China Railway Museum

Above: Steam locomotives! China is a big country, General Zhu De (left) and Chairman Mao ZeDong (right) travelled by steam. Photo gallery below.


China Railway Museum
PICTORIAL - STEAMY LOCOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE

Steam locomotives are legends. China Railway Museum in Beijing, opened 2003, has many, as half of museum's main hall is dedicated to steam locomotives. There are also diesel and electrical locomotives, passanger coaches and freight wagons.

Premier Zhou EnLai's train coach is open to visitors. Mao's newer carriages were parked near museum building but not open to enter.

• 1949 China had about 4000 steam locomotives
• 1952 China begun to manufacture steam locomotives, foreign models
• 1958 manufacturing of diesel locomotives started
• 1988 production of steam locomotives ended

The logo of China Railway has been in use since 1950s. Before revolution, logo was 'flying eagle' which was changed to GongRen (worker) logo (left). In 1950s, workers were the locomotive of the Chinese society, drivers of China's development. Gong is the inner part and Ren is the outer part of the logo. Logo's outlook has also been explained as a train running on a rail. Writing style of the logo is based on ZhuanTi type of font which is commonly used for Chinese carvings.

During my visit museum had only a few visitors. It was allowed to go inside locomotives and coaches, take photos. My tour took three hours, enjoyed. I welcome comments and info if you find something major.


-- BeijingMan

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China Railway Museum, Beijing. I used Canon EOS with EF-S 10-22mm zoom and EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS zoom, and Speedlite 580EX. Click to enlarge.

Above-1: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• About half of the museum's main hall

Above-2: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: General Zhu De's (1886-1976) steam locomotive
• Right: Chairman Mao ZeDong's steam locomotive
• Middleman: Former operator of Märklin electrical toy train set

Above-3: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: General Zhu De's steam locomotive
• Right: Chairman Mao ZeDong's steam locomotive

Above-4: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Red banner text: Zhu De Hao
• Right: Red banner text: Mao Ze Dong Hao

Above-5: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive
• Class JieFang, Liberation, No.304, JF-304
• Length 23,75 meters, wheel arrangement 2-8-2, 80km/h
• Built in Japan in 1941. Retired from service in 1977

Above-6: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-7: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-8: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-9: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-10: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-11: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-12: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-13: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304
• Test drive by BeijingMan

Above-14: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-15: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Mao ZeDong steam locomotive JF-304

Above-16: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive Class JieFang, Liberation, JF-1191
• Length 23,91 meters, wheel arrangement 2-8-2, 80km/h
• Built in Japan in 1942, retired from service in 1977

Above-17: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191
• Zhu De: general, revolutionary, one of the pioneers of Communist Party
• From 1975 to 1976, Zhu De was the head of state of P.R.China

Above-18: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191
• BeijingMan takes a test drive

Above-19: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-20: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-21: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-22: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-23: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191
• Add speed!

Above-24: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-25: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-26: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zhu De steam locomotive JF-1191

Above-27: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: General Zhu De JF-1191
• Right: Chairman Mao ZeDong JF-304

Above-28: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Chairman Mao ZeDong JF-304
• Right: General Zhu De JF-1191

Above-29: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Chairman Mao ZeDong JF-304
• Right: General Zhu De JF-1191

Above-30: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class JianShe, Construction, steam locomotive JS-5001
• Length 23,39 meters, wheel arrangement 2-8-2, 85km/h
• Made by Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stocks Works in 1957
• Total number manufactured: 1916 locomotives

Above-31: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class JianShe, Construction, steam locomotive JS-5001

Above-32: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class JianShe, Construction, steam locomotive JS-5001

Above-33: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class JianShe, Construction, steam locomotive JS-5001

Above-34: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Class QianJin, March On, steam locomotive QJ-101
• Left: Wheel arrangement 2-10-2. Made in China in 1964
• Right: JS-5001 made in China in 1957, length 23,34 meters

Above-35: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-36: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-37: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-38: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-39: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-40: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-41: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Red steam locomotive FD-1979

Above-42: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Red steam locomotive FD-1979
• Right: Black steam locomotive QJ-0001

