Migrant Switcher
Displaced from shunting duties around the capital by more powerful locos, DF2 3285 found temporary employment as station pilot at Chengde. However it was only a short time before it was replaced by a brand new new DF7C. The photo was taken in November 1996. The DF2 design was descended from a batch of ALCo RS1s delivered to the USSR during WWII. The high long hood was required to house the Fairbanks-Morse style 6E207 prime mover favoured by the Chinese at the time.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 96-148-04
camera : Pentax 6x7
lens : 90mm f/2.8
focal length : 90 (45mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/250 sec
aperture : f/11
ISO : 200 ISO
original : 6x7 RDPii Provia 100
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : DF2.3285
Train : station pilot
Location : Chengde
Line : Chengde Area
Country : China
Date & Time : 20/11/1996 13:58
