Where have all the "retired" trains gone?

"Retired" trains are all used as exhibits, or parts are recycled and made into sculptures.

Steam locomotives and diesel locomotives not only have unique beauty of massiness, but also witness the development of the country. Some "retired" steam locomotives and diesel locomotives have entered museums, exhibition halls, parks and other places and reappeared as exhibits.

For example, there is a Daan North steam locomotive exhibition hall in Da 'an City, Jilin Province, covering an area of about 2 square kilometers. It is the garden-style steam locomotive exhibition hall with the most complete models, the largest number of sets and the best management in China, and it is also the only storage vehicle base in China.

Take the East Suburb Exhibition Hall of China Railway Museum as an example. There are 8 exhibition lines in the vehicle exhibition hall, which respectively show 125 locomotives and rolling stock of various types in different historical periods of China Railway. These exhibits truly reflect the development process of China Railway Locomotive and Rolling Stock, and are the historical witness of China Railway from scratch to advanced.

in terms of recycling, some parts of trucks and vehicles that have reached the service life can be reused to achieve the purpose of saving expenses and reducing consumption. As for the vehicle parts whose quality status does not meet the maintenance standards and cannot be used for loading, skilled craftsmen will use a welding torch and several paint brushes to make lifelike theme sculptures.

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Number of sealed trains in Da 'an North Steam Locomotive Exhibition Hall:

There are 372 sealed locomotives in Da 'an North Steam Locomotive Exhibition Hall, of which 222 are standing locomotives, which are equivalent to "substitutes" for running trains.

79 black and red steam locomotives are arranged radially on the locomotive turntable with a diameter of 3 meters in the center of the exhibition hall. These steam locomotives have become reserve vehicles after railway power conversion. In line with the principle of repairing the old, the staff painted them black and tried to repair them. Now they have all returned to their former heroic posture and reappeared as exhibits. Steam locomotives and diesel locomotives not only have unique beauty, but also bear witness to the development of the country.

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