Passenger loco SS8 0045, maximum speed: 180 km/h. To be attached to express K213/4, Tianjin to XiĄŻan. 

The train leaves the non electrified lines en route to XiĄŻan, and at Shijiazhuang, connected to the Beijing-Guangzhou main line. Unknown DF4B is detached, while SS8 0045 is taking over the job for the next section of the journey.

Shijiazhuang Railway Station

Photo by Chunlu Sun (chunlusun@yahoo.co.uk)