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A New Old Diesel
New diesels were prohibitively expensive for less profitable mining operations so they tended to buy second-hand machines when the insane urge to get rid of steam took over. Nanpiao's new locos were worn out BJ class diesel-hydraulics that had worked express passengers from Beijing in their heyday but now had to contend with bad track, steep gradients and sharp curves.BJ 3241 ground up the bank east of Zhaojiatun with a train of empties for Linhe on 6 December 2003.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 03-D-1562
camera : Fuji S2 Pro
lens : 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0
focal length : 42 (63mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/750 sec
aperture : f/6.7
ISO : 200 ISO
original : Digital: 12MP JPEG
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : BJ.3241
Train : Zhaojiatun - Linhe Empties
Location : dep, Zhaojiatun
Line : Nanpiao Mining Railway
Country : China
Date & Time : 06/12/2003 08:56