r/BeAmazed • u/CrunchyNapkin917 • Feb 12 '25

History same driver, 26 years apart in China

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u/garth54 Feb 12 '25

I think the most impressive bit is that China still used such steam locomotives in 1996

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u/Vincinuge Feb 12 '25

They still use them now lol. Checkout some Chinese coal trains.

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u/chebster99 Feb 12 '25

Using steam trains to transport coal? Talk about getting high on your own supply.

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u/crappercreeper Feb 12 '25

It takes coal to mine coal. It takes coal to transport coat. It takes coal to make electricity. When people use coal as fuel the guy that sells it make a lot of money.

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u/onefst250r Feb 13 '25

Coalception

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u/dgradius Feb 13 '25

Just add water

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u/Few-Guarantee2850 Feb 13 '25

About 40% of all ocean shipping is oil, too.