Yingde
Forestry Railway (762mm)
Map
of Yinge Forestry Railway (pink) from Wanbei in the south, through
Da Qiao to Lojiace where it meets the standard gauge line (green)
of the Pinshi Coal Railway which joins the main Beijing - Guangzhou
line at Pingshi
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The
"Big Bridge" (Da
Qiao) starting point for my journey on the Yingde Forestry Railway.
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C2
locomotive no. 01 waits at the station high up on the hillside above
the village of Da Qiao en route Wan Bei early in the morning.
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C2
locomotive no. 01 approaching Da Qiao from Wan Bei with a load of
timber.
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The
author posing with the driver on a C2 locomtive no. 01 at Da Qiao
before departure to Lojiace
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Coaling
C2 locomotive no. 01 at the yard at Lojiace.
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The
spectacular view from the Yingde Forest Railway north of Da Qiao.
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C2
locomotive no. 020 dumped at the yard at Lojiace.
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Just
South of Lojiace the narrow gauge and standard guage tracks run side-by-side
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Standard
gauge SY535 passes through Lojiace station en route PingShi. Narrow
gauge timber yard in background.
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