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Millennium Steam in Sichuan

Li Nan, resident enthusiast and guide reports on steam across the New Year 1999/2000:

G Steelworks was visited between 2100, Dec. 31 till 0100, Jan. 2000.

At metallurgy areas in G Steelworks of Chongqing, SYs 0357, 1360 and GJ 1062 worked on molten steel wagons. A DFH5 headed to ash yard with a few wagons.

A few hours later, the first passenger train at Jiayang ng line was going to set out, at 0500. And at 0700, ng train of 102 would set out from Baishuihe to Pengzhou.

Some other steams are believed working at the same time span after a numbers of telephone calls:

No.2 Steelworks of Chongqing: 2 SYs(1547 and 0511), 1 half-retired GJ(1050) boils shower water for the staff. Polish tanker retired
Qijiang Steelworks of Chongqing: 1 SY(0883).
Washeng: SYs.
Nanchuan: JF(2264, but will get retired in this March-shame!), 2 recently bought SYs (1047, 0606 from Yichang Yangtze Adm).
Chengdu Seamless Pipe Works: SYs.
Datong of Chongqing: SYs.
Daxian Steelworks: 2 SYs(0956, 1635. Polish tanker retired years ago).
Rongchang of Chongqing: SYs (1661, 1326, 1492).
Sanhui(Tianfu) of Chongqing: SYs (1230 and 1211).
Songzao's SYs
Yongrong's SYs
Daxian's SYs-their polish tanker retired and no more exist.
Weiyuan ng: 10:00 a.m.
Others couldn't be checked out, such as:
Hanwang's SY
Panzhihua Steelworks' SYs (the largest SY fleet in Sichuan)
Luzhou's QJs
Zizhong's SY and any other unchecked spots.


Rob Dickinson

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