Steam locomotive in Fuxin and Sandaoling

Day 1: Arrival in Beijing

Activities: Arrive in Beijing, transfer to Beijing main station.
Overnight: Beijing

Day2: Beijing – Fuxin

Activities: Arrival in Fuxin. Visit the mine system of Fuxin (class SY) and focus on the spoil dump.
Overnight: Fuxin

Day 3: Fuxin

Activities: In the morning, visit the stabling point of Fuxin during shift change. In the afternoon, focus on the lines between the mines and the power plant.
Overnight: Fuxin

Day 4: Fuxin

Activities: Visit the mining railway system of Fuxin and visit the workshop.
Overnight: Fuxin

Day 5: Fuxin

Activities: Visit the mine system of Fuxin and focus on the famous spoil dump again. Night shots near the level crossing and in the depot.
Overnight: Fuxin

Day 6: Fuxin – Beijing

Activities: Visit the busy sites of Fuxin, and then in the early afternoon, go by charter bus to Junzhou Southrailway Station. Board train D16 to Beijing main station and charter bus to a hotel near the airport.
Overnight: Beijing

Day 7: Beijing – Hami – Sandaoling

Activities: In the morning, flight from Beijing T3 to Hami. Next, charter bus to Sandaoling to visit spectacular steam (class JS) and the accessible points of the open cast mine of Sandaoling. Focus on the mainly chimney first operating coal trains which need to work hard to bring the coal from the loading station in the pit to the loading place.
Overnight: Sandaoling

Day 8: Sandaoling

Activities: Visit the uphill thrashing coal trains out of the open cast pit of Sandaoling.
Overnight: Sandaoling

Day 9: Sandaoling

Activities: Visit the unloading point of Sandaoling, where the coal trains deliver the coal to the washery. Then, watch out for the works train, which often carries a steam crane.
Overnight: Sandaoling

Day 10: Sandaoling

Activities: Visit Sandaoling again. In the morning, visit the line to the deep mines Yijing and Erjing where loaded trains are usually run chimney first. In the afternoon visit the eastern end of the mine with the coal trains. Shoot sunset.
Overnight: Sandaoling

Day 11: Sandaoling

Activities: Visit Sandaoling, which is the best location for genuine steam in the world.
Overnight: Sandaoling

Day 12: Sandaoling

Activities: Depart from the open cast mine of Sandaoling with taking pictures and videos of the famous last heavy coal trains out of the pit. In the afternoon, return to Hami and fly to Beijing.
Overnight: Beijing