Above-43: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Steam locomotive QJ-0001

Above-44: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside steam locomotive QJ-0001

Above-45: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside steam locomotive QJ-0001

Above-46: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside steam locomotive QJ-0001

Above-47: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class KF, KF1-006 steam locomotive
• Length 28,41 meters, wheel arrangement 4-8-4, 100km/h
• In total 24 were built for China in U.K. by Vulcan Foundry
• KF1-006 was built in 1936, retired from service in 1977

Above-48: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside KF1-006 steam locomotive

Above-49: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• KF1-006 steam locomotive
• Wheel arrangement 4-8-4:
-- 4 leading wheels, 8 coupled driving wheels, 4 trailing wheels

Above-50: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• KF1-006 wheels and BeijingMan 176cm

Above-51: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• KF1-006 steam locomotive

Above-52: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Class QianJin, March On, steam locomotive QJ-101
• Left: Wheel arrangement 2-10-2. Built in China in 1964
• Center: Class JieFang, Liberation, steam locomotive JF-2121
• Right: Steam locomotive GJ-1019 (GongJian, worker construction)

Above-53: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Green steam locomotive SL3-152

Above-54: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Green steam locomotive SL3-152
• Center: Class Zero steam locomotive
• Right, far behind: JF-2101 National Day

Above-55: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class Zero steam locomotive, made in Britain in 1881
• Wheel arrangement 0-4-0 which enables tighter radius curves
• Four driving wheels, used for assembling/disassembling trains

Above-56: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Class JieFang, Liberation, steam locomotive JF-2101 National Day
• Wheel arrangement 2-8-2. Built in China in 1950
• Retired from service in 1986

Above-57: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Steam locomotive GJ-1019
• Right: Class JieFang, Liberation, steam locomotive JF-2121
• Right: Wheel arrangement 2-8-2
• Right: Built in China in 1952, retired from service in 1986

Above-58: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Steam locomotive GJ-1019, i>GongJian, worker construction
• Right: Class JieFang, Liberation, steam locomotive JF-2121

Above-59: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Right: Steam locomotive SL-601

Above-60: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: Steam locomotive SL-601
• Center: Class JieFang, Liberation, steam locomotive JF-3022
• Right: Steam locomotive RM-1001 (RenMin, people)

Above-61: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• DongFeng, East Wind, DF5-0007, DF - diesel fuel
• Steam, diesel, I see electricity... then not crystal clear, has it wings!

Above-62: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: DongFeng, East Wind, DF5-0007
• Right: ShaoShan 1008 (ShaoShan, Chairman Mao's home town)

Above-63: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: DongFeng, East Wind, DF4-0001
• Right: DongFangHong, East is Red, DFH-1008, built in 1976

Above-64: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• BJ-3003 diesel-hydraulic locomotive from 1970 (BJ, BeiJing)
• Decoration: TianAnMen Rostroom in Beijing

Above-65: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Left: BJ-3003 from 1970
• Right: NY5-0003

Above-66: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach GW-97336

Above-67: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach
• Kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, communications, and meeting room

Above-68: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach: meeting room
- Ly Cha, XieXie! (green tea, please)

Above-69: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach: bedroom

Above-70: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Inside Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach: bathroom

Above-71: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Premier Zhou EnLai's passanger coach

Above-72: China Railway Museum, Beijing.

Above-73: China Railway Museum, Beijing.

Above-74: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Info panel inside the museum - click and read the story

Above-75: China Railway Museum, Beijing.
• Entrance, and half of the museum building

Most people would enjoy this museum. Steam locomotives really don't die, they become legends. You can't think of these locomotives without emotions, without powerful pooh-pooh-pooh!

China Railway Museum Beijing
North of Loop line, No.1 North JiuXianQiao Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: +86-10-64381317

China Railway Museum, Beijing
+ Excellent locomotive collection, can recommend to visit
+ Can visit inside the locomotives and coaches, take photos
+ During my visit not many visitors, no queues

***** EXCELLENT TARGET IF INTERESTED IN LOCOMOTIVES *****

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