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- The Hegang Mining System, China -

The coal scavengers toil at their precarious positions as the afternoon passenger from Fuli
passes below them. November 2006.

The return working from Xingshan mine approaches the Hegang suburbs on a frosty November morning. (2006)

A paucity of trains requires a level of patience at Hegang. This "SY" finally offered a tender first
working, heading for the power station in fading light. November 2006.

Empties returning from the power station in the watery November sunshine, 2006.

An SY class makes a lively departure from Fuli Mine Station, heading for Hegang, April 2005.

Hegang is not a pretty place. SY class drifts through the murk of the outer suburbs
en route for the northern reaches of the system. April 2005. All photos © David Hill.

Class SY 1498 up-grade between Fuli and Dalu on a rainy April day. Hegang mine system. April 2005.

SY class 0635 storms the embankment with a load of coal for the power station at the southern end of
the Hegang Mining System. April 2005.

SY 1685 returns from the power station with empties. Hegang Mine System. April 2005.