

it 's beautiful ! it brought back to my old memory of my childhood. I was born in the era of steam locomotive where for the long distance transport in South East Asia, a lot of you guys here were born in the era of diesel ?

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

It sounds like you might have the wrong name!! I spent my early years watching steam in South Yorkshire, UK and grew up loving steam power. It's decided the pattern of my life. The JingPeng Pass on the JiTong Railway was absolutely amazing when it was steam powered. Sadly, it's all diesels now. Thanks for your comment. Andy

[@1940limited]

The JingPeng Pass certainly is glorious, or was in the day sof steam. I guess nowadays under diesel there's not much to look at. Some of these QJs are in the United States now and still putting on a spectacular show.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

The following is a quick look at the JingPeng Pass as it was during a brief revisit there in December 2018 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4HGen-wj8qkiq8 ...... Andy

[@aumike]

Excellent - Thanks for sharing

[@herbertpritzybilla3505]

Wo gibt es noch so Etwas zu sehen als in China ???? Suuuper ♥️😁😁😁😁

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Leider ist das jetzt schon lange vorbei - es war vor 17 Jahren. In China gibt es noch einen Dampfbetrieb. Bitte sehen Sie ---- Sadly this is now long gone - it was 17 years ago. There is still one steam operation in China still. ..... Andy Please see ---- kzbin.info/aero/PLNKEdhmODMJwMYOtPl5p0NYnhxStAn8jN

[@bobcannell7603]

The QJs were essentially the Soviet LV class locos. When steam loco production ceased in the USSR in 1956 they sold the design to the PRC.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

That's absolutely correct Bob. The Chinese slightly upgraded the power output, I believe, and made a few mods - such as the larger tender etc.

[@BritishTrainVideos]

Wow, simply super.

[@alexandrpoznukhov4395]

Огромный прогресс!! 12 лет тому назад ещё бегали паровозы, а сейчас КНР обогнала весь мир по протяжённости высокоскоростных железнодорожных магистралей. Браво, китайцы!!!

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

China is certainly making very rapid progress !

[@Turitea]

Magic!

[@arkansastrash320]

Beautifull Engines and Beautifull video ..Are there no QJs still running the Jing Peng pass today???

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

No sadly they've all gone now. Diesels only over the JingPeng Pass now I'm afraid.

[@arkansastrash320]

Andy Dandan Fisher I figured so cause I have the dvd china steam from 2001.They may gain on efficency but there is a world that they are losing in a whole life style that gose with steam. It truly makes me sad to know they are gone such fine engines that worked so powerfully and great.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

There are still 1 or 2 places in China where you can see steam working but not these fabulous 2-10-2 Class QJs

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

They were a great few years ...

[@johnsamu]

Beatiful movie. I think that soon not many people in China will know how to build and maintain these magnificent machines. Like young people in the west they like to have clean high paying jobs, which is the opposite of working on steam engines.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Thank you. You're right, of course. There are still quite a number of steam locos in working order around China but they (and their operators) will gradually disappear until there are only a few shiny ones being used in the wrong circumstances ..... like in the UK !!

[@johnsamu]

So that means you don't need to go to China anymore in the future. You can look outside from your local pub to see the chinese steamtrains passing by.

[@atsfevan0242]

0:30 What is with the steam locomotives in China why do they have horns instead of whistles!!!!! Horns belong on diesels not steam locomotives except for sp 4449 since its instead in the locomotive itself but still why do they have horns on their steam locomotives????????

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

All Chinese steam locos were fitted with both air horns and a steam whistle. The use appears to be random. Take a look at this clip. It shows both being used alternately. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roGtqWVqfamCjZI Andy

[@atsfevan0242]

@@AndyDandanFisherSteam I watched it and I kinda understand it now a little well at least I know they don't only use horns but whistles too

[@nankingzzz1002]

可惜现在看不到了

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Yes. It's a great shame these QJ's are no longer there to be seen.

[@nankingzzz1002]

i love steam train!

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Me too !!

[@mmi16]

Steam and semaphore signals

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Amazing wasn't it? And to think that this, entirely steam worked main line, was built from scratch in the 1990's.

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

And lower quadrant too !!!

[@васяк-к6ч]

Паравоз ну и что зато работает круто

[@AndyDandanFisherSteam]

Это потрясающие машины . They are amazing machines ..... Andy