4 March 2002 SHENYANG Built Datong 2001 CHINA Photo CR649

4 March 2002 SHENYANG Built Datong 2001 CHINA Photo CR649

Photo: 6 x 4 inches

Mounted: approx. 8 1/8 x 5 inches

Paper: Fujifilm Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper

Texts: please see images

Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.

Internal notes: QC passed

The air feels bright and crisp as you stand before the freshly painted side of the locomotive, its body glowing in a brilliant sky-blue under the late winter sun of Shenyang, 4 March 2002. At the heart of this scene, the bold red Datong plate, embossed with sharp, confident strokes, proudly declares its birth year: 2001. You can almost hear the soft clinking of tools as workers make final adjustments, their voices low and steady, mixing with the distant clang of steel on steel. The breeze carries the faint smell of fresh paint and machine oil, the unmistakable scent of new beginnings, as this locomotive prepares to take its first full breath into a world of hard journeys and heavy loads.

Your hand runs gently over the surface of the mounted photograph, the smooth Fujifilm Crystal Archive Paper capturing the vibrancy of the colours with perfect clarity. You feel the coolness of the steel, the slight texture of the plate edges, and the excitement buzzing faintly in the air, as if the locomotive itself is eager to surge forward. Every small detail–the clean bolts, the crispness of the lettering, the fresh coat unmarred by time–whispers of a proud moment when craftsmanship and future met. You are not just a spectator; you are standing right there, a step away from history in the making, surrounded by the youthful energy of a machine that has not yet seen the wear of time.

The handwritten notes surrounding the photo act like a soft-spoken guide, placing you exactly where you need to be: Shenyang, Datong-built, year 2001. It isn’t just a locomotive plate; it’s a memory of a new chapter, a bridge between the old industrial ways and the modern age, still gleaming with hope. This photo is a keepsake of the fleeting moment when something newly made stands still, proud and full of promise, before rolling into the world to begin its story.