SY 1772 1764 Steam Photo 2002 Diaobingshan Coal Train Crossing CR690

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Category: Collectables:Photographic Images:Photographs
Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.

SY 1772 1764 Steam Photo 2002 Diaobingshan Coal Train Crossing CR690

Original 8×5″ photo — working steam, industrial grit, and real railway history.

Photo: approx. 8 x 5 inches

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Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.
Internal notes: QC passed

The scent of coal smoke hangs heavy in the crisp morning air as you stand trackside, surrounded by the quiet hum of an industrial town waking up. SY 1772 and SY 1764 push and pull their loads through the heart of Diaobingshan, their weathered bodies coated in the dust of a thousand journeys. You feel the low rumble under your boots, hear the clank of freight cars coupling and the urgent hiss of escaping steam. Two mighty locomotives, grimy from hard labour, cross paths — one on coal duty, the other ferrying passengers — bringing together the everyday lifeblood of a railway town captured forever in this powerful 8×5 photograph.

The grim skyline is pierced by the slender tower of a chimney stack and a tangle of power lines, all stitched together by the endless motion of rails and machines. The golden-brown winter grass crackles underfoot, and the earth itself seems alive with the energy of work. You are not just a bystander — you are inside this moment, witnessing the pure, raw beauty of real steam in its natural environment. Every whistle blast, every grinding wheel, every puff of white steam is a heartbeat of the industrial world, refusing to be forgotten.

This original 8×5 inch photo, in good condition, is a true slice of working railway life — unpolished, unfiltered, and utterly authentic. Perfect for collectors who value real, living steam scenes over polished museum pieces, this image offers a gritty, emotional connection to an era that built nations and moved mountains.