Does China still run steam engines?

China was the last main-line user of steam locomotives, with use ending officially on the Jining–Tongliao Railway at the end of 2005. The last steam locomotive for industrial use in China was closed in 2022. JS-class steam locomotives were used in active service at a rural coal mine in western China until 2022.



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