China Steam 2009 Part 9 - Jalainur 3 The Big Pit & Station 510

A trip to China to visit some of the last remaining steam locations 19th March to April 10th 2009. Featured in Part 9 is The incredible steam action at Jalainur Opencast Mine. The third of five videos features SJ 2-8-2's at work in the big pit and at station 510 servicing Point. The main types of train are ones carrying coal from the coal face to the unloader conveyor which connects to the washery and ones carrying the spoil from the workings to be dumped at the far end of the pit. There are also the explosives train, workers trains and PW trains involved in slewing the track as the coal is dug out. It was hard to believe that only seven months after my visit in April 2009 this would all be swept away to be relaced by road transport. Locos seen are SY 2-8-2's 1664 (1989) & 1690 (1990) plus many others