SY1583 in charge of empty coaching stock winds its way through the yellow mountains to the mine complex run by Baiyin Non- Ferrous Metals. This was pretty much the world’s last steam hauled pass... (more)

A JS Locomotive prepares for the new shift at Dongbolizhan Yard. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Province, China.

Steam at Sandaoling open cast coal mine in China with three JS Class locos in action. The train in the far background by the loader is taking on coal, meanwhile the train in the foreground is push... (more)

Early morning activity sees JS 8081 departing the washery having discharged its load of coal. The train will make its way to Dongbolizhan for the morning shift change. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Provinc... (more)

Siberia, all but in name. In freezing conditions, SY1225, is seen with a rake of empty coal box wagons on the Wu Jiu Coal Group line, Inner Mongolia, China. The highlight of my 2017 China trip.

'Kriegslok' 2-10-0 locomotives, 33-236 and 33-504, seen at Sikulje loading point. Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina.

A track maintenance crew are hard at work as Ex-Yugoslavian Railways Class 83, 0-8-2, No.83158, passes by with a rake of empty coal wagons on the 760 mm narrow gauge industrial line at Banovici in... (more)

The Banovici line is a 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) narrow gauge industrial line near Tuzla in Bosnia that opened in 1947 for coal haulage and is still in commercial operation. Whilst most of th... (more)

As the sun rises, JS locomotives prepare to leave the stabling point at Dongbolizhan to collect coal from the open pit. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Province, China.

SY Steam locomotive, 1320, is seen at the steam depot in Fuxin preparing for the night shift ahead. Meanwhile, a spoil train behind waits to depart, whilst another SY locomotive can be seen in the... (more)

Smog, smoke, steam, the reflections of the loco in the puddles, the smell of burning coal, the orange headlight from the engine, the train crew going about their final inspections of the loco befo... (more)

This is one of the last trains to leave Tower Colliery (which has now closed) on the Welsh Valleys lines, marking the end of an era. In the pouring rain, 66116 on the 6C47, passes through Pontypri... (more)

I was lucky enough to be able to record the last of the steam traction at Fuxin in China in December 2015. In this scene, three SY locomotives prepare for night duties in the backdrop of Fuxin pow... (more)

A JS locomotive with a rake of empty coal hoppers, departs the Washery for the open cast coal mine to collect another load of coal. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Province, China.

A JS 2-8-2 tender steam locomotive makes it's way along the open pit at Sandaoling loaded with coal for the wash plant in the last of the light.