China was the last country in the world to build steam locomotives. The final main line engines emerged from Datong workshops in December 1988 and production of

A stunning collection of rare photographs documenting the last years of industrial steam around the world. This first volume focuses on scenes captured in the t

This is the finest possible visual tribute to the steam locomotive ever produced. With 224 pages and more than 300 colour photographs, it documents machines of

A stunning and evocative collection of images documenting the final years of steam locomotives on the railways of China.

As a vehicle to convey both the history of modern China and the complex forces still driving the nation’s economic success, rail has no equal. Railroads and t