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@davidnjoku@mastodon.world @agturcz@circumstances.run @KolekNiewiary@mstdn.social there's a very dated documentary (cw: racist undertones) called, I kid you not "Chinese Takeout" from 2005 which is a collection of footage from a time period when China was dieselizing their passenger services. The commentary at times shows similar callousness but the 80 minutes of footage of gorgeous steam locomotives makes it worth mentioning: https://youtu.be/PvrCNBpKE3A After that DVD was released, China proceeded to replace the steam locomotives on their freight services and by the 2010s they had largely replaced all of their mainline steam locomotives Hilariously their steam locomotives are based on a Soviet design which is based on an American export design from WWII, and some were even purchased brand new and imported into America for excursion services taking them full circle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railways_QJ