Desert line

In gently falling snow and low visibility QJ 7200 charges uphill with coal empties past the small temple at the Guyaozi brickworks on the Daba to Guyaozi line through the desert. This 70km + line was quite recently built and carried coal and oil products in a remote area of Ningxia Autonomous Region. Looking at Google Earth it is clear that this line has been doubled since my visit in 2006 and a coal-fired power station built close to the new colliery at Guyaozi.