The Nancha banker

Another thrash up the bank for QJ 2590 on the back of a train of empty flat wagons at the start of the 257km branch to Wuyiling. Trains were banked up from Liushu on the other side of the hill too and this meant that the banking locos had to work uphill tender first out of Nancha. The steepness of the climb is evident from the height already gained in less than 2km from the level of Nancha town in the background. This was a great place to spend time watching the endless procession of freights over the bank, and it was easily possible to run over to the other side to photograph the southbound trains coming up as well.