Vintage Photo KD6 487 Pingzhuang 28 Nov 2002 Out-of-Service Steam Engine China

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Item ID: 297193150698
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Category: Collectables:Photographic Images:Photographs
Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.

Vintage Photo KD6 487 Pingzhuang 28 Nov 2002 Out-of-Service Steam Engine China CR 725

Original 8×5″ photo capturing KD6 487 laid up at scrap compound, hauntingly raw.

Photo with mount: approx. 8 x 5 inches

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

The afternoon sun casts a pale, almost ghostly glow over the forgotten iron hulks resting at the edge of Pingzhuang. Before you stands KD6 487, battle-worn but stubbornly dignified, its skeletal frame embraced by the slow, inevitable grasp of nature. Rust blooms across the heavy steel like ancient scars, whispering stories of countless miles, tireless work, and the weight of time itself.

The air is eerily still, broken only by the gentle sigh of the winter wind through skeletal weeds rising from the tracks. You can almost hear the faint memory of her whistle echoing through the empty yards, a ghost song from a powerful era now slipped away. Every scratch, every dent, every weathered plate on KD6 487 hums with authenticity, inviting you to step closer, to lay your hand on her cold iron skin, to remember. This isn’t just a photo – it’s a requiem for steam.

This mounted 8×5 inch original photograph offers a rare and raw portrait of rail history — for collectors who seek not just glamour, but the haunting, beautiful truth of the railway age’s end. A powerful addition to any steam memorabilia collection, full of emotion, soul, and history.