This classic documentary by Nick Lera takes us on a 1991 journey on China’s railways, the world's last great bastion of steam operation. Starting in the last standard gauge steam locomotive factory at Tangshan, where we join coal miners in their steamhauled shuttle to the pithead, we travel from Beijing past the Great Wall of China and on through the wilds of inner Mongolia to Zhongwei on the edge of the Gobi desert. En route we enjoy a good lunch in our dining car express, and take a dramatic cab ride aboard our steam locomotive, one of China’s famous QJ class 2102 locomotives. Other classic steam types featured are YJ 262 at Baotou steel works, plus JF 282 and SY 282 on branch line and mine service. A rare archive clip shows an exSoviet Railways FD class 2102 filmed inside the great Yangtze bridge.
We conclude with doubleheaded heavy freights in stunning mountain scenery on the horseshoe curves beyond Zhongwei en route to China’s Far West. In all, a fascinating portrait of a now vanished era.

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