The first spring green is the backdrop for our visit to several coal mines of China which still operating steam. In addition we’ll visit the border between China and North Korea to take pictures of one of the North Korean, in the 1930 built Japanese Mikas. This locomotive is expected to cross the border with the daily freight train from Manp’o to Ji’an. So this tour is also planed as an extension to our the North Korea tour from April 17th to 26th as well.
| Date | Itinerary |
| 25.4. | flight Europe to Beijing |
| 26.4. | Arrival Beijing, charter bus to Shaheyi, industrial steam and line siding on the ore mine line to Malanzhuang (SY), evening continue to our hotel in Qinghuangdao |
| 27.4. | Charter bus for line siding on the industrial railway Qinghuangdao - Yiyuankou (SY), evening continue by rain 1467 to Jinzhou, departure 19.30 hrs, arrival 22.09 hrs |
| 27.4. | Charter bus to the coal mine Nanpiao (SY) (if there will be no steam any more we'll go to Huludao lime stone railway (JS)), return to Jinzhou, overnight train Jinzhou - Tonghua K76/77, departure Jinzhou 21.39 hrs |
| 28.4. | Arrival Jinzhou 07.39 hrs, visit to the steelworks in Dongtonghua (East Tonghua), hotel Tonghua |
| 29.4. | Charter bus to the Chinese - North Korean border. Wait at the railway line on the freight train from Manp'o (North Korea) to Ji'an, which will be hauled by a North Korean Mika steam locomotive, late afternoon return to Tonghua, overnight train N191/194 to Changchun, departure 21.52 hrs |
| 30.4. | Arrival Changchun 07.17 hrs, continue at 07.38 hrs by train 1489, arrival Jiamusi 18.31 hrs, charter bus to our hotel in Huanan |
| 01.5. | Huanan narrow gauge coal mine line (ex forestry railway), lower section up to Touyaozi, hotel Huanan |
| 02.5. | Narrow gauge line Huanan, mountainous section Tuoyaozi - Linxi, overnight in private houses in Linxi (without any comfort or sanitary opportunities, "hotel" category: "Three black holes") |
| 03.5. | Narrow gauge Huanan, mountainous section Lixin - Tuoyouzi, return to Tuoyiaozi, charter bus to Jiamusi, hotel Jiamusi |
| 04.5. | Flight Jiamusi - Beijing, departure 07.40 hrs by HU 7502, arrival Beijing 09.40 hrs, continue by train T97 to Zhengzhou by T97, departure 12.47 hrs, arrival 19.03 hrs, charter bus to our hotel in Pingdingshan |
| 05.5. | Coal mine railway Pingdingshan (QJ, JS and SY), hotel Pingdingshan |
| 06.5. | Narrow gauge brickwork railway Xingyang, evening return to Zhengzhou, departure 22.18 hrs by K 180 |
| 07.5. | arrival Beijing 07.40 hrs, flight back from Beijing to Europe, arrival in the same evening |
| Spring Green in China's Coal Mines | 10 and more participants | 2.145 Euro |
| 25.04. - 07.05.2005 | 5 to 9 participants | 2.340 Euro |
| singe room supplement | 190 Euro |
Land only arrangement: please deduct 535 Euro from the above tour price.
Minimum number of participants: 5
Maximum number of participants: 18
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