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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47916332
The two trains pictured:
More info about (and photos of) the driver, Han Junjia:
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47916332
The two trains pictured:
More info about (and photos of) the driver, Han Junjia:
Jesus Christ they stopped using the steam locomotive in 2024!!!
Turns out if you have a gigantic coal mine and the destination is not too far and you have a lot of old spare trains that run on coal, a steam locomotive is a pretty good choice. They’ve also become quite popular attractions in their retirement and quite a few overseas museums want them, since operational locomotives are reare and restoration is expensive.
Where I grew up they still run old steam trains as a tourist attraction. It’s pretty fuckin rad actually.
Honestly so cool that the last one was made in 1999 like damn