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Shenyang China 23rd October 1983

04 Jan 2016 6 2 504
A railwayman cycles with his child past a row of China Railways locomotives in the yard at Shenyang loco shed. Streamlined SL7 4-6-2 751 was constructed by Kawasaki in 1934 for the South Manchuria Railway and was operated for the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. Pre-war, SL7s pulled the Asia Express & trains reached a top speed of 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph). The other engines are QJ 2-10-2s.