Tangshan JS 5069 Steam Locomotive Photo China 8×5 2002 Atmospheric Sidings Scene

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Tangshan JS 5069 Steam Locomotive Photo China 8×5 2002 Atmospheric Sidings Scene CR 700

Discover the resting strength of JS 5069 — a steam giant awaiting its next call.

Photo with mount: approx. 8 x 5 inches

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

You step into the crisp morning air, the scent of coal dust and frost clinging to the ground. Before you stands JS 5069, quietly slumbering in the sidings at Tangshan, its once roaring heart now at rest. The weathered iron skin, flecked with years of hard labour, gleams softly under a muted sun, while its proud red wheels stand bold against the worn steel. You can hear the faint creaks of cooling metal, the occasional whisper of wind threading through the yard — a moment suspended in time.

This scene hums with the bittersweet poetry of a locomotive between journeys. You can almost feel the warmth still lingering in the boiler, the ghost of steam that not long ago billowed into the sky. The sidings are alive with a kind of gentle anticipation, as if the great engine could shudder back to life at any moment. Collectors of steam railway history will recognise the rare intimacy captured here — not a machine in motion, but a titan in quiet reflection.

This 8×5 inch original mounted photograph, taken on 23rd November 2002, is a rare and powerful piece for railway enthusiasts, industrial heritage admirers, and storytellers at heart. Own a living, breathing fragment of the steam age, captured at the moment when strength meets stillness.