As the sun dips below the horizon, an unidentified JS Class locomotive having just loaded with coal, heads east destined for the wash plant along the now mined out eastern section of the open pit ... (more)

SY Locomotives prepare for the morning shift. Fuxin, North-Western Liaoning Privince, China.

The Baiyin Non-Ferrous Metals Company is a mining company that operates a number of mines and smelters in the Baiyin area of Gansu Province in north-western China. The Company produces copper, al... (more)

In the last of the light, a JS Class 2-8-2 tender steam locomotive (JianShe construction) laden with coal leaves the loading point at the western part of the open pit at SandaoLing destined for th... (more)

For up to an hour after sunrise several locomotives can be seen at the stabling point near the workshop in Fuxin, being serviced and prepared for the new shift. In this shot two SY locomotives sta... (more)

High above the coal mining city of Fuxin is a man made hill composed of flyash and mine spoil derived from the power stations and the nearby Wulong underground coal mine. Pretty environmentally ha... (more)

JS Class steam locomotives prepare for the morning shift at Dongbolizhan, SandaoLing, Xinjiang Province, northwest China.

The driver of 2-8-2 steam locomotive, JS8167, climbs to the footplate of the locomotive to commence the morning shift. Dongbolizhan, SandaoLing, Xinjiang Province, China.

A JS locomotive illuminates an otherwise pitch black scene as it departs the open pit at Sandaoling with another load of coal destined for the washery. Xinjiang Province, China.

Smoking stacks from the power station in the background, the ubiquitous power lines, and people crossing the line on their way to work. A typical early morning scene at Fuxin in China except sadly... (more)

In low afternoon light, with the thundering roar of the engine, JS8190 makes haste as it heads a coal train out of the western section of Sandaoling open cast coal mine destined for the wash plant... (more)

I find it utterly fascinating that steam locomotion still exists in the 21st century. After my foray into China in 2015 to photograph steam, Bosnia was also a must to capture the last of the world... (more)

I can’t really imagine sending this image as a post card to somebody saying “wish you were here”. But by goodness it gave me enormous pleasure photographing the locos and heavy industry here... (more)

Red sky in morning, Sailor's warning! Well, that's the old adage anyway. Two unidentified Class 66 Freightliner locomotives head towards Pontrilas signal box near the England/Wales border in Heref... (more)

2-8-2 JS Locomotive, 8081, hauls coal from the open pit at SanDoaLing in the backdrop of the Tianshan Mountains. Xinjiang Province, Northwest China.