QJ Coal Drag cab ride

Cab ride a QJ from Shasagetai to Dongsheng with 2 QJs at the front, 4000t coal and another QJ banking behind. The upgrade starts at the end of Shasagetai Yard and stops 20km later at Dongsheng.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• china
• steam
• qj
• dongsheng

[watchyMCFCwatchy]

I thought steam locos needed large lumps of coal. It looks like they are using powder

[steamfreak3450]

@watchyMCFCwatchy Yes it is very powdery coal. In fact it appeared to explode right off the shovels! I don't know how they managed a decent firebed with that stuff?

[b43xoit]

Looks as though there is a stoker there.

[steamfreak3450]

There is a stoker, and it was in use as well as being supplemented by the two firemen with the long-handled shovels. On easier sections they often fired without the mechanical stoker as the crews got productivity bonuses for saving fuel.

[steamqj]

OH HAPPY DAYS AT SINGING SANDS AND AOBAOGO HAD TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO WATCH STEAM IN ACTION !!!!

[LMatters1]

Don't know if it's just the particular videos I've seen, but the QJ's seem to be 'very light on their feet'. That is, for a five coupled, small driving wheeled engine, they seem to be very prone to slipping. This video is no exception.

[TheJrisen99]

This only would happen in my dream! Thanks for sharing!

[DHEngineerSpike1700]

This video makes me wish that I could mark up! I'd rather run that than the junk GE AC4400s! Well, guys at work say that I am a throwback to steam days.

[hoppercar]

cant see how they keep from choking the grates up with klinkers with that crappy looking coal there throwing in there??

[cuzinitr]

That show's a real look at other people live's in a place far away from me here in the U.S. We probubly could'nt be any more different yet, in the end,children are the same everywhere. Well done!

[blackthorne57]

I enjoyed it, thanks for sharing

[HOBORON]

Very nice! (again),,

Hoboron