We are fortunate to have been able to witness and record the last days of real steam and share them with the world. Like the dinosaurs, the great steam locomotives will soon be extinct. Thousands are preserved but these can never re-create the sight and sound of a work grimed loco struggling with a maximum load at the limits of adhesion. Sit back and enjoy the videos and be grateful we were able to witness part of over 200 years of history.
What will they do with these locos when it all ends? Will they be scrapped or bought for preservation? Call me sentimental if you like but they deserve another life after being flogged to death on heavy coal trains on steep gradients.
Great video! I could stand trackside and watch this action all day long. Thanks for documenting the last of the steam operations in China.
I'm pleased you're enjoying my videos. I hope I can keep you entertained for a while into the future!! ..... Andy
@@AndyDandanFisherSteam I've been discovering new ones I didn't see before. I really enjoyed the one in the canyon.
Sad when it comes to its end ! But thanks to you guys, these steam locomotives will continue to run on this screen !
I like to think I'm serving history some purpose !
We are fortunate to have been able to witness and record the last days of real steam and share them with the world. Like the dinosaurs, the great steam locomotives will soon be extinct. Thousands are preserved but these can never re-create the sight and sound of a work grimed loco struggling with a maximum load at the limits of adhesion. Sit back and enjoy the videos and be grateful we were able to witness part of over 200 years of history.
Hear, hear !
Hahahaha!!! that me. Thanks for posting Andy.
Cheers Steve
What will they do with these locos when it all ends? Will they be scrapped or bought for preservation? Call me sentimental if you like but they deserve another life after being flogged to death on heavy coal trains on steep gradients.
They'll be scrapped, I'm guessing. There are dozens of them lying around at Sandaoling and other locations around China.