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Longgou Leaks
QJ 1722 and QJ 1494 worked a short freight south from Longgou on the bitterly cold morning of 2 January 1990. The white 'object' below the smokebox door of QJ 1722 is actually a cloud of leaking steam surrounding the loco's water pump. At least it hasn't obscured half the loco like QJ 1494's cylinder leak. With mile after mile of 1 in 50 gradients ahead, it was just as well that the train wasn't too heavy.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 90-AC-01
camera : Pentax 6x7
lens : 105mm f/2.4
focal length : 105 (52.5mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/6.7
ISO : 200 ISO
original : 6x7 TMY TMax 400
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : QJ.1722, QJ.1494
Train : SB freight
Location : S of, Longgou
Line : Tianzhu Area - Lanzhou - Wuweinan line
Country : China
Date & Time : 02/01/1990 10:17