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Steam On The Hill
The 257km branch north from Nancha to Wuyiling saved around 15km by taking a shortcut over the hills north of Nancha rather than following the winding river valley. The gradient against northbound trains was short and steep, around 1.4km at 1 in 32, and most trains were banked.QJ 286 approached the summit with train 573/572, the 04:08 Jiamusi - Yichun passenger, just before 08:00 on 5 April 1988. The banker was QJ 1987.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 88-026-11
camera : Mamiya 645 Super
lens : 150mm f/3.5
focal length : 150 (100mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/5.6
ISO : 100 ISO
original : 645 RDP Provia 100
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : QJ.286 banked by QJ.1987
Train : 573/572, 04:08 Jiamusi - Yichun passenger
Location : appr summit N of, Nancha
Line : Nancha Area - Yichun Line
Country : China
Date & Time : 05/04/1988 07:54