Chinese steam - C2 07 fly shunting train at Xingyang

C2 207 fly shunts her train of hoppers. It works like this. Step one, bring train into siding and offload cargo (previous video). Step 2. Reverse train out of siding and a good distance down line, keeping the siding switch open. Step 3. Move the train forward at speed. Step 4. Disconnect the whole train from the locomotive when the train reaches a good speed, and just as the locomotive speeds into the siding, throw the switch on the mainline so the rest of the train rolls down the mainline. Step 5. Reverse the train out of the siding. Step 6. Chase the train of hoppers downline, and then bring the whole lot back down to the quarry. 18-9-2006.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• China
• Chinese
• narrow
• gauge
• steam
• train
• locomotive
• coal
• Xingyang
• brick
• clay
• railway

[sillywesties]

Oh, wouldn't that be grand to model our layouts w/o the trains catching all the scenery as this train does pushing back the brush as it goes by! Nice video!

[TheSuperdude827]

At 1:11 I was thing the train was about to derail on the beach

[pennyf9]

that thing has tiny wheels! such a workhorse!steam engines are more reliable than diesels!

[celica825]

when i first watched this I was like where the heck are the rails?

[longwhip]

Some call that fly switching...we call it "Yanking it by" highly illegal and will get you fired on Class I's...I enjoy Old time railroading...

[hwoods01]

doesnt appear to be anly 'solid' foundation under that siding...  scary..

[SheepRanic]

I assume a brakeman or two stays on the ghost train, in case the loco can't quite chase it down? ;-)

[OrsinoDuke]

man, the sound is cool

[trains72345]

close to the edge

[applecounty]

This super fly shunting. I've heard of single wagons being shoved into sidings by uncoupled engines, but nothing this fancy. The track is very near the edge.