SY 1460 pushes back a train of mine spoil waste from the nearby Wulong Colliery. The tracks are very slippery at the level crossing giving rise to wheel slippage as locomotives tackle the steep grade, often resulting in spectacular smoke plumes. Fuxin, North-Western Liaoning Province, China.

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SY1359 works a loaded coal train from Sunjiawan Colliery located on the south side of the huge defunct Haizhou open-cast coal mine, allegedly Asia’s largest open cast mine. Fuxin power station dominates the background on the north side of the pit.

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SY Locomotives at the steam depot in Fuxin prepare for the night shift. North-Western Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.

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Taken on 3rd December 2015, an SY locomotive laden with mine waste slowly makes its way up the steep incline of a man-made hill composed of fly-ash and underground waste to dispose mine waste from the nearby Wulong Colliery. Another colliery can be seen in the background on the left of the image. Fuxin. Liaoning Province, China.

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As the sun begins to set, the early evening light illuminates the open pit at Sandaoling as JS8081 makes its way out of the mine with another load of coal destined for the wash plant. Xinjiang Province, China, 8th December 2015.

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