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A Spirited Departure
By the late 1980s, JF class 2-8-2s were disappearing fast, displaced by more modern steam locos of classes JS and QJ and increasing numbers of diesels. By some miracle, a handful managed to survive until late 2004 on the Tongchuan Mine Railway in Shaanxi province. After a brief stop for a blow up and to clean the fire, JF 2182 got underway from Baimiaogou with a train of empties from Tongchuan to Wangshiwa colliery on 11 February 2004.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 04-D-0091
camera : Fuji S2 Pro
lens : 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0
focal length : 29 (43.5mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/6.7
ISO : 200 ISO
original : Digital: 12MP JPEG
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : JF.2182
Train : Tongchuan Nan - Wangshiwa Empties
Location : dep, Baimiaogou
Line : Tongchuan Mining Railway
Country : China
Date & Time : 11/02/2004 10:48