Grab shot

Having made the long journey to the western deserts of China it was just after sunrise when I first set eyes upon the Sandaoling coal railway after we turned off the main road and alongside the line that runs to the mines. As we did so there was activity in the exchange yard and this JS class locomotive set off for Nanzhan light engine as there were no empties to collect. Slowly our minibus caught up with the locomotive and as we overtook and looked back it was clear that the light demanded a shot, even if it had no train behind. Before the road and rail split up we stopped, dashed out, and shot a couple of frames before it was gone. Thirty seconds later and we would have missed it.