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Modified 17-Mar-24
Created 12-Dec-10
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Finally, saying goodbye to Tibet. We took the 1:10p T224 train towards Xining, Qinghai (青海西寧. Train continues to Chongqing). Our train was delayed for about an hour enroute, which cut down on the vista we could see before sunset. We were in Qinghai at the end of the day.
Taking the new Liuwu Bridge (柳梧大橋) across the Lhasa River.
Looking back at the city from the bridge.
Lhasa Station. No photos allowed near it.
Our train T224 to Chongqing is next.
Soft sleeper waiting room. Maximum number of passengers on our train - 64.
Front of the train. Two GE "NJ2" locomotives 0062 and 0027, followed by a generator car.
Rear of the train.
Total consist: 2 locos, 1 generator, 5 hard sleepers, 2 soft sleepers, 1 diner, 5 hard seats and 3 more hard sleepers.
Leading locomotive is 0062. China ordered 78 from GE.
Our soft sleeper (ruanwuo). 25T is the most modern of the Chinese non-highspeed coaches.
Attendant for our coach.
4-berth soft sleeper, similar to non-Tibetan ones.
Our tickets. Upper berth cost more.
Departing Lhasa. Building next to train station is its new long-distance bus depot.
The railroad bridge across Lhasa River which we would cross 45 sec later.
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Subcategory:Asia
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